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

　　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...

Apr 11, 2025

Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls

What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?

Restoration Comedy Names for Girls: Amaryllis, Araminta and Prue

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

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

Apr 11, 2025

　　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...

S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds

Apr 11, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady of NameFreak! 　　When people ask me what letter I would use if I had to name ten children with the same letter, my answer is S. But I also clarify that it is S and not Sh! To me, since they are different sounds they are different “letters”...

14 Signs Your Name Might Be Jennifer

Apr 11, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Jennifer was the Number 1 girls’ name in the U.S. from 1970 until 1984, given during that time to nearly a million little girls. Today, that legion of little Jennifers have grown up to be moms — and executives, artists, athletes, and movie stars. Here, 14 signs...

Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?

Apr 11, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　As the mother of a five year-old girl, Frozen was required viewing over the recent school holidays. Somewhere between the first appearance of talking snowman Olaf and the happy ending, I found myself musing about the popularity of Disney-princess names. 　　I’ve long thought that any...

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MayBerry Arrivals: Cecilia Lilac and Godric Nickleby

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The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future

Apr 11, 2025

　　What will be the most popular baby names of the future? 　　To find out, we took statistics from the past ten years to calculate the most popular baby names of 2028? Which names will rise the fastest and which will fall? What unexpected names do we see gaining popularity? And...

Girl Names in Limbo: Can they escape?

Apr 11, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　They were once the belles of the ball. But then they gradually lost their luster and found themselves in baby name limbo. 　　Most of these girls’ names aren’t vintage enough to benefit from the 100-year rule. And many are recent enough to still bring up images of...

9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright

Apr 11, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There are many girls’ names that mean light. There’s the whole Lu-name contingent: Lux and Luz, Lucy and Lucia, Lucille and Lucinda, for starters. And the bright and clear Clara, Claire, Clarissa contingent. And all the Helen, Helena, Ellen, Leonora et al names that mean ‘bright, shining...

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Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

Apr 11, 2025

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Apr 11, 2025

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Apr 11, 2025

　　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...

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Apr 11, 2025

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Apr 11, 2025

　　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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Apr 11, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

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Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

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These Names Are At Their Peak

Apr 11, 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...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Apr 11, 2025

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Apr 11, 2025

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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Baby Names Before 1850

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Apr 11, 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...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Apr 11, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Apr 11, 2025

　　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...

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Apr 11, 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: Defining Classic Girl Names

Apr 11, 2025

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Apr 11, 2025

　　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...