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Sundance Catalog Names

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　At this time of year, catalogs flood the house every day – the poor mail deliverer! – only to be promptly thrown into the recycling bin. 　　One of the few exceptions is the Sundance Catalog. It’s not as if I ever order anything from there, though...

Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane

Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee

Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai

Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013 Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really? Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

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Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　My seven-year-old daughter didn’t inspire my interest in American Girl dolls, one of their names did. 　　My daughter hasn’t expressed any interest in American Girl dolls and doesn’t own any. 　　But an American Girl doll has one of my favorite names. A retired...

40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you scan the annals of distinguished women in American history, culture and science, you’ll find that a surprising number of them had distinctive names as well, names that could provide unique-ish choices with interesting back-stories. Several of them have a funky, fusty period flavor that may...

Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now

　　Flower names for girls never go out of style, and for good reason! 　　Flower names have a fresh femininity which has appealed to parents throughout the ages, but they can also make a meaningful choice. 　　Choosing a seasonal flower name can be a sweet way to connect your baby girl...

Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices

　　One of our most popular blog posts ever was on 100 wonderful names given to 25 or fewer girls each year. (We did a boys’ version too.) 　　But what, we wondered recently, would happen if we narrowed the parameters even more? If we looked only at names given to ten...

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Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

Artistic Baby Names for Girls: Saskia and Simonetta Name Sage: Choosing Cute Classic Girl Names Wanted: A Girls’ Name That’s NOT Popular Biblical Girl Names for Now Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite Long Middle Names for Girls Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie Teddi Mellencamp Needs a Name for her Daughter!

Time To Be More Greta!

　　Greta Thunberg: TIME Person of the Year 201992 years ago, TIME magazine named American aviator Charles Lindbergh its first “Man of the Year”. Fast-forward to 2019, and not only has the feature been renamed “Person of the Year”, but it’s been announced that the chosen candidate this year is a...

Little Women Sets New Name Trends

　　Greta Gerwig’s new Little Women, the latest remake of the beloved 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is sure to launch a range of style trends, including a fashion for its most celebrated names. 　　 Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must be one of the...

Cool Short Middle Names for Girls

　　Think of cool short middle names for girls that go with everything, and May – or another spelling like Mae or Mei – is sure to spring to mind. 　　With its timeless streamlined feel, May can lighten up a long first name (like Elizabeth or Persephone), make a short sweet...

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

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

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　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...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

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America's Next Top Baby Names

America's Next Top Baby Names

Babyberries: Class of 2023! Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of How Millennial Is Your Name? Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

　　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...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

Ancient Names for Babies

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

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Popular Twin Names

　　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...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

　　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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

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Name Change Resources

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　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...

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