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Occupation Names: A Labor Day Salute

　　With Labor Day upon us, it seems like the perfect moment to focus on the original pre-barbecue meaning of the holiday and celebrate hard-working occupational names. So we’re looking back to wtoe we wrote on the subject in our book Beyond Ava & Aiden, but here focusing on the less used, fresher sounding...

Boys’ Names Ins and Outs

Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads

Baby Names 2010: Top 100 For Boys

Boys’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far Boys’ Names: Unusual, Stylish Picks John Today, Gianni Tomorrow Antiquarian Names: Colonial craftsmen names Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back Classic baby names: Peter, Paul or Mary? Vintage Boy Names: How To Find A Cool Old Name Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices

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RIP, Ben: A Mom Mourns Her Once-Favorite Name

　　BENJAMIN – Laura Dunphy and her husband, Mike, are mourning the loss of the name Benjamin, which was terminated from their Baby Name List on Friday May 21, 2010, after a long and debilitating ailment. 　　Almost 11 years ago, Benjamin – as they called him, Ben – was the very...

Top Boys’ Names: One Mom Puts Her Picks To The Test

　　We first discovered Teresa Strasser when she mentioned us on her hilarious blog, Exploiting My Baby, to be published as a book next year. (That’s her at the right, pretending to be Heidi Klum.) Like many moms, Teresa spent her entire pregnancy obsessing about names, except unlike most moms, she...

Classic Names: The Fred Factor

　　A few days ago, I was introduced to Fred Gooltz, COO of the hot new obsession site itsasickness.com. Wow, I thought, Fred, one of my favorite cool retro classic names. But it soon became evident that Fred didn’t share my enthusiasm, expressing his negative feelings about growing up with a name...

Willy Wonka & Severus Snape: Alliteration in kids’ book names

　　They snap, crackle, and pop—which is one reason why alliterative names are so widely used for the characters in children’s stories—from nursery rhymes like ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ to picture books like Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel to Young Adult book characters like Harry Potter‘s Luna Lovegood. 　　Here, the distinguished name scholars Don...

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Zodiac Baby Names for Girls

Zodiac Baby Names for Girls

Cute Comeback-Kid Nicknames for Girls The Long and (mostly) Short of Baby Names Top Royal Baby Girl Names Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx Name Sage: He hates my favorite name Name Sage: A Sister for Rex Naming a Daughter – At Last! Great Alternatives to the Top Girl Names

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana!

　　Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the official name of the newborn Princess of Cambridge. 　　Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have named their new daughter Charlotte, the recent favorite with the betting public. The baby’s middle names are Elizabeth, after the queen, the baby’s great-grandmother, and Diana, after William‘s late mother...

Name Sage: A Sister for Rex and Leo

　　Lauren writes: 　　Our two little fellows, Rex, 3, and Leo, 18 months, will have a little sister later this year. 　　Our Hungarian last name is rather challenging to spell and difficult to pronounce, so we like the idea of keeping her name easy to read and say. 　　I like shorter,...

Best Botanical Baby Names

　　Botanical names have been beloved for many generations. We’re all familiar with Rose, Violet, and Lily, but the scientific (genus and species) names for plants are actually a gold mine for beautiful, unique baby names. Hundreds of thousands of plant species exist, so here are just a few lovely finds...

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Athlete Names: Football faves

Athlete Names: Football faves

Memorial Day Names: Shiloh & Sheridan Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition Presidential First Names Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys When Siblings Get Into the Baby-Naming Act Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend Red Carpet Baby Names: Boys’ Edition Famous Dad Names: Noteworthy Names of Some Famous Fathers

The New Boys’ Names 3: Ethnic Choices

　　Parents in search of names emblematic of a new masculine image for their sons are also looking toward ethnic choices unknown in the U.S. just a few years ago. 　　The inspiration? To some extent, it’s celebrities, from actors like Joaquin Phoenix to star dog trainer Cesar Millan to Heidi Klum’s...

Confessions of a Desperate Baby-Namer

　　Guest blogger Teresa Strasser, a comedy writer whose new blog is called Exploiting My Baby, is desperate for one good boys’ name for her son, due in October. How far will she go to find it? 　　I know from that stupidly catchy viral “Pregnant Women are Smug” song that pregnant...

Scottish Surnames: Beyond Campbell and Cameron

　　They’re not like those jaunty Irish surnames that kind of jump out and hit you in the face–no way you could see Finnegan or Donovan as anything else. But Scottish surnames, somewhat more subtly, have affected American nomenclature to a surprising degree. 　　Many Scottish names that could pass for Irish or...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Surprisingly International Baby Names The Coolest Unisex Nature Names 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Gender-Bending Baby Names Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

　　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...

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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Ancient Names for Babies Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style What's a Classic Name? The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna America's Next Top Baby Names How Millennial Is Your Name?

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

　　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...

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 Forgotten Names Making a Comeback Top Names in Each State Revealed! Baby Names Before 1850 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names Popular Twin Names 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

　　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...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　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...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

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The Best Baby Name Advice

The Best Baby Name Advice

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask Unique Twin Names to Inspire How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Test-Driving Your Baby Name It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...

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