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Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD

　　Ohio mom of two Kristen Hunger had an easy — make that ecstatic — experience naming her first two children, Colette and Weston, pictured above. But this time around? She can’t find a single name she loves….and she’s afraid she knows why. 　　It was bound to happen. After two pregnancies...

Nov 21, 2024

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Top Boy Names 2011

Nov 21, 2024

　　Nameberry’s top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year’s number one and two, to take the top spot. 　　The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year. Consider them a predictor of which names parents...

Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned

Nov 21, 2024

　　This week, for her Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel picks the newsiest names on the boys’ side of the gender divide. 　　Midway through compiling this week’s list, I realized just how many great boys’ names are out there. 　　This is a subject of some debate. Creativity in naming a...

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　I have a friend, a pretty quirky guy, who has one of those generic boys’ names: Bill. I was thinking recently what an advantage it is for Bill to be named Bill rather than something like Jasper or Jarvis, one of those boys’ names that’s his equal in quirkiness. Bill...

To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition?

Nov 21, 2024

　　Megan , who lives just outside Philadelphia, is expecting her first boy after two little girls in June. Her daughters both have family names, but now her husband, Thomas IV, would like to continue the tradition of naming the boys in his family Thomas, making their son Thomas V. Problem...

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Goodbye Girls’ (Names)

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Family Names: Naming from the Heart

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

Oscar Names: Girls’ edition

Nov 21, 2024

　　In honor of the Academy Award nominations announced yesterday, one of our favorite bloggers, Abby Sandel, creator of the always informative and witty appellationmountain.net, continues the tradition she started last year with boys’ red carpet names, and has again searched through the annals of Oscar history to come up with some great...

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers

Nov 21, 2024

　　What could be a greater gift to bestow on your daughter than a name with a heroic namesake, someone with an inspiring story to add a layer of pride to your little girl’s feelings about her name–and give her great material for a school report? 　　The following is a list of...

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How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Nov 21, 2024

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

Brother Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nov 21, 2024

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

Nov 21, 2024

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Nov 21, 2024

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

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Baby Names Before 1850

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 21, 2024

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Nov 21, 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...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 21, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Nov 21, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...