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　　Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past month, you’ve probably noticed the internet phenomenon that is Baby Yoda. Cute, cuddly, kooky, and an ideal subject for meme-lovers and crochet enthusiasts alike (seriously: can we please get one of these?), this little green alien from TV’s The Mandalorian...

Apr 10, 2025

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Starbaby Predictions: First and middles

Apr 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　My latest starbaby predictions include some thoughts on middle names. 　　Celebrity baby middle names don’t get as much attention as first names, but they can be equally as exciting. Take Anne Hathaway’s son’s middle name, Rosebanks. It’s a portmanteau of two family names—a creative solution to honor...

Top Baby Names 2020

Apr 10, 2025

　　The top baby names 2020 feature a host of names that went virtually unused a generation ago. These include newly-minted names, rediscovered antiques, plus names imported from around the world. 　　We predict 2020’s top baby names by calculating which names saw the biggest increases in interest from Nameberry readers so...

Fashion Runways Set Hottest New Name Trends

Apr 10, 2025

　　High fashion baby names: they’re the naming equivalent of crochet crop tops or big, bushy brows. Exciting, edgy… and appealing enough to hit the mainstream sooner than you might think. 　　And since it’s Fashion Week season, we’re bringing you our twist on the very hottest trends to watch out for...

Nameberry’s Newest Arrivals Announced!

Apr 10, 2025

　　Our January birth announcements are in, and they’re the perfect way to set the baby name scene for the decade ahead! 　　Despite the wintry weather, nature names abounded in January. Angelica, Banks, Elder, Fox and Lilac were all used for new Berry babes, with older siblings’ names including cool natural...

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Your Top 5 Girl Names!

Apr 10, 2025

　　Let’s have some fun. 　　List your Top 5 girls’ names. In order if possible. With explanations for why you love them so much, if you like. 　　Your Top 5 might include names you’ve chosen for your own daughter or names you plan to use. Or it might just be a...

Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Is the way we name our daughters changing? 　　The way we name our sons in 2014 feels different. For years we relied on Biblical favorites with a few hardy Germanic go-tos mixed in. But since the 1990s, we’ve seen names like Tyler, Mason, and Jayden...

The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....

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Searching for Casual Cute Boy Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Holly knows her style: casual, cute boy names. But her favorite choice for a son might be too different. Should they name their baby boy Dill, or find something less daring? 　　Holly writes:We need your name wisdom to help us choose a name for our baby boy due in November. ...

Gentleman Cowboy Names Have a Rein on Style

Apr 10, 2025

　　Cowboy names are defined by their brawny and casual qualities. Think Cord or Luke — names that are hardy and masculine, with a sense of informality. 　　Gentleman cowboy names are just like typical cowboy names, but with an extra bit of polish. A gentleman cowboy name is rugged but refined,...

Rare Classic Boy Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Looking for classic boy names that are also unusual? 　　Way beyond the Williams and Henrys you hear every day are dozens of rare baby names for boys that achieve this golden combination. These names have deep roots and have been used for centuries, yet are given to only a handful...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 10, 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...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　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

Apr 10, 2025

　　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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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Apr 10, 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...

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Apr 10, 2025

　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

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Unusual Names: 10 More You’re Not Using

Apr 10, 2025

　　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

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

New Zealand Name Report

Apr 10, 2025

　　New Zealand native Anna Hamilton parses the recently released Kiwi name statistics and analyzes what’s up and down, in and out, including such surprise (to us) hits as Aria, Ayla, Anahera, Manaia, and Sione.. 　　BOYS 　　Looking first at the boys: The big news here is that after a five-year reign,...

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Apr 10, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Apr 10, 2025

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

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Apr 10, 2025

　　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...