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Hottest Baby Name Trends: a century ago

　　If you were naming a baby in 1911, you certainly wouldn’t be thinking about the hottest baby name trends or what was cool or hip. Ah, those were the days! 　　But it is interesting to look back and see what patterns were in evidence then, which names—some of them really surprising—have obeyed the...

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Baby Name Trends: Ha Ha names are nothing to laugh at!

Nov 22, 2024

　　Have you noticed the sudden pop in popularity of girls’ names starting with the happy-go-lucky syllable ‘Ha’—some on them shamelessly stolen from the boys? Caught in the spotlight by two recent high-profile starbabies, Harper Seven Beckham and Jessica Alba’s Haven Warren, this is among the baby name trends that seem...

Baby Name News: This week’s most notable names, from Ami to Zia

Nov 22, 2024

　　We’re so pleased to announce that starting today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel will be presenting a regular baby name news recap and analysis every Monday. 　　If you’re a Nameberry aficionado, you might recall that this column started out as a week in review, then morphed into a more conventional list of names based...

70s Names Ready for Revival? Baby Brandon, anyone?

Nov 22, 2024

　　Nameberry’s Question of the Week: What 70s to 80s name or names do you consider ready for revival? 　　Looking back over the popular names of two and three decades ago, are there any whose comeback time has come? 　　As a reminder: 　　The top girls’ names of the 1970s were Jennifer,...

Isabella and Jacob Still #1

Nov 22, 2024

　　Isabella and Jacob are still the top names in the U.S., according to the official statistics for 2010 released this morning by the Social Security Administration. 　　With a Top 10 list that was extraordinarily stable — Aiden was the only name that moved on, with Joshua falling off — most...

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Name Sage: Choosing Cute Classic Girl Names

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Wanted: A Girls’ Name That’s NOT Popular

Nov 22, 2024

　　Growing up as one of the Emilys has this mom seeking a stand-out name for her daughter. 　　Emily writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first child and need some name help! We have a boy name, but are struggling to come up with the right girl name. 　　Growing...

Biblical Girl Names for Now

Nov 22, 2024

　　When it comes to biblical girl names, it’s been the Old Testament women’s names that have been found on most popularity lists in the recent past. Rachel and Rebecca, Sarah and Hannah have been long-running stalwarts. But the New Testament has some appealing options as well, ranging from the classic...

Rare Girl Names Promise Sisterly Style

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

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Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Nov 22, 2024

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Nov 22, 2024

　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Nov 22, 2024

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 22, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 22, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nov 22, 2024

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

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Ancient Names for Babies

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These Names Are At Their Peak

Nov 22, 2024

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Nov 22, 2024

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Nov 22, 2024

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

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Baby Names Before 1850

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

Popular Twin Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Nov 22, 2024

　　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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The Best Baby Name Advice

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

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Nov 22, 2024

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...