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Popular Boys’ Names: Top 100 Makeover

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It was the Case of the Great Missing Baby Names Blog. 　　One of our most-read blogs of all time, a makeover of the top 100 most popular boys’ names, disappeared from our archive. We didn’t even notice it was gone until a Berry wrote...

Nov 27, 2024

Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?

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Baby Men Names

Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo 20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices Name the All-Boy Quints! Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

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Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　There’s something about a name that ends with the letter s. 　　They’re preppy. Sometimes they sound plural or possessive. But they’re also fresh. In our age of Aiden and Asher, we’re not expecting to meet a kiddo with an s ending name. 　　I’m not...

Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets

Nov 27, 2024

　　by Angela Mastrdonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Boy names have inspired me lately. Here are some brilliant names with masculine swagger and a bit of 1960’s charm. If I were to write a novel with beatnik characters, these would be the names of the male characters. In my opinion they...

Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

Nov 27, 2024

　　This week for the Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel takes a look at the shifting perceptions of boys’ baby names. 　　When we named our son Alexander in 2004, it was a no-brainer, a family name that my husband very much wanted to pass down. Despite my baby name obsession,...

Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far)

Nov 27, 2024

　　Which boy names have been most popular on Nameberry so far this year? 　　The big news in baby boy names: Asher is back on top, a spot he held in our 2011 popularity list but lost to Finn in 2012. Finn is still enormously popular with Nameberry’s parents, holding onto...

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How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove

How I Named My Baby: Pippen Carol Stunning Spanish Names for Girls and Boys 100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!) Lilting Girl Names Lift the Spirits Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic Mom Names: the New Generation Elizabeth: The Name That Has Everything My Name, My Story: Zara

Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style

Nov 27, 2024

　　Little black dress baby names ooze style and sophistication, but they do so with classically understated flair. 　　Chic, Sleek and TimelessWhen legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel designed the first little black dress in the 1920s, Vogue dubbed it “Chanel’s Ford”. Like the car brand, the LBD was designed to...

Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation

Nov 27, 2024

　　Compound girl names – those formed by combining two separate names – have moved on since the days of Maryann and Annemarie! 　　Today’s smoosh names for girls are less likely to take classics like Mary and Anne as their base, and more likely to build on already fashionable or novel...

100 Best Girl Names Below the Top 1000

Nov 27, 2024

　　Uncommon and unique girl names are more sought after than ever by new parents. Long gone are the days when there were five Jennifers or three Ashleys in every class! In 2022, a third of American baby girls received a name outside the Top 1000 most popular. 　　The great news...

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Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love 150+ European Baby Boy Names Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son Trending Boy Names How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Nov 27, 2024

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Nov 27, 2024

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

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Top Baby Names 2020

The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018 New Baby Surname Trends Brilliant Baby Names You’re REALLY Using International Baby Names: Hottest in the UK, Poland and Japan Baby Name Trends: and other news of the week Names That Will Define the Next Decade These Cool Winter Baby Names Are Hot, Hot, Hot! Classic Baby Names: Current comebacks

Top Baby Names of the Decade

Nov 27, 2024

　　The top baby names of the 2010s — the decade that is drawing to a close — are dominated by classic names still used by a wide range of parents. 　　The top four girl names — Emma, Sophia, Olivia, and Isabella — along with the top three boy names —...

Starbabies: Predicting the next celebkid names

Nov 27, 2024

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　The most exciting celebrity baby news of the past few weeks has undoubtedly been that of the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s little prince. Archie Harrison does not have any family names, but his middle name honors Dad—Harrison literally means Harry’s son. 　　Back on this...

The New Top 10 Contest Winner

Nov 27, 2024

　　Congratulations to our Berry Amy, known in the comments as Orchid_Lover, who won our “Guess the New Top 10” contest! 　　Amy’s predictions for the Top 10 baby names of 2018 were as follows: 　　1. Emma 　　Noah 　　2. Olivia 　　Liam 　　3. Ava 　　William 　　4. Sophia 　　Oliver 　　5. Isabella 　　Benjamin 　　6. Charlotte...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning? 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 Classic Baby Names on the Rise 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name The Top Baby Names A-Z Top Czech Names Follow International Trends Top Names in Each State Revealed!

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

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

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Nov 27, 2024

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...