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Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Everybody loves the letter A. 　　A is the most common first initial for baby names today. Many of the most popular baby names start with A, including Ava, Abigail, and Amelia for girls, and Alexander, Andrew, and the Aiden constellation for boys. And then there are...

Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad

Sibling Names: The latest from London

Portuguese Baby Names: The aristo trend

Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground M Baby Names: Initial of the future? A peek inside the Nameberry bubble Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean British Name Trends 2014 Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer

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Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic

　　It’s tempting to predict the future. Difficult, too. 　　Last week, I stumbled across a 1994 article in the L.A. Times. Nameberry’s chief name expert Pamela Redmond predicted the stylish names of the future would be Felix and Frances, Charlotte and Claire, Hazel and Dexter. 　　Twenty years later, it’s all come...

Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The stars, they’re just like us. They shop for groceries. Run out for coffee. And celebrity parents love names with vibrant, exciting letters like V, X, and Z – just like the rest of the world. 　　Names featuring V, X, and Z aren’t novel. One...

Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top

　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it. We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...

Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　We’re just days away from the new year! As 2014 draws to a close, plenty of websites and hospital systems have released their top baby names for the past twelve months. 　　At Nameberry, Asher, Declan, and Atticus topped the boys’ list, while Imogen, Khaleesi, and...

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Freshly Picked Flowers for the Name Garden

Freshly Picked Flowers for the Name Garden

Name Sage: A Sister for Juliet and Celia Name Sage: But I Like All 42 Names! Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara Silent Screen Actress Names: The Virgins and The Vamps The Orphans of Annie The Long and (mostly) Short of Baby Names Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls Name Sage: Kim Kardashian Stole My Baby Name!

Long, Lovely Names for Girls

　　Great news! Your private lists are back! Access them through your member panel. It will be a few more days till you can modify lists or create new ones. 　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this week, Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale welcomed a new daughter, a sister for Spike Alan and...

Great Lost Nicknames for Girls, Part 2

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We’re now at Part 3 (Part 2 for girls) in our hunt for lost nickname names worth reappraising and this time it’s girls’ names that have never ranked on the Top 1000 list. Consider them as fresh nicknames for classic faves, or for possible use on their...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly

　　Christina writes: 　　I’m just a few weeks away from my due date and my husband and I are having major naming blocks! With our first I knew her name before we were even married. My grandmother is Theresa and I knew Tessa would be the perfect way to honor that,...

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Brother Names: Finding a Middle Ground

Brother Names: Finding a Middle Ground

Boy Baby Names: Thor, Thane & Thackeray Family Names: Yes, No, or It Depends? Rising Boy Names: 9 Ready to Roar 12 Ever-Cool Boy Names Country Boy Names: The best of the west New Baby Names: Great berrybaby choices of September! 9 Ways to Name a Boy Now Geek Chic Names for Boys

Influential Baby Names: Show Biz Boys

　　By Nancy Man, Nancy’s Baby Names 　　Idris, Benedict, Shia…several of today’s uniquely-named leading men are now influencing the U.S. baby name charts. But what about the male movie stars of bygone eras – did they have the same kind of impact? 　　Yes! Here are a dozen famous performers who influenced...

Boy Baby Names: A time for compromise

　　They don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but they do know the names – or they did. Now friends have chosen their top boy baby name, and it’s back to the drawing board for Anna and her husband. 　　Anna writes: 　　We’ve got a bit of a dilemma...

Cool Boy Names: They’re ending in R!

　　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...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Unisex Names Across the Atlantic The Top Unisex Names in Every US State The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

The Secret Meanings of Color Names America's Next Top Baby Names 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

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...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

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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,...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

　　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,...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

　　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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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Test-Driving Your Baby Name 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask How to Change Your Baby’s Name 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Name Change Resources Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

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...

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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