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10 Names Going Back to the Boys

　　Gender and naming are two complicated subjects that become almost perilous once considered together. It may appear on the surface that we’ve entered a sort of gender-fluid golden age in which gender neutral names like Cameron, Elliot, Peyton, Quinn, and anything -son are equally accessible to boys and girls. It...

Baby Names Dilemma: Everyone Hates It!

Are all the good names taken?!

Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2

Bye, bye Brayden, adios Aiden!

13 Celebrated Juniors I Named My Kid After A Star Wars Character 101 Fresh Subs for Top 10 Boy Names Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name Name Sage: Traditionalish Baby Boy Names 12 Unique Nature Names for Boys Trendy Boy names ending in i 9 Stylish Classic Boy Names You Should Consider

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Nine Boy Baby Names to Watch…

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Robin Tunney chose Oscar. Cait Jenner’s new grandson is Bodhi. And last month, Natalia Vodianova named her youngest Roman. 　　What do the names have in common? They all appear on the new Nameberry Top 100. 　　Based on nearly 40 million page views from the first half of...

Vintage Baby Names: Lost Boys of 1916

　　In April, we looked at the vintage girl names of 1916, rarities still lingering in the attic. Now it’s time for vintage boy names from 1916! These choices weren’t chart-toppers one hundred years ago, but they were in the Top 1000, and in steady, regular use. Today, they feel surprisingly...

Nickname-Proof Boy Names

　　Their lists are so close – but agreeing on the right name for their son has proven impossible! Can they find a nickname-proof name with a possible built-in nickname? It sounds crazy, but the answer might be yes … 　　Angela writes: 　　When we decided we were ready for kids, we...

Name Sage: On first-last name harmony

　　They love Silas, but their last name sounds like Smith. Try saying that five times fast! How much does first-last name harmony matter? If Silas is off the table, which names should they consider instead? 　　Shanda writes: 　　We love the name Silas for our baby coming in June. However, our one-syllable...

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Girl Middle Names: What’s best for Gracie?

Girl Middle Names: What’s best for Gracie?

How I Named My Baby: Calla Grace Biblical Girl Names for Now Narrowing Down Your Name List Teddi Mellencamp Needs a Name for her Daughter! Gorgeous Greek Girl Names Long Middle Names for Girls What’s in a VSCO Girl Name? Finding Rare Celtic Girl Names

Rare Girl Names Promise Sisterly Style

　　They’re looking for recognizable, rare girl names to go with big sister Delphine. 　　Michelle writes:My husband and I are due with our second daughter at the end of April and are still stumped on a name. 　　Our first daughter is called Delphine – which we love for being recognizable, but...

Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie

　　by Abby Sandel 　　They both have their girl name favorites, but can’t agree! Where’s the middle ground between Olive and Auden for Isla and Elodie’s new sister? 　　Cristen writes: 　　We’re expecting our third girl very soon and are stuck on a name for her. Our first two are Isla and...

Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Seeking their baby name compromise: She’s always known her future daughter’s name. But now they’re expecting a girl, and he’s not a fan of her favorite. How can they compromise on a name they’ll both love? 　　Annabel writes:My husband and I are expecting our first baby and...

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Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets

Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets

Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now? Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100 Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9 Classic Names: A trio of Theos Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Sssssssssh, have you heard the secret? 　　There may be a lot of Wild and Wilder names around these days, but boys’ names are also going in a softer direction. 　　The sh sound is stylish — or should that be shtylish? — for baby boys’ names, introduced...

Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

　　This week for the Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel takes a look at the shifting perceptions of boys’ baby names. 　　When we named our son Alexander in 2004, it was a no-brainer, a family name that my husband very much wanted to pass down. Despite my baby name obsession,...

Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?

　　After decades of classic Thomases and Timothys, Richards and Roberts, nothing sounded cooler in the sixties and seventies than a sleek, new, single-syllable name. I’m not talking about those that were just short-form nicknames like Josh and Jeff and Brad and Greg, or the inauthentic Hollywood-invented names like Rock or...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity The Coolest Unisex Nature Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

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Names of the Future

Names of the Future

New York Baby Names: Big competition in the Big Apple Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!! Baby Name Timeline Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin? L Names to Love Latin Baby Names: Most influential choices Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire Children’s Book Names: From Aidan to Zoe

TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas

　　Once in a while some pop culture phenomenon comes along that doesn’t just reflect the name gestalt of its day, but actually influences it. This was the case with the glossy nighttime soaps of the late 70s and early 80s–most particularly Dynasty—which were all about wealth and greed, ambition, melodrama, campy...

Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily?

　　On Friday the official list of most popular names will be announced, and we’ll find out whether Jacob and Emily will continue their reign or end their long runs as the Number One Names in the U.S. 　　(Plus, everyone who’s entered the Nameberry Mother’s Day Contest will see whether their...

Scottish Baby Names: What’s ‘in’ in Inverness?

　　Looking through the birth announcements in the Scottish newspapers of the last few months-a site which also sometimes include the regions just below the Scottish border and the Isle of Man–a couple of prominent trends jump out. 　　First of all it’s the nickname names, which right now seem to be even...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! Classic Baby Names on the Rise 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning? Rare Names With Popular Nicknames 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Popular Twin Names

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

Baby Names Before 1850

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

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Favorite Twin Names: Turning One Favorite into Two

Favorite Twin Names: Turning One Favorite into Two

Updating Popular 1950s Names How Not to Steal a Baby Name Name Sage: Finding Dramatic and Unexpected Baby Names Celtic Baby Names SOS Baby Naming Rules for the New Year Name Sage: Matching Sibling Names ... or Not? Name Sage: Choosing Names When You Disagree Challenging Family Traditions

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

　　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...

Handling Celebrity Name Theft

　　They had the perfect baby name all ready to go, until a famous singer gave it to his daughter – just weeks ahead of their due date! How do you handle celebrity name theft? 　　Emily writes:I’m hoping you can give us some advice. I’m due with a baby girl soon....

Name Guru to the Stars: Latest Picks

　　It’s impossible to know how many celeberries we have out there, but every so often a celebrity couple has such good taste, I wonder if they’re one of us. Take Caterina Scorsone and Rob Giles. Their daughters are named Eliza and Paloma, called Pippa. Eliza has been one of Nameberry’s...

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