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Invent-a-Baby-Name Challenge Champs!

　　By Abby Sandel and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Whew! 　　If we’ve ever had the slightest doubts about the creativity of the Nameberry community, they are hereby gone forever. 　　When we announced our latest Invent-a-Baby-Name challenge two weeks ago, we expected something like the healthy response we got last time—which was 222 entries. 　　This...

Dec 12, 2024

Emma and Noah Top Baby Names List….Again

Celebrity Baby Names: Newest Predictions

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Jamie & Jools: Baby namers extraordinaire

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What Names are in the Stars for These Starbabies?

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　This month’s set of celebrity naming styles is very eclectic. There’s Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh, who loves honor names; Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, who famously made Wyatt a unisex name; and Mira Pak and Terrence Howard, who create their own names. We’ll have to...

Slightly Different Baby Names: Silas & Sylvie

Dec 12, 2024

　　It’s a common dilemma. You’ve always loved Liam, but now that you’re expecting, it’s a Top Ten favorite that feels very popular, indeed. Or the only name you and your partner agree on is Sophia – but you already know three! 　　Is there a strategy for finding slightly different baby...

Nickname Names: Johnny be gone

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　There’s no record of a single newborn named Dick in the United States last year. 　　In fact, there hasn’t been a baby Dick recorded in the U.S. during the past decade. (It last popped up in the Social Security Administration databanks in 2005.) 　　This is no shock....

The Most Popular Baby Names of 2016

Dec 12, 2024

　　There’s a new girls’ name heading the list of popular baby names 2016, with Olivia claiming Nameberry’s official Number 1 spot. 　　Ezra holds his place at the top of the popular boy names list, a position the Biblical name claimed in 2015. 　　Olivia replaces Charlotte, the girls’ top name for...

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A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit?

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Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...

Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Guest blogger 　　Jennifer Maselli finds herself nursing Baby Name Fever, and the only (elusive) cure is the perfect name. 　　Since finding out that our third and final child – due this fall – is a girl, I have become afflicted with something I like to call “Baby Name Fever.” I’ve...

Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Girls’ Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Within the pages of books from all periods of literary history—from classical, metaphysical and Elizabethan poetry and plays to the Romantics and the Realists, right up to modern novels—can be found gems of names that have been lost to time, either because they’ve been identified with a singular character or simply...

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How I Named My Baby: Osric Theo Peregine

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How I Named My Baby: Lark Berens Hall

Dec 12, 2024

　　Abra Berens, a chef and author, and Erik Hall, a musician, composer, and producer, live in South West Michigan with their son, Lark Berens Hall. 　　They welcomed Lark in November 2021. We sat down with Abra to discuss his name story. 　　Tell me how you named Lark! We accidentally found...

How I Named My Baby: Mercer Joaquin

Dec 12, 2024

　　Allison and Roberto Carrera, a stay-at-home-mom and a Hispanic program director at a seminary, live in Louisville, Kentucky with their three children. After two daughters, Adele Gianna and Margo Anaís, they welcomed a son named Mercer Joaquin on August 14, 2021. 　　Below, we talk to Allison about how she and...

How I Named My Baby: Cade Bennett

Dec 12, 2024

　　Actor and producer Dara Bloomfield and cinematographer Cory Stambler live in New York City, where they welcomed their son Cade Bennett on March 31, 2021. 　　We spoke with Dara about tradition, namesakes, and the family affair of naming Cade. 　　Tell me about how you chose Cade’s name!My family follows the...

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Dec 12, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 12, 2024

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Dec 12, 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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How Millennial Is Your Name?

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Dec 12, 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...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Dec 12, 2024

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

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The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Baby Names Before 1850

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

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Name Change Resources

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Dec 12, 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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Dec 12, 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,...

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Dec 12, 2024

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...