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Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top

　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it. We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...

Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground

Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

A peek inside the Nameberry bubble

Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic Portuguese Baby Names: The aristo trend British Name Trends 2014 Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer

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Sibling Names: The latest from London

　　Sibling names add a whole layer of complexity to naming a baby. Naming your first child may have been challenge enough — finding names that you like, agreeing on a single name with your partner — but naming a sibling comes with its own set of tasks. 　　The goal of naming siblings...

M Baby Names: Initial of the future?

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...

Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The stars, they’re just like us. They shop for groceries. Run out for coffee. And celebrity parents love names with vibrant, exciting letters like V, X, and Z – just like the rest of the world. 　　Names featuring V, X, and Z aren’t novel. One...

Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

　　By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　There is no doubt that mythological names from a variety of ancient cultures have become increasingly popular with baby namers. The graphics below will make this visually—and eminently—clear. 　　As you can see, mythological boys’ names were pretty negligible until the mid-1990s, after which they’ve had quite...

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Name Sage: But I Like All 42 Names!

Name Sage: But I Like All 42 Names!

The Long and (mostly) Short of Baby Names Freshly Picked Flowers for the Name Garden Animated Baby Names for Girls Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3 Name Sage: A Sister for Beatrice and Amelie Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly Quirky UK TV Actress Names

A 3-year-old’s Name Remorse

　　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...

Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara

　　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...

Long, Lovely Names for Girls

　　Great news! Your private lists are back! Access them through your member panel. It will be a few more days till you can modify lists or create new ones. 　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this week, Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale welcomed a new daughter, a sister for Spike Alan and...

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9 Great Surname Names for Boys

9 Great Surname Names for Boys

Boy Baby Names: More great choices for #5 Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle Boy Baby Names: A time for compromise Geek Chic Names for Boys Boy Baby Names: Thor, Thane & Thackeray It’s Not Easy Being Donald Wild Baby Names: Names with secret animal meanings 9 Ways to Name a Boy Now

Cool Eurostyle Names for Boys

　　Nameberry has visitors from all over the world, which goes some way toward accounting for the fact that many of the names on our popularity list are more common in other countries than they are in the US. Of course, some American parents also search for international names to reflect...

Family Names: Yes, No, or It Depends?

　　He’s all about family names, but she’s not convinced. How do they move forward when he thinks their son is already named? 　　Amanda writes: 　　My husband’s father’s name is John. To incorporate the name he wants to name our son Jonathan Wallace, after grandpa and great-grandpa. 　　The dilemma? I don’t...

Rising Boy Names: 9 Ready to Roar

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Last week we looked at nine girl names likely to soar. Head to a kindergarten class in five years or so, and chances are you’ll hear more of names like Luna, Liv, and Sloane. They’re stylish, on-trend, and attracting more attention from expectant parents. 　　This week, it’s...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Gender-Bending Baby Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Surprisingly International Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest How Millennial Is Your Name? What's a Classic Name? Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 The Secret Meanings of Color Names America's Next Top Baby Names

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

　　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...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Popular Twin Names 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names Rare Names With Popular Nicknames Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! The Top Baby Names A-Z

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

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...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

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Name Change Resources

Name Change Resources

Updating Popular 1950s Names How to Cope With Baby Name Regret Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup The Best Baby Name Advice How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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 Change Your Baby’s Name

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

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