By Emily Cardoza, Nothing Like a Name 　　After the tragic double loss of daughter and mother Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds within a day of each other, Emily Cardoza pays tribute by looking at the names of some of their most iconic characters. First, Carrie Frances Fisher. 　　Carrie 　　Alright, so...

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you’re looking for names for a Christmastime baby, you can go the obvious route with Noel and Noelle, Mary or Merry, or you could consider a more subtle reference. Here are Nameberry’s 2016 picks of 12 great Christmas baby names. 　　Christmas Baby NamesBalthazar 　　Balthazar, also spelled...

　　By Emily Cardoza 　　Within a day of losing Carrie Fisher, film audiences lost another icon – her mother, Debbie Reynolds. A talented actress and entertainer, Reynolds enchanted several generations of filmgoers, from her roles in Singin’ in the Rain to Charlotte’s Web to Halloweentown. And of course, among these roles, we have some great names to consider. 　　Kathy SeldenReynolds...

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

　　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...

　　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...

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

　　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...

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

　　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...

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

　　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...

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...