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Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　After years of long-frilly girl names, the winds of fashion are once again shifting and one syllable names are getting recognition. 　　There are several lovely one syllable names with quaint femininity such as Jane, Rose, and Mae. And then there are one syllable...

Jan 14, 2025

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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...

Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

Kimye Kname Kraziness

Jan 14, 2025

　　It’s close to midnight after noon, the end middle of Day 2 3 or maybe we can call this Day 3 4 of the Kim and Kanye Baby Name Watch. You know they’re not going to announce the name tonight right this minute, because most sane journalists are already asleep out to lunch. 　　We’ll find...

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

Jan 14, 2025

　　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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Wanted: A Girls’ Name That’s NOT Popular

Jan 14, 2025

　　Growing up as one of the Emilys has this mom seeking a stand-out name for her daughter. 　　Emily writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first child and need some name help! We have a boy name, but are struggling to come up with the right girl name. 　　Growing...

How I Named My Baby: Zara Tiger

Jan 14, 2025

　　Olivia and Rob Peel live in Australia and welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in 2019. Here, we talk to Olivia about how she and Rob chose the baby name Zara Tiger for their daughter. 　　How long did it take you to decide on a name?Zara Tiger! Our little...

Little Women Sets New Name Trends

Jan 14, 2025

　　Greta Gerwig’s new Little Women, the latest remake of the beloved 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is sure to launch a range of style trends, including a fashion for its most celebrated names. 　　 Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must be one of the...

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Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

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Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James

Jan 14, 2025

　　The revelation of Tennessee as the name of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s baby boy came as something of a surprise to the celebrity babies‘ name-watching world—but perhaps it shouldn’t have been, what with other recent starkids named Alabama, Indiana and Arizona. And a simple Google search will tell you that though...

Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!

Jan 14, 2025

　　The news is out–even if it hasn’t been formally announced–that the soon-to-arrive third Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck baby will be a boy. This provides us all with a perfect opportunity to display our sibset-crafting skills. 　　I think all will agree that the couple made gorgeous (and trend-setting) choices for...

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names

Jan 14, 2025

　　One of Paul Simon‘s biggest hits was a song titled “You Can Call Me Al.” But, really, who calls anyone Al anymore? 　　Once upon a time, a century ago or so, Al was almost as commonplace a nickname as Joe or Jim, Bill or Bob. Al itself stood independently at Number 298, a casual...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Jan 14, 2025

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

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....

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Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Jan 14, 2025

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

Ancient Names for Babies

Jan 14, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 14, 2025

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

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The Names Really In Danger of Extinction

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U Names for Babies Are the Most Unique

Jan 14, 2025

　　Names that start with U are by definition unique: U is the rarest first intial! But wait — before you skip from the T’s of Thea and Theo to the V’s of Violet and Viggo, pause for a moment and consider these unique U-name possibilities, from the storied Ulysses to...

The Top Scottish Names You Never Hear

Jan 14, 2025

　　The brand new Scottish baby name data for 2021 has just been released! 　　Contemporary favorites Olivia and Jack top the charts again, and the fastest rising names of the year include Lyla, Blake, Rowan and Lara for girls, and Carson, Struan, Myles and Elijah for boys. 　　Top Scottish names known...

The Top Global Names Right Now

Jan 14, 2025

　　The popularity of baby names is usually country or even region-specific, with the top names in the US different from those in the UK, which are different again from those in Sweden or Spain. 　　But as the world gets smaller, there’s a growing cadre of names that rank highly on...

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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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 14, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Name Change Resources

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...