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Most Popular Boys’ Names 2015

　　The Biblical Ezra has zoomed to the top of the list to become Nameberry’s new Number 1 boys’ name of 2015. 　　Last year Ezra made it onto Nameberry’s Top 10 for the first time. On the US list, Ezra is nearing the Top 100 and we expect it to be...

Nov 23, 2024

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Name Sage: Traditional Boy Names Needed

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Name Sage: A Brother for Noa and Talia

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Names for a Yuletide Babe: The O Antiphons

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Kate at Sancta Nomina (Katherine Morna Towne) 　　I recently went back through the Nameberry archives to see what posts have been done about Christmas names and found articles listing names relating to Christmas movies (Ralphie, Zuzu) and TV specials (Linus, Virginia), seasonal foliage (Holly, Ivy), colors (Crimson, Scarlet), Elf...

We Named Kim & Kanye’s Baby!

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Kim and Kanye’s baby son was born this morning, and while lots of joke baby names have been thrown about, from Easton to South to Yeezus, the new parents have confessed that they are seriously stumped on finding a good name. 　　So we have some ideas...

Presidential Names: Sometimes losers have winning names

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　It’s been said that history is written by the victors. But losers leave a legacy of their own. 　　That’s the case with U.S. presidential elections, in which fondly remembered statesmen often wind up as the runner-up — not the chief executive. 　　In an earlier column, I examined...

Brotherly Boy Names with Meaningful Connections

Nov 23, 2024

　　We recently ran Kara‘s suggestions for subtly connecting girl siblings’ names. Now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　Matthew/Levi. Matthew is an American staple, spending decades in the Top 20, reaching as high as Number 2 in the 90s. But if, at Number 16, Matthew is still too popular for you, or...

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Silent Screen Actress Names: The Virgins and The Vamps

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Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Meagan, A Tulip By Any Name 　　This weekend I was saddened to read that legendary actress Maureen O’Hara had passed away. Maureen O’Hara, born Maureen FitzSimons, was an iconic, fiery redhead with the face of an angel. Today I’d like to look back at the names of some memorable...

Quirky UK TV Actress Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Ever since I spotted the name Honeysuckle on the credits of the ITV series Foyle’s War, I have been riveted by the cast rolls at the end of other British shows. For if the characters on these comedies and dramas have good names, some of the actors—particularly...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly

Nov 23, 2024

　　Christina writes: 　　I’m just a few weeks away from my due date and my husband and I are having major naming blocks! With our first I knew her name before we were even married. My grandmother is Theresa and I knew Tessa would be the perfect way to honor that,...

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Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 23, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Brother Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Nov 23, 2024

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Nov 23, 2024

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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Top Baby Names in Scotland 2020

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Lost Names Return to the Charts

Nov 23, 2024

　　Let’s look at the comeback kids in this year’s most popular names in the US: the lost names that parents are using again after years of neglect. 　　To make it into this special category, a name has to appear in the US baby name rankings — the full list below...

20 Terrific Names That Made the Top 20

Nov 23, 2024

　　To celebrate the start of 2020, we take a look at baby names that have been in 20th place in the charts over the years. 　　It’s a position we don’t think about much: so often we focus on the names at number one, or in the Top Ten. But if...

The REAL Top Baby Names of All Time!

Nov 23, 2024

　　What are the top baby names of all time in the US? 　　There’s an official answer. And then there’s an unofficial, but more revealing, answer that solves the mystery of why some names seem so much more popular than they appear on government records. 　　The Social Security Administration ranks names...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Nov 23, 2024

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Nov 23, 2024

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Nov 23, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...