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Name the All-Girl Quints!

　　Naming all-girl quintuplets was one of my formative name nerd fantasies, inspired by the Dionne quintuplets of Canada, the first set of surviving quints and the only set of identical quints ever to survive, according to this list of quint facts. 　　Their names — Annette, Cecile, Emelie, Yvonne, and Marie...

Dec 28, 2024

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Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte

Dec 28, 2024

　　For the past couple of years, Charlotte has been at or near the top of the list of Berry favorites, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a name at the very center of the Sweet Spot of names with a ton of great attributes and references—literary, historic, and...

Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue

Dec 28, 2024

　　It’s an all girl baby names issue of Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week. 　　Did you hear? Barack Obama declined to offer baby name advice. 　　The president hosted a fireside chat on Google+ last week. He tackled complex, divisive topics like the environment and the economy....

Great A Baby Names for Girls

Dec 28, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　Heartbroken that Addison and Amelia are so popular? Did your best friend just name her daughter Aria Alexandra, stealing two of your long-time favorites? Never fear! Here are some of my favorite A names for girls – and none of them currently rank in...

Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9

Dec 28, 2024

　　Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain focuses this week on some bold and daringly unusual girls’ names that made baby name news. 　　Some weeks I’m astonished by the range of names we can choose for girls. 　　We love our children regardless of gender, but when it comes to talking baby names, many of...

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Great Christmas Names Beyond Noel and Natalie

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Classic Baby Names: Finding the perfect variation

Dec 28, 2024

　　By Sarahbeth Caplin 　　First day of fourth grade: the teacher takes attendance with strict efficiency. Since my last name begins with C, I am the fifth student called. “Sarah Caplin?” I raise my hand. By the time she gets to the end of the list, it is apparent that Sarah...

Nature Names for Girls

Dec 28, 2024

　　She loves unusual nature names for girls. He’s a fan of the classics. Where’s the middle ground for these first-time parents? 　　Briane writes: 　　I love your weekly insight into baby naming crises! I feel my partner and I are definitely in one of those currently. 　　The nickname for our girl...

Top Ten Girl Names: Too Popular to use?

Dec 28, 2024

　　Their favorite name has been among the top girl names for years! Should they find something new, or embrace a very popular name? 　　Sara writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our second daughter. We thought we had arrived at the right name, but I keep having second thoughts. 　　Our...

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Vintage Baby Names: Lost Boys of 1916

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Trendy Boy names ending in i

Dec 28, 2024

　　By Meagan Burke 　　Since May, name enthusiasts around the world have been poring over the Social Security Administration’s list of the most popular names for 2015. Though the high-ranking boy’s names from last year are mostly classic, timeless choices; still a few new trends have emerged. In recent years we’ve...

I Named My Kid After A Star Wars Character

Dec 28, 2024

　　by Kurt Larson 　　Technically, the title of this blog is false. I didn’t name my newborn son after a Star Wars character, at least not his first name. I did however, slap a Star Wars moniker on him as a middle name. In that sense, I didn’t lie to you,...

Baby Names Dilemma: Everyone Hates It!

Dec 28, 2024

　　They’ve chosen the perfect name for their son due later this year. The only problem? Their friends and family hate the name. The Name Sage has some wise words for the parents. 　　Jocelyn writes: 　　I’m due in November with a boy! 　　We have picked the name Riggins Blaine. Blaine is his father’s...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Dec 28, 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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Dec 28, 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...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Dec 28, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

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America's Next Top Baby Names

Dec 28, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Dec 28, 2024

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Dec 28, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

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Baby Names Before 1850

Dec 28, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Dec 28, 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,...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Dec 28, 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,...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Dec 28, 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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 28, 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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Dec 28, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...