Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The stars, they’re just like us.  They shop for groceries.  Run out for coffee.  And celebrity parents love names with vibrant, exciting letters like V, X, and Z – just like the rest of the world. 　　Names featuring V, X, and Z aren’t novel.  One...
Nov 27, 2024
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Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago.  Their names were just revealed last week.  If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...
Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The midyear tally of the most popular baby names of 2014 is in, with Imogen and Asher holding onto the Number 1 spots they claimed for 2013. 　　Silas, Jasper, and Milo have all risen into the Top 10 for boys, while the sedate Claire is the only new...
Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top
Nov 27, 2024
　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it.  We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...
From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Nick Turner 　　Baby-name fads have come and gone over the decades, but one trend has held true: Names are getting longer. 　　A hundred years ago, boys’ names were typically less than two syllables. John, James, George and Frank were all popular picks, and there were no three-syllable names anywhere...
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Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar
Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar
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Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen
Nov 27, 2024
　　In her previous blog, Appelation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel revealed the alter ego names of the male superheroes, and this week it’s the girls’ turn. 　　Last week we looked at comic book names inspired by Clark Kent and Peter Parker – the mild-mannered alter egos of Superman and Spider-Man.  　　More women have...
Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’
Nov 27, 2024
　　It’s pretty obvious that the first initial letters of names move in and out of fashion.  The last several years have seen a rotation of vowels—A, E, O, I– as favored name-starters.  But there have been instances, too, of  ending sound name trends as well, which aren’t quite so apparent.  Case in...
Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara
Nov 27, 2024
　　One of my favorite poems, for reasons that will soon be obvious, is called “Mourning the Dying American Female Names,” by Hunt Hawkins.  You can read the whole poem here, but I’ll give you a few choice lines: 　　Many names are almost gone: Gertrude, Myrtle, 　　Agnes, Bernice, Hortense, Edna, Doris,...
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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy
Nov 27, 2024
　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...
12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love
Nov 27, 2024
　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...
How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique
Nov 27, 2024
　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...
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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
Nov 27, 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...
Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around
Nov 27, 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...
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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide
Nov 27, 2024
　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...
What's a Classic Name?
Nov 27, 2024
　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Nov 27, 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...
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Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise
Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise
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Top Baby Names in Scotland 2020
Nov 27, 2024
　　The top baby names in Scotland for 2020 have landed! If you love Scottish and British names, they’re not to be missed. 　　It’s extra exciting this year because the National Records of Scotland didn’t release provisional data at the end of the year, as they usually do. So, shiny brand...
The Hottest Z Names of 2020
Nov 27, 2024
　　Names starting with Z could be zooming up the charts this year — they’re certainly hot with Nameberry readers! 　　Writing that makes me wonder if it’s because many of us have been saying “Zoom” a lot more than we used to, so the Z sound is on our minds. 　　Whether...
Unique Baby Names: Fresh From the Faroes
Nov 27, 2024
　　What’s hot in the Faroe Islands?Well… not much, if you’re talking about the weather! This autonomous Danish territory, located in the North Atlantic about halfway between Norway and Iceland, reaches a mean temperature of just 50°F during the summer months. 　　But if it’s unique and unconventional baby names you’re interested...
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How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Nov 27, 2024
　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...
Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask
Nov 27, 2024
　　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,...
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