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What’s your favorite of all names?

　　The Question of the Week: 　　Is there one name about which you can loudly proclaim: I love this name, always have and always will? 　　… a name that you’ve been crazy about forever –maybe starting when you scribbled it in the margins of your school notebook—and are certain that you’ll continue to feel...

Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

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Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! The Social Security Name List–and how it grew Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era? New Zealand Name Report British Baby Names: Tops of the pops How Popular is Too Popular? Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now

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Underrated Baby Names: What’s your nomination?

　　The question of the week is: 　　Is there a name that to you seems to have everything going for it and yet hasn’t caught on? Do you have a theory as to why it’s been neglected? Maybe it’s a Nameberry fave that outsiders haven’t discovered or maybe it’s your own personal pleasure...

Popular baby names: The case for the common name

　　Today’s guest blogger Kristen, aka Swistle, confronts the question of popular baby names–and explains why it’s okay to use them. 　　More common than the name is this naming concern heard from parents: “We don’t want her to be one of five in every class.” 　　We know they don’t need to worry about...

British Baby Names: The Latest Crop

　　Every few months, about as often as I allow myself to relish a hot caramel sundae and with about the same amount of delicious anticipation, I dip into the London Telegraph birth announcements to see what the upper-crusty British baby namers are up to. 　　And as with that sundae, the...

Name Popularity List: Two new Latin names and how they got there

　　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...

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A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit?

A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit?

Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition Goodbye Girls’ (Names) Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names? Flower Fairy Names Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular? Girls’ Names from the Comix: Betty vs. Veronica Will This Baby Ever Get A Name? She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate?

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons

　　We looked at trailblazing women in Part One of this blog yesterday—bold and courageous achievers who would prove worthy namesakes for a daughter. Now we turn to those with major accomplishments in the arts—a varied mix of writers, artists, and musicians of the far and fairly recent past—many of whom seem to...

Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

Family Names: Naming from the Heart

　　Today’s guest blogger, Ilya Welfeld, describes her journey towards the perfect–and inevitable –name for her daughter. 　　Is it wrong to admit that I sometimes want another child just to name it? That at times, that desire is so powerful as to supersede memories of chafed breasts, sleepless nausea and the...

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Boys’ Names: 10 New Favorites

Boys’ Names: 10 New Favorites

80s Flashback Names for Boys: Rockwell, Lloyd, and More Name Sage: A Brother for Charles Alasdair Name Sage: Grandma Hates the Name! Above-aVERage Names for Boys Name Sage: Can We Still Use Our Favorite Name? Girl-Boy Twin Names: Naming Nora’s Twin Brother Name Sage: If Not Riley, What? 10 Appealing German Boys’ Names to Consider

More Neglected Nicknames for Boys

　　We finally get to the fourth and final entry in our vanished nickname series. This time it’s nicknames for boys that have never appeared in the Top 1000. And once again, some can be used as short forms for names still in use—or not– while others are able to stand...

Names for Twin Boys

　　Twin names present double the naming challenge but can also be double the fun. Naming twins is a rare opportunity to choose two related baby names at the same time that are compatible but also distinct. 　　With twins, it can be more tempting to use rhyme, sound play, and same...

9 Great Sports-Inspired Baby Name Stories

　　By Abby Sandel 　　How far would you go to show your loyalty to your team? 　　You’ll buy season tickets, of course. Play the team’s signature song at your wedding reception? Maybe. Name your pet after a star player? Possibly. 　　But give your kiddo a name that clearly honors the team?...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Gender-Bending Baby Names

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

　　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...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

　　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...

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities How Millennial Is Your Name? These Names Are At Their Peak The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

　　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...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

　　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...

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

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

　　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...

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