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New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

　　It’s just a little over a week till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009. How do you think things are going to change? Will Emma and/or Jacob be toppled from their top spots? What names will rise and which will fall? 　　Here, as refresher, is the Top...

Nov 24, 2024

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Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

Nov 24, 2024

　　What are the most popular girls’ names in the U.S.? If you consult the official Social Security list, or most of the state lists, you’ll get one version. With each name counted individually by spelling — Sophia and Sofia are counted separately, in other words — the national list of...

Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance

Nov 24, 2024

　　Harlem Renaissance names related to the cultural heroines of that movement comprise this year’s celebration of Black history names. These women—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors and musicians– all played significant roles in the movement that flourished from the end of World War I through the mid-1930s, during which a group...

Great Names: All About Katherine

Nov 24, 2024

　　Katherine – or is it Catherine, or should we just make it Kate? – is one of those classic girls’ names that remains every bit as vibrant and popular today as it’s been through the centuries. 　　Greek for “pure” – it’s related to the word catharis – the name’s fame...

Science Heroine Names: Inspiration from scientific barrier breakers

Nov 24, 2024

　　To commemorate this week’s International Women’s Day (we’re only a day late), we thought that this time we’d look not at creative artists or political figures, but at accomplished female scientists and mathematicians. These range in time from the 4th century BC to the recent past, all of them women...

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Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

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Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?

Nov 24, 2024

　　The top English girls’ names for the current year are listed on Nameberry here. You can also see popularity statistics for English names on the individual name pages. 　　English name standings have not been published consistently every year. At the beginning of 2009, the UK ‘s Office for National Statistics...

Place Names: New Destinations

Nov 24, 2024

　　Feeling that geographical names have become kind of ho-hum? It’s true that many people have tired of Paris and some of the over-visited names from the American West like Cheyenne, Sierra, Dakota and Dallas. But that’s no reason to write off the whole category—we can renew our passports and look...

Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

Nov 24, 2024

　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...

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The Story of O Names: Then and Now

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Newest Boy Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Alaric to Zion

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We had that great bonanza of great girls’ names in Part One of this Quarterly Report yesterday, now here are the boys. This should once and for all put the kibosh on the idea that they aren’t as varied, interesting, copious and creative as their sisters’. Two...

The Origins of Owen

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Leslie McLean 　　I conceived Owen through donor insemination on a gorgeous early February night of great tenderness. His birthday would have been in October. 　　We can see him, a bit like Gilbert on Leave it to Beaver, a child version of Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. White blonde, serious, outdoorsy. A...

The New Everyboy Names: Emmett, River, and Axel

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　What’s the 2014 equivalent of the old phrase “Every Tom, Dick, and Harry?” 　　Every Aiden, Mason, and Jake? 　　Every Max, Zac, and Jackson? 　　The most popular names for boys used to hold steady for years. In 1932, the ten most popular names for boys...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 24, 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....

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 24, 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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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Nov 24, 2024

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Nov 24, 2024

　　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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Popular Baby Names Around the World

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes statistics from England, Wales and Israel, names inspired by musicians, title names, and boats. 　　Top names in England and Wales 　　If you’d like to know what’s hot in Britain, it’s an exciting week: the baby name data for England and Wales in 2016...

Baby Name Popularity: Changing perceptions

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　Popularity isn’t what it used to be. That’s something that’s said a lot in baby name discussions, usually to reassure parents that even if they choose one of the top names in the country, their child (probably) won’t be one of seven Emmas or Noahs in their...

Most Notable Names of 2017

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　What were the most noteworthy names of the year? To pick the Top 10, we looked at not only baby names, but beyond to include the names that had a significant impact on the culture. So here are our top selections–some representative of major trends–along with a...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Nov 24, 2024

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Nov 24, 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...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...