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Combo Names: When 1 plus 1 equals 1

　　By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Reminiscent of fifties doo-wop songs and southern cotillions, combo names are finding their way back to baby name lists after a decades-long absence. 　　Combo names are two existing names combined to create one. They can also be called “smoosh names” or “mash-up names”...

Baby Names 2012: The Best of the New

Names on the Cusp

Popular Names 2012: The new top baby names!

Playground Analysis: The REAL Top 50 Names

A Letter to Jacob and Sophia Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar Springtime in Paris: A New Generation of French Names French Baby Names: What’s next in Nice Popular Baby Names: The next top names Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not Popular Names 2012: Guess the Top 10 and win!

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British Baby Names: Two Middle Names

　　If there’s one British names trend that Berries all over the world have embraced full-heartedly, it’s the old upper class practice of giving children two middle names. 　　Rooted in royalty as a way to honor a raft of vaulted relatives, the multiple-middle-name practice was pegged by one visitor to our...

2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9

　　Today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, finds some 2013 baby name predictions embedded in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names. 　　As 2012 faded into 2013, the world welcomed many a new little life. Re-reading birth announcements, I was struck by something. 　　None of them received outlandish names, but every one of...

Hyperlocal Baby Names: What’s hot where you live?

　　Hyperlocal is a word you hear a lot today. There’s hyperlocal news and hyperlocal food, hyperlocal weather and hyperlocal — yeah, baby names. 　　What are the name trends where you live? Which popular names ring through every playground and crowd every class list? What kinds of names are considered cool,...

Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names

　　Guest blogger Angela Mastrodonato, of Upswing Baby Names spots an impending baby names trend: names ending in ‘illa’ replacing the ubiquitous ‘ella’s. 　　When it comes to names, a small change can make a big impact. Ella-ending names have been loved for a while for their elaborate elegance. To find fresh alternatives,...

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30 Rare, Exotic, Gorgeous Girls’ Names

30 Rare, Exotic, Gorgeous Girls’ Names

The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name Name Sage: Do rules make baby naming easier? Happy 100th Birthday, Olivia! Movie Star Characters: When Marilyn was Elsie Poetic Baby Names for Girls: Ancient to modern inspiration Single-Syllable Names for Girls Top Baby Names of 2016 (so far) Name Sage: English-Spanish Baby Names for a Daughter

Can These Baby Namers Escape the Top 100?

　　JAre there any great girl names that aren’t in the Top 100? The Name Sage assures an expectant mama that there are plenty of gorgeous names that aren’t heard everywhere. 　　Sydney writes: 　　I am due this August with boy-girl twins. They already have a big sister named Summer Emilia. 　　In...

Baby Name Patterns: To Keep Going or Break the Mold?

　　What do you do when you’ve created a baby name pattern, and now none of the names you love fits? Does your next baby break the mold, or does family unity carry the day? 　　Katie writes: 　　My due date is September 30 and we are expecting a girl, our fourth...

Rare Nature Names for Girls

　　Rare nature names have blossomed in recent years, especially for baby girls. Flower names such as Lily and Violet share the spotlight in the Top 100 with other nature-inspired names such as Autumn, Ruby, and Hazel. 　　But one of the most exciting thing about nature names is how wide and...

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Rule-Breaking Baby Names

Rule-Breaking Baby Names

Boy Names Starting with B: Billy and Bear Boy Baby Names: Gone to the Dogs? Presidents Day Baby Names: The Veeps 30 vintage boy names not to be laughed off your list Traditional Boy Names: Frank, Walter, and George Boy Names: Meaningful Minis Leonine Names For Leo Babies TV Baby Names: Quirky new boy characters

Vintage Boy Names: Grover and Friends

　　Spoiler alert: we’re talking about the final season of Girls below! 　　Ready for a cardinal rule of baby naming? Names go in and out of style. Every few years, something old feels new again. And a name that was once all the rage teeters on the edge of extinction. Good-bye,...

10 Great Super Bowl Names

　　By Todd Tarpley 　　Super Bowl LI (Super Bowl 51 for non-Romans) is here, and for those planning to have a baby–or just name one–during (or soon after) the game, we have the top 10 baby names for you. 　　First, a trivia tidbit: this is the first Super Bowl in history...

Coachella Boy Baby Names: Mac, Jai & Indio

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Another Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just wrapped up. Every spring, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California transforms into a weekend-long music venue, the modern incarnation of Woodstock. 　　We’ve all heard of the 2017 headliners – Lady Gaga, stepping in for pregnant-with-twins Beyonce, Kendrick...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Gender-Bending Baby Names How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

　　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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

　　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...

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Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

The Most Popular Names Over Time The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they? Portuguese Baby Names: The aristo trend Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back? Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise A peek inside the Nameberry bubble Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The midyear tally of the most popular baby names of 2014 is in, with Imogen and Asher holding onto the Number 1 spots they claimed for 2013. 　　Silas, Jasper, and Milo have all risen into the Top 10 for boys, while the sedate Claire is the only new...

　　By Kelli Brady, thenamefreak.com 　　I am so very excited to finally announce the release of my eBook! Name-alytics: An In-Depth Analysis of the Top 100 Names in the United States Since 1880, a project I have been working on for over a year now. I had the idea and started the...

M Baby Names: Initial of the future?

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names How Gen Z Is Your Name? The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Popular Twin Names Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names 30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

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...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine How to Change Your Baby’s Name Unique Twin Names to Inspire Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby The Best Baby Name Advice How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

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...

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

　　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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

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