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Classic Boy Names: John’s Extended Family

　　Let’s say you come from a family that has an abundance of male members named John—unsurprising for a name that for four centuries ruled as the Number 1 boys’ Christian name and is still in the US Top 30 with one of its nicknames, Jack, almost as high. And there’s...

Jan 8, 2025

Baby Name Doubt: Is This Name Too Different?

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Memorial Day Names: Araminta to Zealous

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Though its current associations might run more to barbecues, picnics and parades, Memorial Day conjures up a load of historic references dating back to its post-Civil War origins, as well as some more contemporary traditions. 　　There are several blogs-worth of noteworthy Civil War generals’ names alone—Alpheus, Americus,...

Baby Name Challenge: Naming a 7th boy!

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Katherine Morna Towne 　　I can name twenty children on paper, easy. More, even. It’s not at all difficult for me to come up with exciting first name ideas paired with perfect middle names, with family names and saint names easily woven into each combination. I can construct each first+middle...

Boy Name: How to honor Grandma Jacqueline?

Jan 8, 2025

　　They’d love to honor grandma Jacqueline … but a cousin has already used their first choice! Time to ask the Name Sage for some fresh alternatives. 　　Sandra writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first child and we just found out it’s a boy! 　　Baby is due September 28th...

Baby Name News: Hemingway, Gatsby, Ultra-Violet & Boston-Blu

Jan 8, 2025

　　This week’s news includes Scotland‘s new top names, for girls and boys, celebrity baby names inspired by a café and a golf course, a TV sibset like no other, and controversy over honor names. 　　Honor names: yea or nay?Where do you stand on names that honor someone? Are they a...

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Long Middle Names for Girls

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New Girl Names: 11 Fresh Choices

Jan 8, 2025

　　We at Nameberry are always combing works of literature, global popularity lists, and your suggestions to find new girl names to add to the Nameberry database. We thought we’d bring you the highlights of our most recent efforts. Here are 11 of our favorite recently added girls’ names. 　　Araluen –...

Artistic Baby Names for Girls: Saskia and Simonetta

Jan 8, 2025

　　by Annie New 　　Looking for an artistic baby name? 　　As an art history student, I spent three years studying the biographies, influences and techniques of artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Eduard Manet, and Rembrandt. But it’s the names of the people they painted that are also of interest to name...

What’s in a VSCO Girl Name?

Jan 8, 2025

　　VSCO girls dominated pop culture in 2019. They popularized natural beauty products, told us all to save the turtles, and somehow even propelled Crocs back into fashion. 　　But unless you know Gen Z girls, you might not completely understand the concept of a VSCO girl. In fact, in Google’s report...

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Memorial Day Names 2014: 15 great Civil War hero names

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40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Last week we looked at some neglected girls’ namesake names, now it’s the boys’ turn as we seek some equally distinctive names from American history and culture, names that could provide unique-ish options with interesting back-stories. What’s especially evident here is how many of the unusual boys’...

What’s your favorite classic boys’ name…and why?

Jan 8, 2025

　　Which classic boys’ name do you love the best? 　　Classic boys’ names encompass those that are traditionally popular such as John, William, and Thomas, along with classics fashionable today like Henry and Alexander. 　　And classic names for boys may also include biblical names such as Jacob and Joshua, along with...

Baby Name Choice: Ryder– A name ahead of its time

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Gay Cioffi 　　When my son was about to be born, close to thirty years ago, there were very few resources for parents-to-be to turn to for ideas for names. Nothing as wonderful as Nameberry, for sure! As a veteran nursery school teacher of ten years, I had the added challenge...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 8, 2025

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　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

Jan 8, 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

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Jan 8, 2025

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 8, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Jan 8, 2025

　　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 Important to You is a Name’s Distinctiveness?

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Top Names Around the World

Jan 8, 2025

　　This week’s news includes names celebrating life, a name that started as a joke, and what’s hot on the East and West Coasts and around the world. 　　Name stories: rushing into lifeDo you know any names that started as a joke? Tanya Sweeney, an Irish journalist, was born early and...

Unique Baby Names: Tiger, Mojave and Renoir

Jan 8, 2025

　　This week’s news includes unique names inspired by the Tiger Woods victory plus what’s happening in places like California, Cornwall, Paris and other parts of the world. 　　Extra-special baby namesAll babies are special, but does a much longed-for baby need an extra-special, unique name? 　　That’s what happened for one British...

Contest: Guess the New Top 10 and Win!

Jan 8, 2025

　　If there ever was a holiday for baby namers, it would be the Friday before Mother’s Day. For this is the day that the Social Security Administration releases the data on the most popular baby names of the previous year. This Friday, May 10th, the official list of US Most...

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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 8, 2025

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　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 Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Jan 8, 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...