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Traditional Boy Names: Frank, Walter, and George

　　They prefer their boy names classic, but not too popular. But have they gone too far in the other direction? 　　Erin writes: 　　I am due in three weeks and we still haven’t picked a name for our boy. 　　We seem to like traditional but not common names such as Frank, Walter,...

Apr 14, 2025

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Boy Baby Names: Thor, Thane & Thackeray

Apr 14, 2025

　　At the end of 2015, Nameberry predicted that TH would be the digraph of 2016, and indeed the past year saw a lot more of names like Theo and Thea. Nameberry suggested that we would also hear more of Theodore, Thatcher, Thiago, Thaddeus, Thayer, Matthias, and Seth, which are all...

Coachella Boy Baby Names: Mac, Jai & Indio

Apr 14, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Another Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just wrapped up. Every spring, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California transforms into a weekend-long music venue, the modern incarnation of Woodstock. 　　We’ve all heard of the 2017 headliners – Lady Gaga, stepping in for pregnant-with-twins Beyonce, Kendrick...

Unique Vintage Boy Names: Roscoe, Cosmo & Clive

Apr 14, 2025

　　Continuing our series on you-don’t-have-to-be-youneek-to-be-unique names, here are 25 unique vintage boy names that are hardly heard today. 　　Unlike vintage classics like William and James, most of these unique vintage boy names were in common use at one time but then slid into obscurity. See which ones you think are...

Family Names: Yes, No, or It Depends?

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...

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Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite

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Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Apr 14, 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...

Long Middle Names for Girls

Apr 14, 2025

　　Wanted: long middle names for a girl. 　　Fill in the blank: take a modern, mini, three-letter first name, add a two-syllable, ends-with-n surname. Now what works in the middle? 　　kbee writes: 　　My husband and I quickly settled on the name Lia for our little girl due in January. We like...

Teddi Mellencamp Needs a Name for her Daughter!

Apr 14, 2025

　　Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has put the call out on Instagram—she needs help choosing a name for her baby! 　　Teddi Mellencamp—daughter of rockstar John Mellencamp and current cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—is expecting a baby girl with her husband Edwin Arroyave. The couple have a seven-year-old daughter...

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100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names Now

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Name Sage: Vintage Boy Names to Match Esme

Apr 14, 2025

　　Kaitlin writes: We just found out that our second baby is a boy – and I was sure we were having another girl! 　　Our daughter is named Esmé. I love how unique but not off-the-wall her name is. Other girl names I loved are Arden (our choice of this baby...

Dad Names Get a Reboot

Apr 14, 2025

　　Happy Fathers’ Day! Let’s freshen up those Dad Names. 　　Dad Names are boy names that peaked in the 1980s and 1990s. This means they’re most likely to belong to men in their twenties and thirties now: today’s new dads. 　　If you’re a first-time parent, you might not know many young...

The Best Cool Undiscovered Boy Names

Apr 14, 2025

　　Undiscovered boy names come in styles to suit every taste. There are cool unique boy names from history, which include such rare edgy choices as Erasmus and Sequoyah. Then there are undiscovered classic names for boys that have fallen off the radar but deserve a fresh look, such as Humphrey...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 14, 2025

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Apr 14, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Apr 14, 2025

　　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,...

What's a Classic Name?

Apr 14, 2025

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Apr 14, 2025

　　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,...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Apr 14, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Apr 14, 2025

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

Name Change Resources

Apr 14, 2025

　　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...