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　　Can Penelope’s sister have a name as short as Alice or Claire? More importantly, does this mom want her to? 　　Erin writes: 　　We are expecting our second girl and struggling to agree on a name! Our older daughter is Penelope Reese, and we absolutely love her name. 　　My husband is...

Apr 10, 2025

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Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we honor a dozen moms who not only have raised highly successful offspring, but who also happen to have—yes—memorable names themselves. Here is this year’s list of the Top 12, including the mom names of Lady Gaga,...

23 Cool New TV Girl Names: Prairie and Peach

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every TV season or so we scan the video landscape to see if any particularly interesting character names have popped up. And each time it becomes more and more daunting as the number of new and newish shows on network, cable and streaming platforms has gone through...

Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Our latest celebrity baby names Q+A: 　　We were so thrilled to talk to Elizabeth Holmes, journalist and creator of “So Many Thoughts.” She and husband Matt Stuart have two sons, and are expecting a daughter later this summer. 　　What are your children’s names? 　　Fitzgerald and Oliver 　　How...

Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We recently posted a list of fifty boys’ names that we consider to be currently in the sweetest sweet spot—that is, instantly recognizable but not mega-popular—just the kind of fitting in/standing out name that many parents are looking for. These were all found in the lower regions...

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Baby Names Trend: I-Ending Girl Names To Keep An Eye On

Girls’ Names 2013: Our 10 newest choices Kimye Kname Kraziness Creative Girls’ Names: Xia, Djena, and Geneva Great A Baby Names for Girls Name the All-Girl Quints! Baby Name Nicknames: The ubiquitous Addie Pretty Girl Names Classic Girls’ Names: The Claire Contingent–Claire, Clara and Clarissa

Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita

Apr 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...

Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far)

Apr 10, 2025

　　See all the girl names on Nameberry here. 　　There’s a new girl in town, and her name is Imogen — the breakout Number 1 among girl names on Nameberry for the first half of 2013. 　　Imogen unseated longtime favorite Charlotte as our most-viewed girl name so far this year. In...

Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　After years of long-frilly girl names, the winds of fashion are once again shifting and one syllable names are getting recognition. 　　There are several lovely one syllable names with quaint femininity such as Jane, Rose, and Mae. And then there are one syllable...

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10 Great Super Bowl Names

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Science-Inspired Surname Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　They chose surname names for their first two sons. Now they’re considering Edison for a third boy. Is it just the right mix of science and style? Or is there a better name out there? 　　Olivia writes: 　　I am due in May with our third boy. Our other sons are...

French Boys’ Names: From the Top 100 in France

Apr 10, 2025

　　French names are perennially popular in the US, but there is still a host of undiscovered gems on the French popularity list. So today, the boys follow the girls we looked at the other day: 10 of the best French boy names, all in France's Top 100, including some imported...

Vintage Boy Names: Grover and Friends

Apr 10, 2025

　　Spoiler alert: we’re talking about the final season of Girls below! 　　Ready for a cardinal rule of baby naming? Names go in and out of style. Every few years, something old feels new again. And a name that was once all the rage teeters on the edge of extinction. Good-bye,...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

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Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names

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Contagious: What makes a name catch on?

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Jonah Berger, author of Contagious 　　In this year’s third-grade classes, teachers might have noticed an unusual number of Kaylas, Katies and Kyles. This follows an earlier bump for Alexes and Amandas, and other names that start with A. Why? One factor might be…the weather. 　　As part of our research...

Bold B-Names and Beyond: Booker, Bowie, Bridget and Bijou

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Brian is your brother-in-law, Bill’s your uncle, and Barbara is your mom. But could B be the new letter to watch for baby names? 　　Up until recently we were all mad for Aiden and Ava, Amelia and Alexander. A was the most popular letter for...

British Name Trends 2013:The Bees, the Evs and the Teds

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　2013 has been an interesting year for British appellations. As it comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the most prevalent trends and influences on baby names in Britain this year. 　　LITTLE BEES 　　One syllable ‘B’ names have been...

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

Apr 10, 2025

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

Popular Twin Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　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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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Apr 10, 2025

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

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

Apr 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...