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

　　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...

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review Boys’ Names Ins and Outs Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way How About Harvey? What About Walter? A Boy Named Chelsea Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names

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Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

　　Maybe contemplating the name Rufus sparked my revelation. Or it might have hit me when I encountered an Otis. Whatever the inspiration, I suddenly realized that my most-loved boys’ names end in the letter s. Yep, almost all of them. 　　Amias? One of my all-time underappreciated favorites. 　　Amadeus and Miles? ...

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

　　When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it...

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

　　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...

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names

　　Until recently, Italian names–particularly for boys– have rarely ventured outside their own neighborhoods, but lately we’ve seen several popping up in the celebrisphere—though usually, if not always, used by celebs with Italian roots. There have been at least four Mateo/Matteos, two Roccos, two Romeos, Annabeth Gish’s Enzo, Ricky Martin’s Valentino, and...

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

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

Place Names: New Destinations Name Shame Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word? Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success? Will This Baby Ever Get A Name? Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing?? Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Girls’ Names

The Lost Names of 1880

　　I was combing through the Top 1000 Names of 1880 the other day for another project (ah, the glamorous life of the baby name expert) and I was blown away by how many names on the list had been totally forgotten. I don’t mean just marginalized, like Ethel or Beulah,...

BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

　　One of the staples of the holiday season is The Nutcracker ballet, making this the perfect moment for balletomane Heather Stevenson‘s guest blog on the enchanted world of exotic ballerina names. 　　Many little girls proclaim that they want to be ballerinas when they grow up—most are drawn to the sequined tutus, the rhinestone...

The Magic of Maya

　　Hope Edelman, today’s guest blogger, is the acclaimed author of the influential bestseller Motherless Daughters; her new book, a fascinating and inspirational personal odyssey titled The Possibility of Everything, is out this week. 　　My daughter got her name from a San Francisco Guardian newspaper box. 　　Actually, she got her name...

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William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel leads us into the jungle for some wild animal names. 　　Not so long ago, baby boys were named Jason and Kevin and Joshua, and a lynx was something we saw at the zoo on the kindergarten field trip. 　　Now a growing number of boys...

Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!

　　The news is out–even if it hasn’t been formally announced–that the soon-to-arrive third Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck baby will be a boy. This provides us all with a perfect opportunity to display our sibset-crafting skills. 　　I think all will agree that the couple made gorgeous (and trend-setting) choices for...

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

　　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...

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Most Popular, Most Unisex Baby Names

Most Popular, Most Unisex Baby Names

Irish Baby Names 2018 Gender-Bending Baby Names Gender Neutral Baby Names Newsy Names this Week: Aberdeen, Hercules and Via A Girl Called Liam Who gets to judge your baby’s name? Baby Name News: Norse names, nicknames and more Baby Name News of the Week

　　by Benilde Little 　　There weren’t that many names that I considered giving my first-born. Even though I had amniocentesis, we didn’t find out the gender. My husband didn’t want to know and so I let him have his way. I really wanted a girl, but knew I’d be happy with...

Modern Virtue Names

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Virtue names go way back. The Pilgrims brought them to Plymouth Rock. A handful of classics, like Grace and Hope, have almost always ranked in the US Top 1000. 　　But there’s a new kind of virtue name in vogue today: the modern virtue. These names are less...

Baby Names: The gender reshuffle

　　By Eve Newman 　　What actually makes a name female or male? Most names seem to have been assigned a strict gender based on previous usage, but recently more and more we are seeing boy names used for girls and girl names used for boys. You could say this is the...

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Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Ancient Names for Babies Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Babyberries: Class of 2023! Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style America's Next Top Baby Names

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops

Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops

British Baby Names: Tops of the pops Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10? New Zealand Name Report Popular baby names: The case for the common name Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

　　Since our last round-up of Nameberry’s actual baby names of 2011 in June, there’s been a bonanza of beautifully named newbies posted on our forums–and I’m sure they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Once again Pam and I are blown away by the fantastic choices being made—from the elegant classics to the more imaginative...

Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)?

　　Today’s QOW was inspired by a comment from jgirl525. 　　This week it’s a two-parter: 　　a. What’s your response when you meet someone who shares your own first name? Do you feel an instant kinship or do you feel more proprietary? If it’s a popular name, do you immediately start comparing nicknames...

British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations

　　Yesterday, to launch British Names Week on Nameberry, Eleanor Nickerson identified the five strongest current naming trends in the UK. 　　Today we zero in on the popularity of individual names on both sides of the Atlantic, seeing which names have shared success and which haven’t. 　　We Yanks sometimes tend to...

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

　　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...

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