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Vintage Baby Names

　　I was asked by a magazine interviewer recently why I thought some vintage names come back and others don’t. Why Cora and Flora and not Dora? Why Edward and not Edwin? All of which got me thinking about the influences that do propel names out of the attic and into...

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The New International Names

British Name Trends 2014

Italian Baby Names: Popularity and trends

Surprising Homespun Nicknames: Elsie, Sadie & Effie A Tale of 2 Popularity Lists On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean Baby Names Ending in R Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous Baby Name Image: Seeking a glamorous Gertrude The Top Baby Names of 2014!

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The Newest, Hottest, Oldest Baby Names

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Every year, the US government issues a list of the names that are making the biggest leaps up the popularity list. And there, among the reality TV-inspired Daleyzas and Jayceons, sprinkled in with the new-fangled Jurnees and Zayns, is a collection of vintage names that for...

Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　We’re just days away from the new year! As 2014 draws to a close, plenty of websites and hospital systems have released their top baby names for the past twelve months. 　　At Nameberry, Asher, Declan, and Atticus topped the boys’ list, while Imogen, Khaleesi, and...

The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess

　　Will and Kate are expecting a prince or princess in 2015, but there could be thousands of royal births in the coming year. 　　Confused? 　　Nameberry’s 2015 trend report started with Defining Names – names that create a clear and powerful identity. 　　A great many of those identities are clad in...

Predictions for the New Most Popular Baby Names

　　By Abby Sandel 　　The US Social Security Administration is expected to release their annual list of the most popular baby names at the end of the week, just in time for Mother’s Day. 　　There are unofficial lists galore, including the ever-stylish Nameberry 100. But the Social Security data is the...

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Girl Names You Never Knew Were in the Top 50

Girl Names You Never Knew Were in the Top 50

100 Best Girl Names Below the Top 1000 My Name, My Story: Zara Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation New Geek Chic Names For Girls Lilting Girl Names Lift the Spirits Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic How I Named My Baby: Winnie Jean How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia

12 Girl Names That Deserve More Love

　　Why do some baby names make it big, while others remain under the radar? 　　Sometimes, it’s a simple question of sound and style. Other times, a celebrity or pop culture connection might be to thank for a name’s sudden rise (or fall). 　　But sometimes, even baby name experts are left...

Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style

　　Little black dress baby names ooze style and sophistication, but they do so with classically understated flair. 　　Chic, Sleek and TimelessWhen legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel designed the first little black dress in the 1920s, Vogue dubbed it “Chanel’s Ford”. Like the car brand, the LBD was designed to...

100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!)

　　Rare girl names — the best ones, anyway — are not only uncommon but also unusual, usable, and fit your personal style. 　　You may be looking for a name so rare and cool, it’s intimidating (try Dolucila or Xelat). Or perhaps you’re on the hunt for one that conveys friendliness...

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Top Boys’ Names: One Mom Puts Her Picks To The Test

Top Boys’ Names: One Mom Puts Her Picks To The Test

Popular Baby Names 2010: Top 100 Boys’ Names So Far Antiquarian Names: Colonial craftsmen names Baby Names 2010: Top 100 For Boys FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back RIP, Ben: A Mom Mourns Her Once-Favorite Name Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices

　　If there’s one arena that may have been kind of neglected in the nameberry search for cool namesakes, it would probably be the wide, wide world of sports. 　　There are a couple of explanations for this. Number One is the fact that so many star athletes were known by nicknames—Mickey...

Willy Wonka & Severus Snape: Alliteration in kids’ book names

　　They snap, crackle, and pop—which is one reason why alliterative names are so widely used for the characters in children’s stories—from nursery rhymes like ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ to picture books like Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel to Young Adult book characters like Harry Potter‘s Luna Lovegood. 　　Here, the distinguished name scholars Don...

John Today, Gianni Tomorrow

　　Guest blogger SONIA TSURUOKA, who’s been interning at nameberry this month, examines the long rise and recent fall of the name John and the advent of its upstart cousins. 　　Pretty much everybody knows someone named John. 　　Backed by its rich history and plenty of timeless appeal, this all-time favorite enjoyed...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names The Top Unisex Names in Every US State 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Gender-Bending Baby Names

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

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Cheery-O Names

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Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?

　　We’ve been scrutinizing your responses to our recent survey, in particular the question that asked what you’d like to see more of on nameberry, with an eye to accommodating your suggestions. Quite a few responders put in requests for more ethnic names— with pronunciations—and a couple took note of our blog...

What Are The Top Baby Names of the Future?

　　Here at nameberry, we’re not so much in the business of tracking which names are popular now – the Social Security Administration does that more accurately than we ever could – but of predicting which names are going to be popular in the future. The reason for all this prognosticating:...

Latin Baby Names: Most influential choices

　　Latin culture is influencing everything in the United States, including baby names. With the growing prominence of Latin stars and parents of all ethnic backgrounds more interested in using culturally significant names, Hispanic choices are moving up the popularity lists. 　　Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Jessica Alba and Ricky Martin...

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

The Best Baby Name Advice

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

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