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OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!

　　Last week we talked about the la-la part of oo-la-la names, but it seems that a large proportion of currently hot names have the cool oo sound as well. Maybe it’s because the names do share the sound with that c-word (not to mention oomph, and it’s also just a...

Nov 27, 2024

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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...

Oh, Susannah!

Nov 27, 2024

　　When I was a little girl I wanted to be named Susie. Cute, perky, popular: the name Susie seemed to embody all the things I wanted to be, everything not associated with prissy, proper Pamela. 　　While I’ve come to prefer Pamela to Susie, I’m still fascinated by all the variations...

Poetic Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　 Since April is National Poetry Month, this seems like a perfect time to look at some of the most poetic of baby names. We’ve already seen starbabies named Poet (Soleil Moon Frye), Sonnet (Forest Whitaker), Auden (Noah Wyle), Tennyson (Russell Crowe), and of course any number of Dylans (traceable back...

Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Nephele 　　Modern Western civilization owes much to the legacy of ancient Rome, not the least of its many influences being found in our names, with ancient Roman names rising in the contemporary world. 　　In the ancient Roman system of naming, each citizen belonged to an ancestral group called a...

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Name Shame

Nov 27, 2024

　　Hate your name? Feeling less-than-wonderful about your own moniker can inspire a larger love of a different kind of name, says guest blogger Jill Barnett. 　　I was four years old, and dressed in my best Wonder Woman Underoos, complete with lasso and headband. I had just finished watching my favorite...

Nameberry Faves: The names nameberryites love most

Nov 27, 2024

　　Back in February, a topic was posted on the Girls’ Names section of our Message Boards suggesting that people list their current Top Ten favorite names for girls, and it’s been running ever since. What’s especially nice about this for us is that it’s given Pam and me a fascinating look...

Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names?

Nov 27, 2024

　　Flower names for girls never go out of style, and for good reason! 　　Flower names have a fresh femininity which has appealed to parents throughout the ages, but they can also make a meaningful choice. 　　Choosing a seasonal flower name can be a sweet way to connect your baby girl...

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Names for a Yuletide Babe: The O Antiphons

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Kate at Sancta Nomina (Katherine Morna Towne) 　　I recently went back through the Nameberry archives to see what posts have been done about Christmas names and found articles listing names relating to Christmas movies (Ralphie, Zuzu) and TV specials (Linus, Virginia), seasonal foliage (Holly, Ivy), colors (Crimson, Scarlet), Elf...

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...

Most Popular Boys’ Names 2015

Nov 27, 2024

　　The Biblical Ezra has zoomed to the top of the list to become Nameberry’s new Number 1 boys’ name of 2015. 　　Last year Ezra made it onto Nameberry’s Top 10 for the first time. On the US list, Ezra is nearing the Top 100 and we expect it to be...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 27, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 27, 2024

　　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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Will it be a Boy or a Girl?: Gender-predicting Old Wives Tales

Nov 27, 2024

　　Old wives’ tales are little more than super-circulated rumors. Never proven to be true, they’re sayings and adages that generations of women have passed down to one another regarding family health (“Eating carrots improves your vision”), safe parenting (“Wait an hour after eating before swimming”), and — most popularly —...

US vs UK Baby Names: Vive la difference!

Nov 27, 2024

　　Now that the 2015 statistics for England and Wales have finally been released, it’s interesting to take a look at how the British names rankings compare to that of our transatlantic cousins in the US. 　　Over 50% of names in both the US and England and Wales Top 100 are identical, perfectly showing...

The Baby Names That Should Be on Everyone's List

Nov 27, 2024

　　The names that should be on everyone's list for 2023 are the most stylish up-and-coming choices for the year ahead. 　　We've identified 50 names — sourced from our Nameberry popularity charts, celebrity birth announcements, movies and television shows, and of course, our own intuition — that feel just right for 2023 babies....

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 27, 2024

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

Popular Twin Names

Nov 27, 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...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Nov 27, 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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Nov 27, 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...

Name Change Resources

Nov 27, 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...