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Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee

　　Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a quiet week for high profile arrivals. Sure, Michael Weatherly of NCIS fame and wife Bojana welcomed son Liam. It’s a great name – friendly, upbeat, accessible. Liam is also a solid favorite in the US, just like big sister’s...

Nov 22, 2024

Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far

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Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita

Nov 22, 2024

　　If you like names that are classic and timeless, international and deep-rooted, royal names could be the perfect style for you. 　　These are the names worn by kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families (focussing on European ones here) from early medieval times to the present day — some names...

40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

Nov 22, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you scan the annals of distinguished women in American history, culture and science, you’ll find that a surprising number of them had distinctive names as well, names that could provide unique-ish choices with interesting back-stories. Several of them have a funky, fusty period flavor that may...

The Blooming of Lily

Nov 22, 2024

　　By K. M Sheard of Nook of Names 　　I have been musing about names which, on the surface, appear to be straightforward adoptions of English words, but are, in fact — in origin at least — entirely unrelated. The most popular name of this kind currently in use is Lily. 　　Lily...

Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe

Nov 22, 2024

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...

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Hate Your Name? Change It!

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Place Names: New Destinations

Nov 22, 2024

　　Feeling that geographical names have become kind of ho-hum? It’s true that many people have tired of Paris and some of the over-visited names from the American West like Cheyenne, Sierra, Dakota and Dallas. But that’s no reason to write off the whole category—we can renew our passports and look...

Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

Nov 22, 2024

　　What are the most popular girls’ names in the U.S.? If you consult the official Social Security list, or most of the state lists, you’ll get one version. With each name counted individually by spelling — Sophia and Sofia are counted separately, in other words — the national list of...

The Lost Names of 1880

Nov 22, 2024

　　I was combing through the Top 1000 Names of 1880 the other day for another project (ah, the glamorous life of the baby name expert) and I was blown away by how many names on the list had been totally forgotten. I don’t mean just marginalized, like Ethel or Beulah,...

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Braggadocio Boy Baby Names

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Name Sage: A Brother for Ivan Lawrence

Nov 22, 2024

　　Jacqui writes: 　　I hope that you might be able to put some fresh eyes on a debate my husband and I are having about the name of our second child! 　　Our first is named Ivan Lawrence. I liked that Ivan is different, but not too different. I also liked the...

Name Sage: Traditional Boy Names Needed

Nov 22, 2024

　　Sarah writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our third baby on February 7. We have decided that we won’t find out the gender. We’ve already used the two boy names we have always loved for our two sons: Henry Hiram (often called Hal) and Joseph Magnus. Both names carry...

Most Popular Boys’ Names 2015

Nov 22, 2024

　　The Biblical Ezra has zoomed to the top of the list to become Nameberry’s new Number 1 boys’ name of 2015. 　　Last year Ezra made it onto Nameberry’s Top 10 for the first time. On the US list, Ezra is nearing the Top 100 and we expect it to be...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Nov 22, 2024

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

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From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer

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Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean

Nov 22, 2024

　　The Top 100 names of England and Wales are resplendent with choices that feel a lot more chic and surprising in the US than they must in the UK. 　　Freya, for instance, the Norse goddess name that’s become a Top 20 staple on the other side of the pond, just...

A peek inside the Nameberry bubble

Nov 22, 2024

　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

Italian Baby Names: Popularity and trends

Nov 22, 2024

　　Italian baby names often have layered meanings and a lot of romance, which makes them a great choice no matter what your nationality. At the same time – and for much the same reasons – searching for good Italian names can be tricky. 　　Names that sound perfectly fine to American...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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Baby Names Before 1850

Nov 22, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 22, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Nov 22, 2024

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Nov 22, 2024

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

Name Change Resources

Nov 22, 2024

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...