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The Name Joe Finally Gets Presidential

　　Thanks to President-elect Joe Biden, the name Joe has finally joined the elite roster of presidents’ names. 　　Joe might be the ultimate friendly, down-to-earth, good guy name, and one of the most popular boy names for all of American history. 　　But unlike its fellow traditional, perennially popular boys’ names, Joe...

Jan 12, 2025

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Boys’ Name Joe Gets Its Own Holiday

Jan 12, 2025

　　The boys’ name Joe is in the news these day, and Happy National Joe Day on March 27th celebrates the incredibly likeable, everyman name Joe. 　　In the news, former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President, having won recent primaries in states such as...

Boy Names Balance the Traditional and New

Jan 12, 2025

　　She loves rare and unexpected names. He likes to keep it more traditional. Sound familiar? It’s the classic tug-of-war between too-common and too-out-there for this couple. Let’s help them name a brother for Scout Valentine. 　　Desperate writes:I’ve just found out I’m expecting baby number two, a sibling for Scout Valentine!...

Help the Bode Millers Name Their Twin Boys!

Jan 12, 2025

　　Olympic skier Bode Miller and wife Morgan Beck Miller recently became the parents of identical twin boys — but now they need twin names! 　　The Millers told People Magazine that they were having trouble agreeing on names for their twins. 　　“It’s a daily battle to the point where some days we...

100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names Now

Jan 12, 2025

　　Cool unusual boy names are the ones that give you that “Wish I’d thought of that first!” feeling. They’re names with genuine roots, straightforward spelling and pronunciation, in-step with current trends – but that barely anyone is using. 　　Read on for our brand new updated A-Z of the 100 best...

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Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue

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Gender Shock! What to do when nature foils your naming plans?

Jan 12, 2025

　　Remember Kristen, the mom who was suffering from Baby Name Desensitization Disorder and just couldn’t settle on a name for the little brother she was expecting for Colette and Weston? Well, her problem turned out not to be BNDD or even Boy Name Ambivalence but something much more dramatic. We’ll...

Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence

Jan 12, 2025

　　Hear the words ‘detective’ or ‘private eye,’ and you probably picture a tough guy like Mickey Spillane or a cooler customer like Sam Spade. But it turns out that mystery fiction also features a lot more female sleuths than you might think, dating back to Loveday Brooke in the 1890s...

Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?

Jan 12, 2025

　　It’s pretty obvious that some popular names start a daisy chain of cousins that become equally popular, as was seen most recently in the progression of a group of top girls’ names beginning with E. First there was Emily, which was the Number 1 name from 1996 to 2007. One...

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TV Baby Names: Quirky new boy characters

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Unusual Boy Baby Names: A brother for Sage and Rocco

Jan 12, 2025

　　Her husband is wild about Harry in the middle spot, but they’re struggling to agree on a first name if baby number three is a boy. 　　Emma writes: 　　We are expecting baby number three and are stuck for a name if the baby is a boy. 　　Our first child is...

Short Boy Names: Hal, Heath and Hugh

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Do you like your boy names long or short? 　　For every Oliver and Sebastian, there’s a Leo and Kai. But lately celebrity birth announcements have trended towards the single-syllable. Benedict Cumberbatch named his son Hal, a little brother for Kit. Tori Spelling welcomed new baby Beau. We...

Unusual Boy Names Starting with C and K: Seeking fresh ideas

Jan 12, 2025

　　They’d like to stick with another C or K name for their baby on the way. The only problem? None of their favorites feel like The One. 　　Calla writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our second, and much wished for rainbow baby, in September. It’s a boy! We have...

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 12, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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These Names Are At Their Peak

Jan 12, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Jan 12, 2025

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 12, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Popular Twin Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 12, 2025

　　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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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 12, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

Jan 12, 2025

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...