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Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more

　　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,...

Nov 27, 2024

Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground

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Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Sibling Names: The latest from London

From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer Portuguese Baby Names: The aristo trend Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they? Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad A peek inside the Nameberry bubble Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far

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Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic

Nov 27, 2024

　　It’s tempting to predict the future. Difficult, too. 　　Last week, I stumbled across a 1994 article in the L.A. Times. Nameberry’s chief name expert Pamela Redmond predicted the stylish names of the future would be Felix and Frances, Charlotte and Claire, Hazel and Dexter. 　　Twenty years later, it’s all come...

Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

Nov 27, 2024

　　By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　There is no doubt that mythological names from a variety of ancient cultures have become increasingly popular with baby namers. The graphics below will make this visually—and eminently—clear. 　　As you can see, mythological boys’ names were pretty negligible until the mid-1990s, after which they’ve had quite...

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...

M Baby Names: Initial of the future?

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...

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New! First-Ever Berry Question of the Week

Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls? Classic Girls’ Names: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Nameberry Picks: The 12 best feminizations Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Does one name have it all? Berry Question of the Week: Help name baby #3! Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara The Florodora Girls: Cora, Dora, Flora & Nora Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar

Nov 27, 2024

　　The other day we offered eight fresh choices for boys, and now it’s the girls’ turn—girl names ranging from a rare botanical specimen to a nostalgic nickname to an undercrowded place name. 　　1–Acacia—This a a pretty and delicate botanical name that has hardly been heard in this country, though it...

Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute

Nov 27, 2024

　　When Memorial Day—then called Decoration Day—was first observed on May 30, 1868 to honor and decorate the graves of the Civil War dead, much of the impetus for it came from women—particularly in the South. It was a woman poet who conceived the idea of wearing poppies on Memorial Day...

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...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Trending Boy Names Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Brother Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 27, 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...

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Surprisingly International Baby Names The Coolest Unisex Nature Names 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Nov 27, 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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 27, 2024

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Nov 27, 2024

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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...

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Santa Cancels Baby Name Christmas

Lost Names Return to the Charts Top Baby Names 2020 Revealed! Top Telegraph Names of 2019 Released 20 Terrific Names That Made the Top 20 Unique Baby Names: Fresh From the Faroes And the Next Big Baby Names Are…. Sneak Peek: Scotland’s Top Baby Names of 2019 Top Baby Names of the 2010s Released

Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise

Nov 27, 2024

　　This week’s news includes baby name trends, the fastest-rising names of the last five years, cute and clever nicknames for girls, and names you’ve never heard before from Scandinavia and South Africa. 　　Baby Name Trends: Fast risersIf you like to know which names are shooting up the charts, you’ll enjoy...

The Hottest Baby Names of 2020

Nov 27, 2024

　　These are the hottest baby names of 2020, and we’ve got the data to prove it. We looked at the viewer figures for all our name pages over the last month, compared it with the same period last year, and found which names had the biggest rise in views over...

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...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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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,...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Nov 27, 2024

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...