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　　By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　Some vocabulary names are popular, like Poppy and Summer, while others are familiar, like Faith and Melody. Then there are the vocabulary names that are more unexpected. These are ten names I have seen (on Australians) this year – but only once. They...

Nov 26, 2024

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Name Sage: A Sister for Beatrice and Amelie

Nov 26, 2024

　　Louise writes: 　　We have twin girls called Beatrice Willow and Amelie Isobel. We also had a little boy called Finnian Robert, sadly stillborn at 36 weeks. We are now expecting another girl in November. Any suggestions for something that would go well with our older kids’ names? 　　I like French...

Name Sage: A Sister for Ellie, Tessa, and Drew

Nov 26, 2024

　　Jackie writes: 　　We’re expecting baby #4 in early February – it’s a girl! – and are totally stuck on a name. 　　We already have three children: Eleanor Casey, called Ellie, and then twins, Tessa Lillian and Drew Morris, named for my great-grandparents, Lillian and Morris. 　　This time around my husband...

Name Sage: A name for a girl Junior’s sister

Nov 26, 2024

　　Andrea writes: 　　We are expecting our second daughter on January 11th. I have been obsessed with naming children for as long as I can remember. My best friend even gave me the book Beyond Jennifer and Jason as a present in the sixth grade. 　　Surprisingly enough, I never imagined it...

Pretty Baby Names: 9 Kinds of Names for Girls

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　What’s wrong with pretty? 　　Some weeks it seems like all of the newborn girls are being called James. Or Dashiel, Ryan, Wilder, Arlo, or Charlie, all names that appeared on celebrity girls’ birth announcements last year. 　　But pretty names for girls still carry the day. Nine of...

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Creative Girls’ Names: Xia, Djena, and Geneva

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Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe

Nov 26, 2024

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...

Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair

Nov 26, 2024

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　After years of long-frilly girl names, the winds of fashion are once again shifting and one syllable names are getting recognition. 　　There are several lovely one syllable names with quaint femininity such as Jane, Rose, and Mae. And then there are one syllable...

Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far)

Nov 26, 2024

　　See all the girl names on Nameberry here. 　　There’s a new girl in town, and her name is Imogen — the breakout Number 1 among girl names on Nameberry for the first half of 2013. 　　Imogen unseated longtime favorite Charlotte as our most-viewed girl name so far this year. In...

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Newest Word Names for Boys

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Middle Name Danger

Nov 26, 2024

　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

Country Boy Names: The best of the west

Nov 26, 2024

　　Country boy baby names are favorites with American parents. Proof is in the current US Top 100: Wyatt and Ryder, Jackson and Hunter, Colton and Easton. 　　Some boys’ names feel country because of their associations, like Wyatt Earp or Johnny and June Carter Cash singing “Jackson.” Others bring to mind rodeo...

Boy Baby Names: A time for compromise

Nov 26, 2024

　　They don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but they do know the names – or they did. Now friends have chosen their top boy baby name, and it’s back to the drawing board for Anna and her husband. 　　Anna writes: 　　We’ve got a bit of a dilemma...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 26, 2024

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 26, 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...

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Hyperlocal Baby Names: What’s hot where you live?

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Artemis, Italy and Eve: Vowel Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　The Nameberry Nine by Abby Sandel 　　Let’s talk about vowels. 　　The letter A is wildly popular, #1 for girls and #2 for boys according to the most recent analysis at Nancy’s Baby Names. As I looked through this week’s birth announcements and baby name news, it seemed like the letter...

Owen? Max? Lucy? Will They Ever Make the Top 10?

Nov 26, 2024

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　These names could be your middle-aged neighbor or a kid in your child’s class. These names are all familiar. Most are traditional. Most are likable. Most are timeless. 　　And not one has ever made the top 10 on the Social Security list since...

Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not

Nov 26, 2024

　　Dog names have become indistinguishable from baby names, with virtually all the most stylish and popular dog names coming from the human lexicon. 　　Cities like New York and Seattle as well as smaller towns such as Wellesley, Massachusetts and several dog-oriented websites publish yearly tallies of most popular dog names....

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Nov 26, 2024

　　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,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 26, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 26, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 26, 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...

Name Change Resources

Nov 26, 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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Nov 26, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...