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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2016

　　There’s a new girls’ name heading the list of popular baby names 2016, with Olivia claiming Nameberry’s official Number 1 spot. 　　Ezra holds his place at the top of the popular boy names list, a position the Biblical name claimed in 2015. 　　Olivia replaces Charlotte, the girls’ top name for...

Nov 23, 2024

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Future Starbaby Names: Predictions for the New Hammer and Grammer Babes

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2016 Baby Name Faves

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Have your favorite baby names changed this year? 　　Thinking about the names that captured my attention, week after week, I sense a theme. The names feel modern, but have history and roots. They’re not invented, exactly, but in most cases, they wouldn’t have seemed like given names...

Top Baby Names: What’s Popular Where?

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Emma and Noah are the new Number 1 baby names in the US, but are they the most popular names where you live? Emma was Number 1 in just 22 states, Noah at the top in only 13. Other states put rivals Olivia, Ava, and Sophia at the head of the class for girls, as...

Jamie & Jools: Baby namers extraordinaire

Nov 23, 2024

　　Yesterday, Sophie Kihm presented her predictions for many of the forthcoming starbabies. In today’s follow-up, she singles out one of the most intriguing celebrity-couple baby namers, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and wife Jools, for a more in-depth consideration. 　　If there ever was a celebrity baby name Hall of Fame, Jools...

New Baby Names on the Rise

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Ready for a little bit of crystal ball-gazing about all things baby names? With the new US popularity data due out around Mother’s Day, it’s time for some predictions. 　　The new Top Ten gets an awful lot of attention, of course. Remember last year, when Charlotte entered...

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Blockbuster Baby Names: The Movie Girls of Summer

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The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Ceilidhe Wynn 　　Our sincere thanks for permission to reprint this moving article which appeared recently on romper.com. 　　When you’re pregnant, it can often seem like your body, your baby, your decisions, your life are public domain. Everyone wants to touch your belly. Everyone wants to know what kind of genitalia...

Top Baby Names of 2016 (so far)

Nov 23, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The most popular baby names of 2016 (so far) have been tallied, and we have a new Number 1 name for girls: Olivia. 　　This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberry’s popularity polls, unseating Charlotte. Olivia ranks in second place in...

Rare Nature Names for Girls

Nov 23, 2024

　　Rare nature names have blossomed in recent years, especially for baby girls. Flower names such as Lily and Violet share the spotlight in the Top 100 with other nature-inspired names such as Autumn, Ruby, and Hazel. 　　But one of the most exciting thing about nature names is how wide and...

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Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

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Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 23, 2024

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Nov 23, 2024

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 23, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 23, 2024

　　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....

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Nov 23, 2024

　　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,...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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

Nov 23, 2024

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....