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Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French

　　Belgian native and guest blogger Sarah B. unscrambles the pieces of the complicated jigsaw puzzle that is the diverse naming structure of her native land by analyzing its Most Popular list of 2010. 　　Belgium is a small country with a mere 10 million inhabitants. Yet it sits right in the heart...

Nov 21, 2024

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Underrated Baby Names: What’s your nomination?

Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list

British Baby Names: The Latest Crop

News Flash! News Flash! How Popular is Too Popular? The “F” Names: They’re few and far between The X Factor: Some x-cellently x-otic X names What’s your favorite of all names? Most Popular Names: Quebec 2009 Scottish Baby Names: the latest from Leith Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

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Unusual Names: 10 More You’re Not Using

Nov 21, 2024

　　Here, our latest collection of names that have been overlooked and are deserving of greater consideration: 　　girls 　　ALOISA. Aloisa has several things going for it: It starts with A, which is nearly a guarantee of appeal these days; it’s superfeminine; it’s a grownup name ready to face the tough times...

Name Popularity List: Two new Latin names and how they got there

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Nephele 　　Now that the Social Security Administration has released its annual baby names listings beyond the top 1,000 (including all names that had at least five occurrences in any given year), names researchers can better track the influence of popular culture on our names. 　　For example, a girl’s name...

The Social Security Name List–and how it grew

Nov 21, 2024

　　 Since the Social Security site showing the rankings of baby names is the bible for so many nameberries, we thought we’d turn to webmaster Jeff Kunkel to give us some insight into how it developed–and his instrumental part in it. 　　Soon after Social Security joined the internet, I became webmaster...

Bardo (and other celebrity O names)

Nov 21, 2024

　　Sandra Bullock’s choice of Bardo as her newly-adopted son’s middle name puts the spotlight back on the O names – names that begin, end, or otherwise emphasize the letter O. 　　We’ve always loved the O names and have taken an ever-expanding view of the category since publishing our first name...

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Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names

9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow? Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words Girl Names in Limbo: Can they escape? Black History Names: Amazing Women Athletes The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future 14 Bewitching Girl Names for Halloween Sunny Summer Solstice Names for Girls

Blending Baby Names for a Modern Brady Bunch Family

Nov 21, 2024

　　After many years apart, these high school sweethearts are welcoming a daughter together. But how do they find a baby name that fits with their modern Brady Bunch? 　　Chelsea writes: 　　My husband and I are at a loss for a name for our baby girl, who will be born this...

Sister Names: Long or Short?

Nov 21, 2024

　　Sibling names add a whole layer of complexity to naming a baby. Naming your first child may have been challenge enough — finding names that you like, agreeing on a single name with your partner — but naming a sibling comes with its own set of tasks. 　　The goal of naming siblings...

Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition

Nov 21, 2024

　　If you’re a teacher, every name can already feel taken by a former student! What’s the best approach – choose something truly unusual? Or choose a baby name you love, knowing that it might appear on your class list, too? 　　Caity writes: 　　We are having trouble agreeing on a girls’...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Exploring the Meaning of Julian Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Nov 21, 2024

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

Trending Boy Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Nov 21, 2024

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around The Coolest Unisex Nature Names The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Nov 21, 2024

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Nov 21, 2024

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Nov 21, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Nov 21, 2024

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

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Unusual Names for Girls: Hidden treasures below the Top 1000

Most Popular British Names A to Z Place Names for Babies: Malaysia’s Hot, Argentina Only Warmish Occupational Baby Names: A journalist named Jonah? An accountant named Adele? Déjà vu: 9 Celebs Who Used the Same Names 20 Worthy Name Substitutes: Judson for Hudson Names That Age Well Early American Names Beyond George & Martha: What names were popular then and why? Seasonal Baby Names: How do they rank?

The Baby Name Class of 1915

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　At the start of 2015, it’s interesting to look back a hundred years to see what was happening in the world of baby names. 　　The Baby Name Class of 1915 included several choices that are once again stylish: Evelyn, Alice, Florence, Lillian, and Rose for girls;...