Happy Birthday to Nameberry!
　　A year ago this week, nameberry was born. The site had been months (about nine, actually) in the making, and so the launch felt like a culmination. But like most new parents, we quickly saw that it was only the beginning. Here, an inside look at nameberry’s first year. 　　We’ve...
Nov 24, 2024
Bardo (and other celebrity O names)
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News Flash! News Flash!
Nov 24, 2024
　　The Social Security Administration has just released its list of Top Names of 2009, and, as predicted by many nameberryites, Isabella has dethroned Emma for first place.  Jacob remains the top name for boys, as it has been since 1999.  One of the ayden boys has finally cracked the Top...
Popular Baby Names: The Top of the Top
Nov 24, 2024
　　Popular baby names get that way for a reason: Most offer a lot to like to a wide range of parents.  The upshot: the list of 100 Most Popular Baby Names is studded with great names.  While many parents have a horror of choosing a name that’s overexposed, some of...
Most Popular Names: Quebec 2009
Nov 24, 2024
　　The official lists of most popular names of 2009 are starting to come in, and one of the most intriguing is from Quebec, the Canadian province where French is an official language and baby names have a distinct style. 　　The most popular names in Quebec are very different from those...
Most Popular Names: How “The List” Was Born
Nov 24, 2024
　　We’re honored to have Michael Shackleford, the inventor of the Social Security baby name popularity list, as today’s nameberry guest blogger.  Shackleford played a pivotal role in the history of American baby naming by constructing the first national count of the Top 1000 names.  Shackleford, who can now be found...
Girl Names >
Great Lost Nicknames for Girls, Part 2
Great Lost Nicknames for Girls, Part 2
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A 3-year-old’s Name Remorse
Nov 24, 2024
　　Much has been written lately about the pros and cons of using a unique name. People choose to do it for a variety of reasons – family heritage, creativity, believing it will provide an advantage later in life, to show others our beliefs and hopes for our little ones, or...
The Long and (mostly) Short of Baby Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel 　　Looking at this week’s baby names in the news, you might think that parents are all about short names. We’ve heard high profile birth announcements for Edie and Della, Iyla and Poppy – no formal names required. 　　But it’s not that simple. Sure, Ava and Mia are...
Great Alternatives to the Top Girl Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　The US Social Security Administration tallies up the names of all the babies born within a year and reveals which names were most popular. While there are clearly thousands of parents who are happy using popular names, there are also parents who would rather avoid them. 　　For those parents who...
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3 Quiet Classics: Peter, Paul & Philip
3 Quiet Classics: Peter, Paul & Philip
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25 Awesome Boy Names Starting with A
Nov 24, 2024
　　by Pamela Redmond 　　A is the most popular first initial for all baby names, but somehow the girls’ names that start with A get more attention. Maybe that’s because there are six girls’ names in the US Top 25 — Ava, Abigail, Amelia, Avery, Aria, and Aubrey — but only...
Bold Boy Names: How about Thor?
Nov 24, 2024
　　Should they name their son Thor? He’s big on the heroic heritage pick, but she fears it might be too much name for a mere mortal. 　　Mary writes: 　　I’m writing with an odd conundrum. My husband is dead set on naming our son Thor. 　　My husband’s family is Norwegian and...
1960s Baby Names: Flower power namesakes for boys
Nov 24, 2024
　　Few eras can claim the kind of mystique that the 1960s have. Flower power, social change, and good music are just a few things that immediately come to mind. 1967 saw the Summer of Love, a reaction against an unpopular war and a celebration of counterculture values. Since the 1967...
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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Nov 24, 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...
America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
Nov 24, 2024
　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Nov 24, 2024
　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...
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America's Next Top Baby Names
America's Next Top Baby Names
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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest
Nov 24, 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 24, 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,...
The Secret Meanings of Color Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...
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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name
5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name
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Popular Twin Names
Nov 24, 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...
New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...
Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Nov 24, 2024
　　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....
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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
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Name Change Resources
Nov 24, 2024
　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...
Updating Popular 1950s Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　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...
Unique Twin Names to Inspire
Nov 24, 2024
　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...
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