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Baby Name Doubt: Is This Name Too Different?

　　They chose a name for Lucy’s brother, but now they’re having doubts. Should they reconsider the name that got away? 　　Kelsey writes: 　　We’re due November 24 with a boy. My husband and I decided to name our son Callahan Samuel and call him Cal. Samuel is a family name, so...

Memorial Day Names: Araminta to Zealous

Sibling Names: Unusual Baby Names with Great Meanings

Happy Veteran’s Day: Unusual World War Hero Names

Celebrity Baby Names: Hanson Baby #6

Bold Boy Names: What Goes with Riggins? Top One Syllable Boy Names: Short but strong Fancy Schmancy Starbaby Names Boy Names: Seeking something fresh Nicknamed Starbabies: Boys edition Classic Boy Names: John’s Extended Family Boy Name: How to honor Grandma Jacqueline? Boy Baby Names: Let’s talk about Liam

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Baby Name Challenge: Naming a 7th boy!

　　By Katherine Morna Towne 　　I can name twenty children on paper, easy. More, even. It’s not at all difficult for me to come up with exciting first name ideas paired with perfect middle names, with family names and saint names easily woven into each combination. I can construct each first+middle...

Lost Latin Names Ready to Return: Aurelius to Octavius

　　By Andy Osterdahl, The Strangest Names in American Political History 　　Thanks to mass mega-phenomena like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, we’ve been exposed to lots of previously fusty-sounding ancient Latinate names, and some of them are beginning to sound more and more wearable as baby names—in fact several have landed...

Labor Day Names: Occupational names for your little Pilot or Poet

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition, almost since the beginning to celebrate occupational names on Labor Day. This year we’re not only featuring those whose original occupations might no longer exist in the modern world, though they’re all good, wearable, sometimes trendy names, but also some of the...

Baby Name Theft: Are We the Bad Guys?

　　They found the right name for their son, and he’s due soon. But in the meantime, a cousin gave the very same name to her son – and she probably won’t be happy to share. 　　S. writes: 　　I am due in January, and after months (really years) of deliberating had...

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Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles

Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles

How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia 100 Best Girl Names Below the Top 1000 My Name, My Story: Zara Fanciful Girl Names Go Over-the-Top How I Named My Baby: Leni Jean Transforming Top to Uncommon Female Dog Names Feminizations Carry Girl Power How I Named My Baby: Laíla Brooke

Mom Names: the New Generation

　　Today’s Mom Names might be familiar to you as the names of the friends who came to your first sleepover or your roommates in college: forever young. But many of the 1980s names and 1990s names, once considered the cool girl names, have become today's new Mom Names. 　　It stands...

How I Named My Baby: Aadya Dash

　　Puja, a service analyst, and Partha, an engineer, are a Bangladeshi-Canadian couple living in Toronto. Their daughter, Aadya Dash, was born in September 2022. 　　Here, we speak with Puja about how she and Partha named their baby girl. 　　Tell me how you named Aadya!We first had to decide which letter...

Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic

　　Searching for alternatives to the classic girl name Rose? We've got a wealth of fresh options for you, ripe for the picking! 　　Timeless Classic Turned Middle Name of the MomentRomantic Rose has proved one of the most enduringly popular flower names for girls, peaking at #14 at the beginning of...

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Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

Name the All-Boy Quints! The Best Boys’ Names: 10 great biblical choices Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far) Jack, Jackson & Theodore: Who says it’s tough to name a boy? Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best? Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Sssssssssh, have you heard the secret? 　　There may be a lot of Wild and Wilder names around these days, but boys’ names are also going in a softer direction. 　　The sh sound is stylish — or should that be shtylish? — for baby boys’ names, introduced...

Best Boys’ Names: 10 stylish selections

　　Our new book The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys includes many different styles of great boys’ names — including, well, stylish ones. 　　Stylish might mean popular…but not necessarily. More precisely, it means names that strike the right fashion note for the times, that are in today,...

Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

　　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,...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

　　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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

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Invent-a-Baby-Name Challenge Champs!

Invent-a-Baby-Name Challenge Champs!

The Hottest Trends in Baby Names Today Nine Rising Word Names: Fox, Clover and Stone Coming Attractions: Latest starbaby predictions 1990s Pop Icon Names The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2017… So Far Nickname Names: Johnny be gone 2016 Baby Name Faves CONTEST: Guess the Newest Names on the List

Meet the New Instababy Name Stars!

　　By Tiana Putric 　　Baby and child Instagram stars, now also known as ‘Instababies’ and ‘Instatoddlers’, have been taking social media by storm. Not only are their flawless photographs and captivating videos drawing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of staunch followers, but because they’ve been dubbed “Kid Influencers,”...

Hottest Baby Names of 2017

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　What are the hottest baby names of 2017? Which baby names do we see getting hotter, cooler, trendier, and a lot more visible in the year ahead? 　　To find out, we measured which names clocked the greatest rise in page views in the first month of 2017 compared...

Future Starbaby Names: Predictions for the New Hammer and Grammer Babes

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Some big celebrity broods are about to get bigger–Kelsey Grammer is going to be a dad to seven kids, and Mel Gibson‘s girlfriend is expecting his ninth! Predicting names for such huge families is a daunting task. People’s naming styles tend to change over time, especially when...

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Popular Twin Names

Popular Twin Names

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

　　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...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

The Top Baby Names A-Z

　　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...

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

The Best Baby Name Advice Unique Twin Names to Inspire Updating Popular 1950s Names How to Change Your Baby’s Name Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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

　　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

　　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...

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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