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Names to Celebrate Earth Day

　　Nameberry commemorates Earth Day with this guest blog contributed by Elisabeth Wilborn, creator of one of our favorite blogs, You Can’t Call It “It” . Elisabeth, a writer, artist, and mom, lives in Brooklyn, New York 　　Milkvetch. Wallflower. Toothwart. 　　Yes, the Earth is indeed a wellspring for baby names. 　　Actually...

Nov 27, 2024

Oh, Susannah!

Mom Names: The Names of Famous Mothers

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Yes, Virginia, Your Name Could Make a Comeback

Honoring A Grandmother By Reinventing Her Name She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate? Poetic Baby Names WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl? OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH! From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name

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Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　The brilliant visitors over on the Name Game board have done it again. The latest greatest game they’re playing is called Nameberry Makeover, in which they take the Top Ten names and come up with fresher, cooler sounding substitutes. 　　Some new players may have joined in by now and if...

The Mary Month of May

Nov 27, 2024

　　May, as any Catholic schoolchild can tell you, is the official month of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Which might make Mary an appropriate name for a girl born this month, except after a 400 year run, Mary is more than ready for semi-retirement. 　　The good news is that...

Happily Ever Ava

Nov 27, 2024

　　Ava is one of the biggest recent baby name success stories, jumping from almost the bottom of the Top 1000 twenty years ago to #4 last year–and it could be heading for #1. I’m certainly hearing it everywhere I go, in the street and in the supermarket, and seeing it...

Middle Name Rose: Is The Bloom Off?

Nov 27, 2024

　　Okay, I’m going to come right out and say it: There are now officially enough little girls with the middle name Rose. 　　I can hear the screams of protest and wails of anguish already. But Rose is my grandmother’s name! Rose goes perfectly with my favorite first name! I’ve been...

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Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure? Family Names: Naming from the Heart Nameberry Faves: The names nameberryites love most Will This Baby Ever Get A Name? A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit? Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names? Name Shame The Magic of Maya

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers

Nov 27, 2024

　　What could be a greater gift to bestow on your daughter than a name with a heroic namesake, someone with an inspiring story to add a layer of pride to your little girl’s feelings about her name–and give her great material for a school report? 　　The following is a list of...

Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

Nov 27, 2024

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?

Nov 27, 2024

　　The top English girls’ names for the current year are listed on Nameberry here. You can also see popularity statistics for English names on the individual name pages. 　　English name standings have not been published consistently every year. At the beginning of 2009, the UK ‘s Office for National Statistics...

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Behind the Baby Name Saint

Girl-Boy Twin Names: Naming Nora’s Twin Brother Name Sage: A Brother for Charles Alasdair More Neglected Nicknames for Boys Namesakes for Grandpas Donald & Doug 80s Flashback Names for Boys: Rockwell, Lloyd, and More Give Atticus’ Parents A Break Name Sage: A Brother for Noa and Talia Brotherly Boy Names with Meaningful Connections

Name Sage: A Brother for Jacoby Eugene

Nov 27, 2024

　　Rachel writes: 　　I have racked my brain for a second boy’s name and just cannot land upon one. 　　Our first son’s name is Jacoby Eugene. He was named after my mom’s surname, Jacob, and my husband’s grandfather, Eugene. We love the name! 　　If we ever have a girl her name...

Braggadocio Boy Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel 　　We all expect our children to do great things, but lately we’re hearing more names for boys that aren’t just bold – they’re downright brash. 　　The two youngest members of the Kardashian family are the standard bearers for this trend: Kourtney’s Reign, who celebrates his first birthday...

We Named Kim & Kanye’s Baby!

Nov 27, 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...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Nov 27, 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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nov 27, 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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Babyberry Names: Class of 2022

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The Top Names We’re Watching for 2023

Nov 27, 2024

　　It’s that time of year when we can’t help but indulge in a spot of crystal ball-gazing here at Nameberry HQ. 　　We all have names we’d love to see get more use – as well as those we’d rather stayed well under the radar. (I may be done having kids,...

Mardi Gras Names: Let The Good Times Roll!

Nov 27, 2024

　　Mardi Gras baby names are full of carnival joy and festivity, and inspired by New Orleans and the Bayou. 　　New Orleans is one of the carnival capitals of the world. In the weeks around Mardi Gras (also known as Shrove Tuesday, or pancake day), the streets are filled with parades,...

1930s Names Making a Comeback

Nov 27, 2024

　　Your grandparents’ names are about to become cool again. 　　The prevailing theory surrounding vintage baby names is called the 100 Year Rule. Names cycle in and out of fashion, and on average, it takes a century for the cycle to complete. That means that 1920s baby names are in style...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Baby Names Before 1850 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning? 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names Top Names in Each State Revealed! New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Nov 27, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 27, 2024

　　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,...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 27, 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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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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

Nov 27, 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...