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12 Best Golden Globe Nominee Names

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The awards season has begun, the Golden Globes and SAG nominations have been announced and, following a Nameberry tradition, we’d like to present our own awards for the best names on the lists. So here are our twelve 2018 nominees. Care to cast your ballot? 　　ALFONSO Cuaron,...

Jan 10, 2025

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Nickname Names: Birdie, Bobby and Bobby

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes another starbaby Birdie, some nicely-named goats, and naming issues with siblings, cousins and pets. 　　Family nicknames: Birdie and BobbyIt looks like another Birdie is joining the flock! The chirpy vintage nickname is one that celebrities love perhaps a little more than average. Busy...

New Top Baby Names in England and Wales

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　Today, the top baby names for England and Wales in 2017 have been released by the Office of National Statistics (yes, we get ours pretty late on, sadly). 　　And once again Oliver was top for English name for boys, for the fifth year, and Olivia remained...

Starbaby and Other Name News of the Week

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes name announcements from YouTubers, popular names in Canada and Scotland, and debate over a Christmassy name. 　　Stylish starbaby names: Flynn and FreyDo you like keeping up with celebrity baby names? You’re not alone. The most-Googled starbaby names of 2018 included some that you’d...

20 Unique Baby Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 10, 2025

　　If you could give just one largely unknown and under-appreciated baby name a big PR boost, what would you choose? 　　We recently stumbled across this intriguing thread topic from the Nameberry Forums, and it got us thinking… As wonderful and wide-ranging as the community here is, Nameberry can still be something...

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Middle Name Rose: Is The Bloom Off?

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Oh, Susannah!

Jan 10, 2025

　　When I was a little girl I wanted to be named Susie. Cute, perky, popular: the name Susie seemed to embody all the things I wanted to be, everything not associated with prissy, proper Pamela. 　　While I’ve come to prefer Pamela to Susie, I’m still fascinated by all the variations...

Boys to Girls–Baby Name Gender Switches

Jan 10, 2025

　　Let’s say you have a two-year-old son named Connor. Then suddenly you wake up one morning and see that Scarlett Superstar has just named her new baby daughter Connor. And the thought runs through your mind–omg!!–are thousands of other parents now going to follow her lead and name their little...

Girly Baby Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s choice of the name Seraphina for their second daughter has put the spotlight on ultra-feminine names. Lots of syllables, ending in a vowel: Those are the classic earmarks of the girly baby names. 　　When I had my first — and as it turned out, my...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

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Trending Boy Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Jan 10, 2025

　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Jan 10, 2025

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 10, 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...

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 10, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Jan 10, 2025

　　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,...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Jan 10, 2025

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

Jan 10, 2025

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Jan 10, 2025

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Jan 10, 2025

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

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The Best Baby Name Advice

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

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 10, 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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Jan 10, 2025

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...