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Bold Names for Girls

　　The news this week includes one notably conservative name for a royal baby boy, and several bold names for girls. 　　His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge is just a week old. We’ve discussed his name – and the names the royals didn’t choose, or might be holding in reserve...

Jan 14, 2025

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Your Favorite Literary Names for Girls

Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names

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Baby Name Nicknames: The ubiquitous Addie

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Aimee Reneau Tafreshi__ 　　I was at a 1950’s-style diner with my young daughter Addie when an older waitress asked me what the name was short for. “Adair,” I said, and was shocked when the waitress told me that her grown daughter’s name was also Adair, called “Dare.” I was impressed...

Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys

Jan 14, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel/Appellation Mountain 　　Do you name boys and girls the same way? 　　We often reserve antique gems for girls – lady-like appellations like Charlotte, Amelia, Lydia, and Hattie. But this week, parents proved that retro picks work for boys, too. Several high-profile birth announcements revived grandpa-chic choices for our...

Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far)

Jan 14, 2025

　　See all the girl names on Nameberry here. 　　There’s a new girl in town, and her name is Imogen — the breakout Number 1 among girl names on Nameberry for the first half of 2013. 　　Imogen unseated longtime favorite Charlotte as our most-viewed girl name so far this year. In...

Four Syllable Middle Names: Longer choices beyond Elizabeth

Jan 14, 2025

　　Some names are common in the middle but rarely used as first names. Others are common first names but hardly used in the middle. And then there are a lucky few that are popular first and middle names, such as Grace and James. But the ultimate double-threat is Elizabeth. 　　Elizabeth’s...

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Girl Names You Never Knew Were in the Top 50

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Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic

Jan 14, 2025

　　Searching for alternatives to the classic girl name Rose? We've got a wealth of fresh options for you, ripe for the picking! 　　Timeless Classic Turned Middle Name of the MomentRomantic Rose has proved one of the most enduringly popular flower names for girls, peaking at #14 at the beginning of...

New Geek Chic Names For Girls

Jan 14, 2025

　　Question: What do Cora and Sadie, Vivian and Josephine, Violet and Hazel all have in common? 　　Answer: These stylish vintage girls’ names — which already feel like modern classics — have all rejoined the US Top 100 in just the last decade (or less!) 　　Fashion moves fast, and some of...

Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style

Jan 14, 2025

　　Little black dress baby names ooze style and sophistication, but they do so with classically understated flair. 　　Chic, Sleek and TimelessWhen legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel designed the first little black dress in the 1920s, Vogue dubbed it “Chanel’s Ford”. Like the car brand, the LBD was designed to...

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Willy Wonka & Severus Snape: Alliteration in kids’ book names

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RIP, Ben: A Mom Mourns Her Once-Favorite Name

Jan 14, 2025

　　BENJAMIN – Laura Dunphy and her husband, Mike, are mourning the loss of the name Benjamin, which was terminated from their Baby Name List on Friday May 21, 2010, after a long and debilitating ailment. 　　Almost 11 years ago, Benjamin – as they called him, Ben – was the very...

Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

Jan 14, 2025

　　Maybe contemplating the name Rufus sparked my revelation. Or it might have hit me when I encountered an Otis. Whatever the inspiration, I suddenly realized that my most-loved boys’ names end in the letter s. Yep, almost all of them. 　　Amias? One of my all-time underappreciated favorites. 　　Amadeus and Miles? ...

FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads

Jan 14, 2025

　　Once more this year we commemorate Father’s Day with a list of some notable names of the paternal parents of celebrities of various times and places, with some truly unusual examples, as in Archulus (Truman Capote) and Belmont (Humphrey Bogart). As with the moms we displayed on Mother’s Day, it turns out that quite...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Jan 14, 2025

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 14, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 14, 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...

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Cheery-O Names

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California Desert Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　Guest blogger Susan Chesney writes about the evocative place and nature names of the California desert. 　　One of my favorite places is the California desert, because in that silent place there are many secrets. Most people drive through the desert as fast as they can with their windows up, radios...

New York City Names: Sophia and Jayden top the new list

Jan 14, 2025

　　The New York City Health Department released its list of most popular names of 2008 today–at last–with some pretty interesting results. (It reminded me of the old Jennifer & Jason days–before the Social Security Administration was compiling a national list, when Pam and I used to have to contact –and...

TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas

Jan 14, 2025

　　Once in a while some pop culture phenomenon comes along that doesn’t just reflect the name gestalt of its day, but actually influences it. This was the case with the glossy nighttime soaps of the late 70s and early 80s–most particularly Dynasty—which were all about wealth and greed, ambition, melodrama, campy...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 14, 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......

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 14, 2025

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Jan 14, 2025

　　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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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Jan 14, 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...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 14, 2025

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 14, 2025

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...