Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!)
　　Princess names are a subject of fascination for us, one we last covered by detailing all the royal names of the next generation of little princesses, from Aiko to Eleonore. 　　Now, in honor of the newest princess by marriage, Catherine of Wales, we look at the names of women who,...
Jan 9, 2025
Unisex Names: Yes? No? Boy? Girl?
Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls?
Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen
Annette & Paulette: The ‘ette’ girls
Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’ The Mary Month of May Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar Unisex Baby Names: How To Achieve Baby Name Equality Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute Mermaid Names: Beyond Madison and Ariel Power Girl Baby Names Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way
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Word Names: A Dozen of the Best for Girls
Jan 9, 2025
　　The lovely Lemon, one of nameberry’s greatest treasures, guest blogs on her favorite word names. 　　I’d venture to say that many of the frequent posters on the Nameberry message boards consider themselves equipped with a “name-sense” of sorts, but for me it’s more of a “word-sense,” really.  After all, at...
Valentine Names: Romancing the Name
Jan 9, 2025
　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...
Bridesmaid Names: Pippa and beyond
Jan 9, 2025
　　The Royal Wedding has inspired Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel to look at bridesmaid names of the past as well as the present. 　　Wedding season is upon us. On Friday, Kate and William got things started with a bang, commanding a global audience in the billions. The number of journalists reporting...
GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List
Jan 9, 2025
　　You may know Nameberry’s most popular girls’ names 2011: from Top 3 Charlotte, Violet, and Amelia down to Molly, Maya, and Mary. 　　You may even know our hottest girls’ names 2011, which include such celebrity-influenced picks as Pippa and Mila. 　　But we’ve got a quieter, less obvious, but potentially more...
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Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls?
Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls?
Power Girl Baby Names Annette & Paulette: The ‘ette’ girls Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute Popular Girls Names: Their ups and downs Unisex Baby Names: How To Achieve Baby Name Equality Unisex Names: Yes? No? Boy? Girl? Gem Names Reappraised Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!)
Nameberry Week in Review: Oscar-inspired Girls’ Names
Jan 9, 2025
　　Abby Sandel– [_creator of the wonderful](https://nameberry.com/babyname/Abby) AppellationMountain _blog–digs deeper into the Oscar nominee lists, this week on the female side of the fence, and comes up with some real name treasures.__ 　　Last week we explored boys’ names drawn from the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards.  This week we turn...
Matt Damon Baby Name Contest: And the winner is…
Jan 9, 2025
　　The Nameberry Matt Damon Baby Name Contest came to a close just before Stella Zavala was born on Sunday, joining sisters Alexia, Isabella and Gia. 　　Almost 250 responses poured in, entering what seemed like just about every a-ending Latinate girl’s name from Adriana and Ariana to Verona and Viviana. 　　But one entrant...
Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny
Jan 9, 2025
　　There’s a certain species of girls’ names that we’ve referred to in our books as freckle-faced, pigtailed and button-nosed: they’re the kind of character names inhabited by Shirley Temple as a curly-haired moppet, and Judy Garland as a wide-eyed, innocent teen, as well as starring in dozens of old popular...
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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Exploring the Meaning of Julian New Geek Chic Names For Boys 150+ European Baby Boy Names How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Trending Boy Names How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son
12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love
Jan 9, 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...
Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
Jan 9, 2025
　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...
Brother Names
Jan 9, 2025
　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...
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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Surprisingly International Baby Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Jan 9, 2025
　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
Jan 9, 2025
　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Jan 9, 2025
　　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...
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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich The Secret Meanings of Color Names How Millennial Is Your Name? America's Next Top Baby Names These Names Are At Their Peak
60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style
Jan 9, 2025
　　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...
Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities
Jan 9, 2025
　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...
New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names
Jan 9, 2025
　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...
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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
How Gen Z Is Your Name? 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names Popular Twin Names 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Classic Baby Names on the Rise New Popular Irish Names Revealed 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More Forgotten Names Making a Comeback
The Top Baby Names A-Z
Jan 9, 2025
　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...
Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Jan 9, 2025
　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....
5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name
Jan 9, 2025
　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...
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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby
How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name How to Change Your Baby’s Name The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort Unique Twin Names to Inspire 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Jan 9, 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...
Test-Driving Your Baby Name
Jan 9, 2025
　　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...
How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
Jan 9, 2025
　　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...
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