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SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!

　　By Hannah Young 　　I am name obsessed. When I am reading at bedtime to my eight-year old son, I will pause as we encounter new characters, “Hmm … Polly, that’s a good name isn’t it?” before he puts his fingers in his ears and begs for mercy, “Stop the naming madness,...

Jan 10, 2025

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale

Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000

Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New

Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly! Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer? Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between What makes a name a name? Your Top 5 Girl Names! The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned Adelaide or Adeline?

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The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Americans are more daring when it comes to naming daughters, and the numbers bear this out. 　　In 2013, just over 67% of girls born in the US received a Top 1000 name. Boys, on the other hand, received a Top 1000 name nearly 79% of...

Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Names from the Middle Ages are fascinating. They’re often quite similar to those parents love today, but tend to be almost entirely overlooked. 　　Nameberry has long had the Coolator. I would call this the Medievalizer, except that sounds like a torture device. 　　Instead, this is...

Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　I’ve long loved Lola, and lately I’ve been crushing on Viola and Finola–which inspired me to take a look at what other ola names there are, and was pleased to find that there are lots of options, coming from several different ethnicities. As opposed to the diminutive ina-ending, ola‘s...

Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter. Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous. Will Wyatt go girl? Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...

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Rare Nature Names for Girls

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The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Ceilidhe Wynn 　　Our sincere thanks for permission to reprint this moving article which appeared recently on romper.com. 　　When you’re pregnant, it can often seem like your body, your baby, your decisions, your life are public domain. Everyone wants to touch your belly. Everyone wants to know what kind of genitalia...

Name Sage: But what will we name a girl?!?

Jan 10, 2025

　　Laura writes: 　　We are expecting our first child in July, and I do not want to leave the hospital with Baby M! 　　My husband is a tad on the more traditional side when it comes to names, while I am more open. 　　Our last name is a German three-syllable beast...

Name Sage: Long and Lovely Girl Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　After being a longtime local Name Sage, Eloise is now expecting her first child and wants a choice that will live up to her lifelong interest in names. Let’s help her find a spectacular combination for her daughter due this summer. 　　Eloise writes: 　　This is my first pregnancy, due late...

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Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

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Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 10, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Jan 10, 2025

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 10, 2025

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 10, 2025

　　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 Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 10, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 10, 2025

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 10, 2025

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 10, 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...

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Top Telegraph Names of 2019 Released

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And the Next Big Baby Names Are….

Jan 10, 2025

　　What will the next popular baby names be? Lots of parents would love to know… and name experts love to guess! 　　If you’re naming a child, you might be interested in whether your favorite names are likely to rise in the next few years. Maybe you want to avoid anything...

The Hottest Z Names of 2020

Jan 10, 2025

　　Names starting with Z could be zooming up the charts this year — they’re certainly hot with Nameberry readers! 　　Writing that makes me wonder if it’s because many of us have been saying “Zoom” a lot more than we used to, so the Z sound is on our minds. 　　Whether...

Sneak Peek: Scotland’s Top Baby Names of 2019

Jan 10, 2025

　　The National Records of Scotland (NRS) has just released its provisional baby name data for 2019! As usual, it’s a gloriously eclectic mix of fashionable British favorites and gorgeous Gaelic gems. 　　What’s Hot With the Scots?Topping the Scottish charts for the fourth year running are contemporary classics Olivia and Jack,...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 10, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

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

Jan 10, 2025

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Jan 10, 2025

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...