Baby names | Name list - www.zdname.com

　　By Joe Satran 　　Nice girls don’t always finish last — at least when it comes to baby names. 　　Sure, many newly fashionable girls’ names are either tomboyish (Avery, Harper, Brooklyn) or opulently feminine (Sophia and Isabella). But a countervailing trend is starting to emerge. In the past few years, girls’ names with a distinctly...

Apr 17, 2025

25 Unusual Names Inspired by Celebrities

Don’t pick these baby names if you want to be unique!

The Case for the Many-Nicknamed Name

A boy name trend now hot for the girls!

Girl Baby Names: A Compromise Needed Unique Girl Names from Nature Playing it Safe Baby Names Baby Girl Names: Elegant, Exotic, Unusual Unusual Vintage Names for Girls Fresh Surname Names for Girls Trendy Celebrity Baby Names Dad’s Favorite Baby Name is Taken … by the Dog!

Popular recommendations >

Modern Girl Names: Sleek and Rare

Apr 17, 2025

　　Modern girl names, simple and sleek yet rare and distinctive, provide a refreshing counterpoint to the elaborately feminine vintage names so popular for girls in recent years . 　　These lovely modern names for girls are standouts among the kree8tiv spellings and strange inventions that also rank among contemporary names. 　　Some...

TV Baby Names: Quirky new girl names from the new shows

Apr 17, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every TV season brings its own few unique character names, some that make interesting baby names, some that are just weird curiosities. Lately we’ve had the Game of Thrones crew, and from the futuristic The Handmaid’s Tale, Offred, Ofglen, Ofsamuel and Oferic stepped from the pages of...

Sibling Names: Should They Share the Same Initial?

Apr 17, 2025

　　Update: Cora’s brother has a name! 　　They gave their first two daughters traditional, feminine A names. Should they stick with that style – and letter! – for sibling names or try something new if their next baby is a girl? 　　Holly writes: 　　My husband and I are happily expecting our...

Wonder Women Names: Strong names for girls

Apr 17, 2025

　　By Josh Murray 　　As the newest film in the DC Comics Cinematic Universe, Wonder Woman has recently been released to mass acclaim. Critics and fans have become enthralled by the strong female lead. Here are the names of other strong and independent women, some with those qualities embedded in their...

Girl Names >

Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way

A Girl Named Ellis Stylish vs. Popular Names: Do you know the difference? Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen Can you help this teenberry love her name? Classic Girls’ Names: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Let’s hear it for Auntie Name! Girls’ Names in Limbo: When can Kay come out to play?

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best feminizations

Apr 17, 2025

　　In this era of boys’ or at least boyish names for girls, feminizations — classic feminine forms of male names such as Charlotte and Georgia — seem almost quaint. Why not just name your daughter Charlie….or George? 　　Well, there are a lot of reasons. And choosing a more traditional feminization...

The Florodora Girls: Cora, Dora, Flora & Nora

Apr 17, 2025

　　There’s been a lot of berry-buzz lately around the names Cora, Flora and Dora, a nostalgic bevy of beauties we might call the Floradora girls. 　　If you’re wondering about the origins of the term, it dates back to Florodora, one of the first big Broadway musical hits of the twentieth...

New! First-Ever Berry Question of the Week

Apr 17, 2025

　　We’re turning around the Question of the Week format, so that you ask the questions of us and of the general Berry population. 　　Looking for advice on naming your baby? Negotiating a name problem with your partner or mother-in-law? Or simply have a larger name question you’d like to ask...

Boy Names >

Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard? Top Boy Names 2011 Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition? Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again

Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

Apr 17, 2025

　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker. The er-ending...

Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

Apr 17, 2025

　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...

Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

Apr 17, 2025

　　This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel follows the lead of Jada Pinkett (with son Jaden) in showing us how to find boys’ names honoring a female namesake. 　　Jaden Christopher Syre Smith turns 13 next month. Smith is Hollywood royalty, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, and his name is...

Unisex Names >

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Surprisingly International Baby Names The Top Unisex Names in Every US State The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Apr 17, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Apr 17, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Apr 17, 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...

Trends & Predictions >

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

America's Next Top Baby Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Apr 17, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Apr 17, 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...

Name Popularity >

The Best Popular Names–and why to pick one!

Let’s Put Together Our Own Top 100! Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville Scottish Baby Names: Announcements from Aberdeen Hottest Nicknames of 2017 2017 Comeback Kids: Best names newly returned to the list Name Popularity Countdown: The waiting game! Berry Faves of 2017 IRL Royal Wedding Kids, Starbaby Sibs and State Standouts

Top Baby Names 2017

Apr 17, 2025

　　Atticus has jumped to the top of Nameberry’s baby name popularity list for 2017, while Olivia remains at the top of the girl’s popularity list for the second year in a row. 　　Three new names entered Nameberry’s Top Ten in 2017 for each gender: Cora, Maia, and Amara for girls, and...

The Top Cornish Names in Cornwall

Apr 17, 2025

　　Cornish names are one of the most overlooked, yet up-and-coming, areas of Celtic naming. 　　Unlike their Irish, Scottish and Welsh cousins, Cornish names are still the relative under-dogs in the world of Celtic names. When you look at the overall statistics for England and Wales, Cornish names_—_with the exception of...

Congrats To Our Name Popularity Contest Winners!

Apr 17, 2025

　　A couple weeks back, we asked Nameberry readers to submit their guesses for the 10 most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2017. You responded enthusiastically, with so many users posting their ideas. 　　When the Social Security Administration released the actual list of the year’s most popular names,...

Baby Naming Advice >

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Updating Popular 1950s Names Name Change Resources The Best Baby Name Advice What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Apr 17, 2025

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Apr 17, 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...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Apr 17, 2025

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....