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Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Before you fire up the barbie or pack up the picnic basket, why not take a minute to think about what Memorial Day memorializes. 　　The holiday—originally called Decoration Day—was first commemorated on May 30, 1868, not long after the Civil War had ended, and was given that...

Nov 27, 2024

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Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

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20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys

Nov 27, 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...

Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

Nov 27, 2024

　　The following essay is re-published with the permission of its original author Robbie Blair. You can view the full essay here. 　　A name is not a small thing. I didn’t realize its full weight until I read Helen Keller‘s account of her genesis in the world of language and identity....

Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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...

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12 Girl Names That Deserve More Love

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My Name, My Story: Zara

Nov 27, 2024

　　Names can tell a powerful story, but as a US immigrant from China, the English names I was given didn’t mean anything to me. This is my journey through those names, to choosing my own English name that continues my story. 　　Chinese Names 101Born in China to Chinese parents, I...

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...

How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove

Nov 27, 2024

　　Bethany C. Meyers, founder and CEO of the be.come project, and Nico Tortorella, an actor who starred in TV's Younger, based on the novel by Nameberry creator Pamela Redmond, live in Weehawken, New Jersey with their daughter Kilmer Dove. 　　Kilmer was born on March 5, 2023. Here, Bethany and Nico...

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Nov 27, 2024

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

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...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Nov 27, 2024

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 27, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 27, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

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The Top Baby Names of 2019….so far

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Top Baby Names 2020

Nov 27, 2024

　　The top baby names 2020 feature a host of names that went virtually unused a generation ago. These include newly-minted names, rediscovered antiques, plus names imported from around the world. 　　We predict 2020’s top baby names by calculating which names saw the biggest increases in interest from Nameberry readers so...

The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018

Nov 27, 2024

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　We’ve taken a hint from the Brits, as nicknames are being used as given names more and more in the US each year. Liam outranks William, Lily is more common than Lillian, and names like Bella, Jack, Ellie, Eli, and Sadie are all in the Top 100....

Baby Name Trends: Technology and more

Nov 27, 2024

　　This week’s news includes names from books and technology, babies named after hospitals, and baby name trends in Ireland and the Isle of Man. 　　Technology and Top Ten trendsWe’re still learning new things from the US baby name charts for 2018. On the blog recently we’ve looked at the beauties...

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 27, 2024

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

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...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 27, 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....

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

Name Change Resources

Nov 27, 2024

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

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

Nov 27, 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...