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Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best?

　　For our new book, we winnowed the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry down to our picks for the very best: the most stylish classic names, the fashionable choices that transcend trends, the most usable unusual names. 　　It was a difficult task, but now we’re asking you to choose the best...

Nov 24, 2024

Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

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Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　The Victorian nickname trend that’s hot in the U.K. is getting attention in the U.S.—for girls. 　　The Brits have embraced this genre on both sexes. Alfie and Charlie are in the U.K. top 10. Archie, Freddie, and Harvey round out their top 50....

20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　A few months ago, we blogged about lady detectives, clueing you in to some fabulous names like Trixie, Temperance and Thursday, Loveday and Precious. Now it’s time to investigate their male counterparts—and there are some real doozies—drawn from a variety of genres– from early crime novels to...

Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

Nov 24, 2024

　　A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames. 　　If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child...

Baby Men Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Baby Men Names are names that sound perennially middle-aged, born wearing ties and carrying leather briefcases, buttoned-up and oh-so-adult. 　　These names carry several advantages: They’re rooted in tradition, of course, and so give your child a solid base for any grownup pursuit. And since so many...

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How I Named My Baby: Calla Grace

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Narrowing Down Your Name List

Nov 24, 2024

　　Narrowing down your name list can be the toughest part! Jessie has it down to three final choices. But how do you go from three to one? And if you can’t get there, does it mean that it’s time to broaden your search again? 　　Jessie writes:We’re expecting our second daughter...

How I Named My Baby: Atlas Rose

Nov 24, 2024

　　Evelyn Woodbridge, stay-at-home mom, and Chris Lopez, nursing professor, live in Miami, Florida. Their first child, a daughter named Atlas Rose, was born in March. 　　Here, we talk to Evelyn about how she and Chris chose the baby name Atlas for their little girl. 　　　　How long did it take...

Confronting Name Regret

Nov 24, 2024

　　They’ve brought home their new baby, but her name just doesn’t seem to fit. Time for practical strategies for confronting name regret, and finding the best possible name for their daughter. 　　C writes:I am having serious name regret. We named our daughter Leila Rose. The name Leila was on our...

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

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Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous

Nov 24, 2024

　　It’s Father’s Day, and once more this year we commemorate the holiday with a list of some notable names of the paternal parents of celebrities of various times and places, with some truly unusual examples, as in Archulus (Truman Capote) and Belmont (Humphrey Bogart). It turns out that quite a number of past (and...

Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

Nov 24, 2024

　　Why does Henry consistently rank as one of the top two Nameberry favorite boys’ names? (Finn is the other one.) 　　Because in many ways Henry is the most perfect of the classic boys’ names—as historic as James and John and William –yet with a quirkier edge that makes it seem modern, and even hip. 　　Henry...

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 24, 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...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Nov 24, 2024

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 24, 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...

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Ancient Names for Babies

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Nov 24, 2024

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Nov 24, 2024

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

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Popular Twin Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 24, 2024

　　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....

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Nov 24, 2024

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 24, 2024

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Nov 24, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...