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Top Girl Names 2011

　　Nameberry’s top girl names 2011 is our definitive look at which girls’ names attracted the most views on our site this year. 　　Think of it as a predictor for which names parents will choose for their baby girls in the future, rather than what they named their daughters last year....

Nov 27, 2024

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The Florodora Girls: Cora, Dora, Flora & Nora

Nov 27, 2024

　　There’s been a lot of berry-buzz lately around the names Cora, Flora and Dora, a nostalgic bevy of beauties we might call the Floradora girls. 　　If you’re wondering about the origins of the term, it dates back to Florodora, one of the first big Broadway musical hits of the twentieth...

GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List

Nov 27, 2024

　　You may know Nameberry’s most popular girls’ names 2011: from Top 3 Charlotte, Violet, and Amelia down to Molly, Maya, and Mary. 　　You may even know our hottest girls’ names 2011, which include such celebrity-influenced picks as Pippa and Mila. 　　But we’ve got a quieter, less obvious, but potentially more...

Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen

Nov 27, 2024

　　In her previous blog, Appelation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel revealed the alter ego names of the male superheroes, and this week it’s the girls’ turn. 　　Last week we looked at comic book names inspired by Clark Kent and Peter Parker – the mild-mannered alter egos of Superman and Spider-Man. 　　More women have...

Girls’ Names in Limbo: When can Kay come out to play?

Nov 27, 2024

　　We’ve all pretty much on board with the Hundred Year Rule that says it usually takes a full century for a name to shake off its musty image and start to sound fresh again. Which is why so many turn-of-the-last-century names have returned, names we don’t associate with any older person we have...

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How I Named My Baby: Gwen Catherine

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Name Sage: A Sister for Sofia, Amalia, and Eloise

Nov 27, 2024

　　Becca writes:We are having trouble naming our fourth daughter. 　　My first two girls, Sofia and Amalia, are Venezuelan-American and it was important to my husband and me that their names be pronounced the same in both cultures. 　　My first husband passed away when the girls were young, and I've...

How I Named My Baby: Elin Francis

Nov 27, 2024

　　Mary, a school counselor, and Michael, who works in the rubber industry, live in Indianapolis, Indiana with their 5-month-old daughter Elin Francis. 　　We met with Mary and discussed family names, creative honorifics, and the process of choosing Elin for her and Mike’s little girl. 　　Tell me about Elin’s name story!My...

Name Sage: Girl Names Tied to Symbols

Nov 27, 2024

　　Aimee writes:We have two daughters: Luna James and Lilia Wren. What I love about their names is that they have symbols attached – the moon and either a flower or a bird. No, we didn’t plan it that way! The names we liked best just happened to be these two....

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Nov 27, 2024

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Nov 27, 2024

　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Nov 27, 2024

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Nov 27, 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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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Nov 27, 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...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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Baby Names Before 1850

Nov 27, 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...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 27, 2024

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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Name Sage: Finding Dramatic and Unexpected Baby Names

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How Not to Steal a Baby Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　Rebecca and her sister share many things in common – including a favorite girl’s name. Let’s talk about avoiding name theft, and finding a name you love. 　　Rebecca writes:We are expecting a daughter in February. We love the name Margaret, with the nickname Maggie. The trouble is that my sister...

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

Nov 27, 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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...