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The Most Influential Starbaby Names (and namers)

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s an inarguable fact that celebrity baby name choices have an impact on the rest of the population. But which of them have had a lasting influence and which luminaries have hit the sweet spot more than once? 　　With some names it was not a single celeb...

Jan 11, 2025

New British Popularity List: Harry and Amelia still reign

Unusual Baby Names: Hidden in plain sight

Comeback Candidates: Are we ready for babies Gregory, Susan and Mark?

Baby Names Hot in the UK, Not in the US

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The Lost Names of 1913

Jan 11, 2025

　　It’s a fallacy that, in the sweet old days, baby names were conventional and “normal” — children were named Mary and John or, at the outer fringes of adventurism, Ethel and Irving. 　　The truth is that a century ago there were scores of invented names, names with kreeative spellings, surnames...

Underused Classic Baby Names: Calvin, Martin and Miriam

Jan 11, 2025

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Legions of expectant parents search for that “underused classic” name each year. 　　But what exactly is an “underused classic” name? Do underused classic names even exist? Are they some impossible standard like names that are universally appealing and forever-guaranteed-to-stay-unique? 　　“Classic” can be interpreted...

New Baby Names: First babyberry Quarterly Report of 2013

Jan 11, 2025

　　New baby names are those that have never (or rarely) been used until recent years, but are red-hot for children now. 　　Each generation wants to do things differently from the last. For some parents that means looking wider for baby name inspiration, and choosing a name that they’ve never heard...

Word Names in the Top 1000

Jan 11, 2025

　　**By Kelli Brady at NameFreak!** 　　Words have always been chosen as names for children. Some are virtues, some are occupations, some are pretty flowers or colors, and some are actions or structures. And no matter what reason parents have for choosing a word name, there should be consideration for the thing...

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Happy Hanukkah Names for Girls

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Girl Baby Names: Tabitha, Tanith and Thessaly

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Kara Blakley 　　As I wrote about in the recent boys’ article, TH is a trending sound in names. At the end of 2015, Nameberry predicted that TH would be the digraph of 2016, and indeed the past year saw a lot more of names like Theo and Thea. Nameberry...

The Middle Name Riddle

Jan 11, 2025

　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

Influential Baby Names: Beauty Queens & Models

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Nancy Man, Nancy‘s Baby Names 　　Actors, musicians, athletes and politicians are particularly influential when it comes to U.S. baby names, but they aren’t the only public figures that hold sway over the charts. Name trends have also been shaped by other types of public figures such as authors, dancers,...

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Jan 11, 2025

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 11, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 11, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

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The Top Celebrity Name Trends of 2020

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100 Best Baby Names 2021

Jan 11, 2025

　　What are the best baby names for 2021? These are the 100 choices we think have the perfect combination of style, sound and substance right now. 　　2021 will (we hope) be a year for recovery and renewal, and many of our picks this year reflect that. Names with positive meanings,...

Nameberry Babies: Class of 2020

Jan 11, 2025

　　As the end of 2020 looms (finally), let’s lift our spirits by looking back over a year of brilliant Babyberry names! 　　It may seem like the year when the world ground to a halt, but for many of our members 2020 has brought the arrival of a new family member....

The Biggest Baby Name Trends of the Year

Jan 11, 2025

　　The brand new baby names data for the US packs a double punch this year. Not only does it give us our first glimpse at the new decade of baby names, but it also shines a light on what new parents were thinking, feeling and hoping during a year like...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 11, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 11, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

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

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 11, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

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

Jan 11, 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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...