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Conan: From saint to savage, comic book to comic

　　With the possible exception of Jay, no first name has been in more headlines in the past few weeks than Conan. Which got me to thinking about all the image reversals this name has gone through over the years. In our first book, Beyond Jennifer & Jason, for example, it...

Top English Boys’ Names

FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads

Baby Names 2010: Top 100 For Boys

Exotic Lite: Boys’ Edition

Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Boys’ Names A Dozen Neglected Biblical Boys’ Names Baby Name Thomas: A Salute to Poor Tom Turkey Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices Popular Baby Names 2010: Top 100 Boys’ Names So Far Hot Baby Names: Max in the Spotlight Baby Boy Names: Tough, Tender, Traditional, Trendy? Hooray for Henry: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool

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RIP, Ben: A Mom Mourns Her Once-Favorite Name

　　BENJAMIN – Laura Dunphy and her husband, Mike, are mourning the loss of the name Benjamin, which was terminated from their Baby Name List on Friday May 21, 2010, after a long and debilitating ailment. 　　Almost 11 years ago, Benjamin – as they called him, Ben – was the very...

Willy Wonka & Severus Snape: Alliteration in kids’ book names

　　They snap, crackle, and pop—which is one reason why alliterative names are so widely used for the characters in children’s stories—from nursery rhymes like ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ to picture books like Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel to Young Adult book characters like Harry Potter‘s Luna Lovegood. 　　Here, the distinguished name scholars Don...

Classic Names: The Fred Factor

　　A few days ago, I was introduced to Fred Gooltz, COO of the hot new obsession site itsasickness.com. Wow, I thought, Fred, one of my favorite cool retro classic names. But it soon became evident that Fred didn’t share my enthusiasm, expressing his negative feelings about growing up with a name...

John Today, Gianni Tomorrow

　　Guest blogger SONIA TSURUOKA, who’s been interning at nameberry this month, examines the long rise and recent fall of the name John and the advent of its upstart cousins. 　　Pretty much everybody knows someone named John. 　　Backed by its rich history and plenty of timeless appeal, this all-time favorite enjoyed...

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Flower Fairy Names

Flower Fairy Names

WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin Names to Celebrate Earth Day Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome Beyond Ava & Aiden is Born Middle Name Rose: Is The Bloom Off? Honoring A Grandmother By Reinventing Her Name Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?

OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!

　　Last week we talked about the la-la part of oo-la-la names, but it seems that a large proportion of currently hot names have the cool oo sound as well. Maybe it’s because the names do share the sound with that c-word (not to mention oomph, and it’s also just a...

She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate?

　　Lookydaddy.com’s Brian Sargent, today’s guest blogger, is the stay-at-home dad of now-four-year-old twin girls and a third-grader. Those are his daughters, above. 　　My wife and I knew it would be tough to name twin girls, so we assigned ourselves jobs. My wife’s job was to suggest possible names for consideration....

Poetic Baby Names

　　 Since April is National Poetry Month, this seems like a perfect time to look at some of the most poetic of baby names. We’ve already seen starbabies named Poet (Soleil Moon Frye), Sonnet (Forest Whitaker), Auden (Noah Wyle), Tennyson (Russell Crowe), and of course any number of Dylans (traceable back...

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80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming 150+ European Baby Boy Names How I Named My Baby: October Teddy 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel New Geek Chic Names For Boys Trending Boy Names Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

　　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...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　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...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

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1913 Baby Names: Does the hundred-year rule still rule?

1913 Baby Names: Does the hundred-year rule still rule?

Predicting Starbaby Names of 2014 Do The Next Big Names Appear In Pottery Barn Catalogs? The Next Baby Name Style Wave Contagious: What makes a name catch on? Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach Baby Names 2014: Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of? Baby Name Trendlet: Ev-starting names from Eve to Ever to Everest Ava, Sid, and Bodhi: The New Reality of Baby Naming

Owen? Max? Lucy? Will They Ever Make the Top 10?

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　These names could be your middle-aged neighbor or a kid in your child’s class. These names are all familiar. Most are traditional. Most are likable. Most are timeless. 　　And not one has ever made the top 10 on the Social Security list since...

Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100?

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The other night a friend asked me what happens to kids with really strange names. Not made up names, or names with crazy spellings, he clarified. Names like Apple. Or Bartholomew. Names that make you do a double take when you spot them on the...

British Name Trends 2013:The Bees, the Evs and the Teds

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　2013 has been an interesting year for British appellations. As it comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the most prevalent trends and influences on baby names in Britain this year. 　　LITTLE BEES 　　One syllable ‘B’ names have been...

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Baby Names LESS Popular Than They Seem

Baby Names LESS Popular Than They Seem

British Popularity List 2013: Oliver and Amelia on top Early American Names Beyond George & Martha: What names were popular then and why? Occupational Baby Names: A journalist named Jonah? An accountant named Adele? 20 Worthy Name Substitutes: Judson for Hudson Best Names Given to Only 5 Babies in 2013 2013 Baby Names: The state of the States’ popularity Place Names for Babies: Malaysia’s Hot, Argentina Only Warmish Popular Baby Names: An overlooked perk in the Digital Age

TV Names That Never Took Off: Felicity & Frasier

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Fifty years ago, a prime-time comedy launched on ABC. That show was Bewitched, and it put the name Samantha on the map. Here’s how the numbers pan out: 　　The year before the show, 1963, there were fewer than 100 born in the U.S....

Unusual Baby Names: 100 Under 100

　　We’re always looking for baby names that are at once wonderful and unusual, and so today’s list compiles 100 great names given to fewer than 100 babies in the US last year.We included names from a range of styles: classic and under-appreciated as well as modern and under-discovered. Half of...

International Baby Names: Popular Names That Travel Well

　　By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　There’s a lot to be said for having a name that is familiar in many countries. It makes travel and working overseas just that little bit easier, and if you have a particular cultural background, it’s nice to know that relatives in your...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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...

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