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Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

　　The current popularity lists are full of Irish names that are also surname names—Ryan, Riley, Brody, Brady, Brennan, Connor, Keegan, and Quinn, to name just a few—and have been for quite some time. For the most part, they have been two- and occasionally one-syllable names; we’d like to suggest that...

Jan 13, 2025

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Boys’ Names Ins and Outs

Jan 13, 2025

　　Yesterday we took a look at the girls’ names moving in and out of fashion and now we turn our attention to their brothers. 　　And here we find a somewhat different picture. 　　Overall, it confirms the fact that there is much greater consistency on the boys’ side of the fence, with...

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

Jan 13, 2025

　　While the country’s attention will be focused on football this Super Bowl Sunday, some of us may be more interested in another aspect of the action: The crazy names of the players, of course! Nameberry’s new intern Robert Harclerode breaks down the most interesting names on both teams: 　　The Super...

Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey

Jan 13, 2025

　　Yesterday, we looked at the girls’ names, and today, as promised, it’s the boys’ turn. Again, we present the Top 10 baby names for every letter of the alphabet—from Anthony to Zecheriah—compiled by nameberry’s own Nephele. (The U.S. Social Security Administration’s complete names lists spanning a 130-year period were used in the tabulation...

How About Harvey? What About Walter?

Jan 13, 2025

　　The Nameberry Question of the Week: Would you name your baby boy Harvey or Stanley or any of the other up-and-coming oldies appearing on the recently released British pop list? 　　Is this another case where the Yanks will follow the Brits in baby-naming trends and revive such previously verboten Grandpa...

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Most Popular Baby Names In Every State

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25 Unusual Names Inspired by Celebrities

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Unusual names attract attention for the stars who bear them and often inspire hundreds of baby namesakes. But which uniquely-named celebrities have the biggest influence on baby name trends? 　　Some celebrities here have already turned their rare monikers into baby name hits. Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams has propelled...

Modern Romance Girl Names: Sienna and Vienna

Jan 13, 2025

　　When we talk modern girl names, we’re often thinking about picks like Harper and Sloane, or Willow and Sage. They’re surname names and word names, choices that trend girl, but could just as easily be given to boys. Tailored and trim, these unique baby names feel right at home in...

Modern Girl Names: Sleek and Rare

Jan 13, 2025

　　Modern girl names, simple and sleek yet rare and distinctive, provide a refreshing counterpoint to the elaborately feminine vintage names so popular for girls in recent years . 　　These lovely modern names for girls are standouts among the kree8tiv spellings and strange inventions that also rank among contemporary names. 　　Some...

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Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Boys’ Names

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A Dozen Neglected Biblical Boys’ Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　In the most recent list of Most Popular Boys ‘ Names, all five of the top five names came from the Good Book, accounting for well over 100,000 of the boy babies born in the US. Obviously, many parents–whether for religious reasons or not–continue to be attracted to names with this strong...

Popular Baby Names 2010: Top 100 Boys’ Names So Far

Jan 13, 2025

　　UPDATE!! Check out our final list of popular baby names 2010 for boys! 　　Our most popular baby names 2010 for boys are a mix of the traditional and trendy choices like Jacob and Aiden that dominate the official list of popular baby names 2010 plus a variety of more intriguing...

Nameberry Faves II: The Boys’ Names Nameberryites Love Most

Jan 13, 2025

　　A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the favorite girls’ names on a Nameberry Message Board thread–led by the lovely Beatrix, Penelope and Clementine–and now it’s time to look over at the boys’ side. 　　The most striking result is the strong showing for the good old traditional, timeless classics, with...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 13, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 13, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Jan 13, 2025

　　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....

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Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

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Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Jan 13, 2025

　　The day every baby name addict waits for all year is finally here, as the Social Security Administration released its list of Top 1000 Boy and Girl Names this morning. To many people’s surprise–including a sizable number of our contest entrants–Emma leapfrogged over Isabella–last year’s #2– to become the most...

Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes

Jan 13, 2025

　　It’s become a truism that once a name gets too popular, no one wants to use it anymore. (Which reminds me of the famous Yogi Berra saying: Nobody goes to that place anymore. It’s too crowded.) 　　So what do they use instead? Often, a name that’s the same but different....

Names of the Future

Jan 13, 2025

　　One of the most fun things about running nameberry, as opposed to being a visitor, is that you get to peer behind the scenes and see which names people are actually searching for. Some of the most visited names on nameberry are ones you’d expect: Ava and Aidan, Lucy and...

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Unisex Names of the 2014 Top 1000

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Most Popular Spanish Baby Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　The most popular Spanish baby names have been revealed by Spain’s national statistics office, with parents choosing more traditional names over modern monikers. 　　Spain’s national statistics office (INE) has released a list of the 100 most popular baby names in 2013 (the most up to date data) and the trend...

Best Names Given to Just 5 Babies

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Angel Thomas, aka Dantea 　　These name choices are entirely my opinion, and you might not agree with them. But after reading through the Below The Top 1000 list from the SSA, I picked out the best names I could find that were spelled properly or at least very close...

Top 100 British Names in 2014

Jan 13, 2025

　　The Top 100 British names are official! (At last!) The #1 names in 2014 for England and Wales were Amelia and Oliver.Amelia managed to maintain its #1 spot for the fourth year running, and Oliver for the second year. 　　Overall, the Top 10 British names are pretty conservative, barely moving, especially for the...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 13, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Jan 13, 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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 13, 2025

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...