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Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo

　　By Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　February 17th is the birthdate of Andrew Barton Paterson, affectionately known as “Banjo” Paterson. He was named Andrew after his Scottish-born father, and his middle name Barton was a family name from his mother’s side; he was related to Edmund Barton, who...

Papal Baby Names: Possibilities beyond Pius and Innocent

Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight

Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time

Name the All-Boy Quints! Top Boy Names 2012 Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James Classic Names: A trio of Theos Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now? Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

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Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

　　Okay, you’re Berries, of course you wouldn’t. 　　On the other hand, if crowd-sourcing your baby’s name is good enough for the most powerful new mom in corporate America….. 　　Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist husband Zack Bogue had their first baby, a boy, on Sunday, and took to Twitter...

Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

　　This week for the Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel takes a look at the shifting perceptions of boys’ baby names. 　　When we named our son Alexander in 2004, it was a no-brainer, a family name that my husband very much wanted to pass down. Despite my baby name obsession,...

Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

　　by Kelli Brady of NameFreak! 　　Wentworth Miller, the actor from the former hit show Prison Break, has a very distinctive name. He is a third, after his father and grandfather, and he may share his name with a few others in the world, but his first name is by no...

Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?

　　After decades of classic Thomases and Timothys, Richards and Roberts, nothing sounded cooler in the sixties and seventies than a sleek, new, single-syllable name. I’m not talking about those that were just short-form nicknames like Josh and Jeff and Brad and Greg, or the inauthentic Hollywood-invented names like Rock or...

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10 Names the Boys Should Steal Back

10 Names the Boys Should Steal Back

Powerful Girl Names: International leaders 12 Brilliant Biblical Girl Names Can Good Books Ruin a Great Baby Name? Vintage Modern Girl Names: Margot or Juliet? Modern Romance Girl Names: Sienna and Vienna Classic but Rare Girls Names: Ada, Liza, and Lena Girl Names: In Love with Olivia Most Popular Girl Names Of 2016

New Oldtime Girl Names: Maxine and Maude

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Let’s say you love old-fashioned girl names with a tailored quality. You’re all about names that topped the charts a century ago, but feel fresh and modern today. 　　Top Ten Charlotte fits this description. The same is true of fast-rising Evelyn and Eleanor. 　　The only problem, of...

Strong, Feminine, Uncommon Girl Names

　　Katie has a few favorites, but none seem like The Name! What would you name a sister for Dash and Rory? 　　Katie writes: 　　I never anticipated I’d need your help as I was fairly confident when naming my first two boys: Dashiel “Dash” and Rory. 　　I’m expecting my third baby,...

Most Popular Baby Names In Every State

　　Quick: What were the most popular boys’ and girls’ names of 2016? Emma and Noah, you say? Wrong — at least unless you live in Pennsylvania or Texas. 　　True, Emma and Noah came out on top when the Social Security Administration released its annual list of the most popular baby names of...

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Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best? Nickname Names for Boys The Best Boys’ Names: 10 great biblical choices Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name Best Boys’ Names: 10 stylish selections 40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets Baby Men Names

20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　A few months ago, we blogged about lady detectives, clueing you in to some fabulous names like Trixie, Temperance and Thursday, Loveday and Precious. Now it’s time to investigate their male counterparts—and there are some real doozies—drawn from a variety of genres– from early crime novels to...

Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far)

　　Which boy names have been most popular on Nameberry so far this year? 　　The big news in baby boy names: Asher is back on top, a spot he held in our 2011 popularity list but lost to Finn in 2012. Finn is still enormously popular with Nameberry’s parents, holding onto...

Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

　　A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames. 　　If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Surprisingly International Baby Names Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames The Top Unisex Names in Every US State 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

　　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...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

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Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! What's a Classic Name? Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna The Secret Meanings of Color Names Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

These Names Are At Their Peak

　　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...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback Baby Names Before 1850 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Popular Twin Names Rare Names With Popular Nicknames New Popular Irish Names Revealed

The Top Baby Names A-Z

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

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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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Test-Driving Your Baby Name Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Unique Twin Names to Inspire How to Cope With Baby Name Regret 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

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...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Name Change Resources

　　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...

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