Berry Question of the Week: Are my favorite names becoming too popular?
　　Our second Berry Question of the Week comes from Blaire, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina.  The mom of infant daughter Rowan (that’s her in the adorable picture), Blaire writes: 　　“I really would appreciate a little input on trends, since you guys are so good at predicting the next hot baby...
Jan 10, 2025
Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?
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35 Names You’re Not Using (but maybe you should)
Jan 10, 2025
　　On a recent tour through Nameberry’s mysterious inner vault — think of it as a vast industrial basement jammed with gears and pipes, or maybe the endless stacks of a big city library, except instead of chemicals or books, it’s full of names — I came across a lot of...
W-Names: Where’s Waldo?
Jan 10, 2025
　　Once upon a time, in the now distant past, popularity lists–particularly for boys–were teeming with names starting with the letter ‘W’. 　　In 1920, for example, there were twenty-seven of them in the boys’ Top 500, including every conceivable appendage to the first syllable Wil. Aside from the eternal William, there were Willie,...
Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name!
Jan 10, 2025
　　NEWS FLASH! Beyoncé gave birth last night to a baby girl with husband Jay-Z and the name is reportedly Blue Ivy….or maybe Ivy Blue.  Stay tuned for breaking baby name news…. 　　The Beyoncé Baby Name Watch is in full swing, with rumors (false) flying that the singer’s baby girl with producer...
Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist
Jan 10, 2025
　　This week, in her Nameberry Nine round-up of the latest newsy names, Abby Sandel, of Appellation Mountain, looks at recent celebrity and other interesting name sightings. Also, take advantage of our CyberMonday Nameberry ebook special! Buy our ebooks for just $3.99 today only, in our store. 　　If you’re an avid follower of all things onomastic,...
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The Blooming of Lily
The Blooming of Lily
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Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita
Jan 10, 2025
　　If you like names that are classic and timeless, international and deep-rooted, royal names could be the perfect style for you. 　　These are the names worn by kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families (focussing on European ones here) from early medieval times to the present day — some names...
Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The connection to the haunting voice of a well known jazz or blues singer definitely adds an element of –well—rhythm and blues—to a name’s image, an extra infusion of richness and pizzazz. Boyish Billie takes on new depth when listening to Lady Day, Etta goes from fusty...
Classic Girls’ Names: The Claire Contingent–Claire, Clara and Clarissa
Jan 10, 2025
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The crystalline clear classic Claire has seen an impressive rise recently—entering the Top 50 for the very first time in 2011—and bringing Cousin Clara and other relatives slip-streaming along with her. The perfect time to take a closer look at this clear-eyed family. 　　CLAIRE—Currently favored spelling Claire...
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Name Sage: Third Boy Needs a Cool and Traditional Name
Name Sage: Third Boy Needs a Cool and Traditional Name
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How I Named My Baby: Cyrus Canyon
Jan 10, 2025
　　Lauren and Amir Bavani live in Queen Creek, Arizona with their two children: Jasper Julietta and Cyrus Canyon. 　　Their son Cyrus was born on November 22, 2021. Below, we chat with Lauren about how she and Amir named their baby boy. 　　Tell me how you named Cyrus!With both of our...
How I Named My Baby: Griffin Leo
Jan 10, 2025
　　Speech therapist Lainie and her husband Jack, a lawyer, live in South Bend, Indiana with their son Griffin Leo, who they welcomed on May 29th, 2021. 　　Lainie told us, “I’ve been scrolling through Nameberry since I was a child, so naming our own baby was like my Super Bowl.” We...
How to Name Your Baby After Your Grandpa
Jan 10, 2025
　　You want to name your son after your beloved grandpa… but Richard just isn’t your style. What to do? 　　The good news is there are lots of other options. You could stick Richard in the middle name slot, or try an alternative honor name that connects to him in a...
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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Jan 10, 2025
　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...
Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity
Jan 10, 2025
　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....
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How Millennial Is Your Name?
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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Jan 10, 2025
　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...
Ancient Names for Babies
Jan 10, 2025
　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...
Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna
Jan 10, 2025
　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...
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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Jan 10, 2025
　　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....
Forgotten Names Making a Comeback
Jan 10, 2025
　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
Jan 10, 2025
　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....
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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
Jan 10, 2025
　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...
Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous
Jan 10, 2025
　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...
How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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