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Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Names from the Middle Ages are fascinating. They’re often quite similar to those parents love today, but tend to be almost entirely overlooked. 　　Nameberry has long had the Coolator. I would call this the Medievalizer, except that sounds like a torture device. 　　Instead, this is...

Dec 24, 2024

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Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Is the way we name our daughters changing? 　　The way we name our sons in 2014 feels different. For years we relied on Biblical favorites with a few hardy Germanic go-tos mixed in. But since the 1990s, we’ve seen names like Tyler, Mason, and Jayden...

Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　I’ve long loved Lola, and lately I’ve been crushing on Viola and Finola–which inspired me to take a look at what other ola names there are, and was pleased to find that there are lots of options, coming from several different ethnicities. As opposed to the diminutive ina-ending, ola‘s...

Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　When it comes to naming a daughter, imagination reigns. From Hollywood birth announcements to literary powerhouses, blog babies to the most random of name spottings, a great name can come from anywhere. 　　This week’s potential seismic name influence? Disney’s big screen retelling of Sleeping Beauty....

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Americans are more daring when it comes to naming daughters, and the numbers bear this out. 　　In 2013, just over 67% of girls born in the US received a Top 1000 name. Boys, on the other hand, received a Top 1000 name nearly 79% of...

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Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

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BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

Dec 24, 2024

　　One of the staples of the holiday season is The Nutcracker ballet, making this the perfect moment for balletomane Heather Stevenson‘s guest blog on the enchanted world of exotic ballerina names. 　　Many little girls proclaim that they want to be ballerinas when they grow up—most are drawn to the sequined tutus, the rhinestone...

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers

Dec 24, 2024

　　What could be a greater gift to bestow on your daughter than a name with a heroic namesake, someone with an inspiring story to add a layer of pride to your little girl’s feelings about her name–and give her great material for a school report? 　　The following is a list of...

Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

Dec 24, 2024

　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...

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Wild Baby Names: Names with secret animal meanings

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Middle Name Danger

Dec 24, 2024

　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

Cool Boy Names: They’re ending in R!

Dec 24, 2024

　　Boy names ending in r got a recent boost from an unlikely source: Olympic champion Michael Phelps. 　　Phelps might be the most decorated Olympian of the modern era, but his name? It’s one in the crowd. 　　Classic, Biblical Michael reigned as the number one name in 1985 – the year...

Brother Names: Finding a Middle Ground

Dec 24, 2024

　　He says her favorite names are weird. She says his suggestions aren’t for her. But does this couple have more in common than they think? 　　K writes: 　　My husband and I are having a boy. We are struggling with a name and could really use your help! 　　Our older son...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Dec 24, 2024

　　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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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Dec 24, 2024

　　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,...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Dec 24, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 24, 2024

　　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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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 24, 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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Updating Popular 1950s Names

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Name Change Resources

Dec 24, 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 to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...