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12 Ever-Cool Boy Names

　　What makes a name everlastingly cool? Mix an element of edge and swagger, a seductive sound, a charismatic cultural association, plus a certain timeless quality and you get what the following 12 cool boy names have—the ability to stay cool over time. 　　Ray – Ray, with its many shades of...

Boy Baby Names: A time for compromise

100 Brilliant Boy Names in Translation

Newest Word Names for Boys

Cool Boy Names: They’re ending in R!

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Family Name Drain: They’ve Used Them All!

　　They’ve used up all of the family names! Should they call their new son Melvin? Or is there a better way to find a meaningful name for Eva’s twin brother? 　　Meredith writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting boy/girl twins in September, and I am starting to worry that we...

Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle

　　They’re looking for an unusual baby name for their son, and they’ve found a favorite. The only trouble? Their top name might be the next big thing. 　　Shayna writes: 　　I am due with a baby boy and one of the only baby names my husband and I agree on is Arlo....

Boys’ Baby Names: Little Middles

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　In the past, most boys were lucky enough to avoid the generic-connector-middle-name syndrome the way girls did, when Ann and Lynn and Beth were pretty ubiquitous. For the most part, boy babies were given double classics, so there were a ton of them dubbed Steven Michael or...

New Baby Names: Great berrybaby choices of September!

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The September baby names in this month’s Babyberry report includes one of the most original middle names we’ve seen: Violet WHIMSEY. The girls’ names are running long, in the sense that there is a preponderance of three and four-syllable choices. Again, lots of floral appellations and an...

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9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright

9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright

Marian Names Way Beyond Mary, Marie and Maria! Most Popular Baby Names of 2017 Warrior Girl Names: Finding the Right Fit for a Fighter Girl Baby Names: Freddy’s sister needs a name! Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls Girl Names in Limbo: Can they escape? Girl Names: Long and Meaningful Reinventing Grandma Names

CONTEST: Guess the New Top 10s and Win!

　　The wait is almost over! The official list of U.S. Most Popular Names of 2017 will be released on twitter by the Social Security Administration on Friday, May 11 at 9:05 am ET 　　And so in advance of the imminent announcement, which of course we’re all awaiting with bated breath, we’re...

Celebs are Crazy for Nickname Names!

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Nickname names are hot! Who by now hasn’t met, for instance, a girl named Sam or Charlie? And nobody loves a nickname name more than celebrities, and many of them have displayed a lot of originality, discovering and reviving long forgotten relics. Here are some of the...

Playground Analysis 2017: The REAL Top 50 List!

　　By Kelli Brady 　　After seeing the SSA’s 2017 Popular Baby Names list, did you wonder why you aren’t hearing the #1 name as much as a name further down on the list? Do you hear a lot more “Sophia!” on the playground than “Emma!”? One way to try to explain...

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80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

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B Baby Names in the News: Bowie, Brie, and Beyond

B Baby Names in the News: Bowie, Brie, and Beyond

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The Names We Choose, Those We Refuse

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Here’s something that fascinates me: the difference between the names that we truly love, but don’t use, and the names that we actually bestow upon our children. 　　My own shortlist tends towards the daring – Leif, March, Everild, Swan. But would any of those names make it...

The Maiden Name Dilemma: Keep, Drop or Integrate?

　　By Laurie Scheuble 　　I have been working on marital naming research for 25 years. I study what names women choose when they marry and what surname they give their children. 　　Twenty-five years ago, I would have predicted that at least a quarter of women in the United States would keep...

Name Trends of the 1880s: Everything old is new again

　　By Arika Okrent, mentalfloss.com 　　The Social Security website has data on the thousand most popular baby names for boys and girls going back to 1880, when John and Mary came in first. A look at the old lists shows that the most popular names are always changing, but some of...

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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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Popular Twin Names

　　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...

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,...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

　　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...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

　　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...

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...

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