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Apr 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　My latest starbaby predictions include some thoughts on middle names. 　　Celebrity baby middle names don’t get as much attention as first names, but they can be equally as exciting. Take Anne Hathaway’s son’s middle name, Rosebanks. It’s a portmanteau of two family names—a creative solution to honor...

Top Baby Names 2020

Apr 10, 2025

　　The top baby names 2020 feature a host of names that went virtually unused a generation ago. These include newly-minted names, rediscovered antiques, plus names imported from around the world. 　　We predict 2020’s top baby names by calculating which names saw the biggest increases in interest from Nameberry readers so...

Nameberry’s Popular Baby Names 2019

Apr 10, 2025

　　The popular baby names 2019 on Nameberry are here, with Olivia retaining her crown as the Number 1 girls’ name and Milo taking the top spot for boys. 　　Nameberry’s annual Top 1000 Names list is based on views of our individual name pages over the full year. The complete roster...

Baby Name Trends: and other news of the week

Apr 10, 2025

　　This week’s name news includes baby name trends, some stunning “sweet spot” celebrity baby names, the thorny issue of baby name theft, and a celebration of unique baby names of all shapes, sizes and sources. 　　Celebrity Baby NewsIt’s aaaaa… baby for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds! 　　Blake Lively and Ryan...

Girl Names >

Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale

The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende Your Top 5 Girl Names! Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000 Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap! Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between Happiness is just a thing called Jo

Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly!

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　Even though they didn’t make the top 20 list of names which had moved up the most in 2013, one thing I particularly noticed about the recent England and Wales data release was the number of “Dol” names that had shot onto the scene....

Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter. Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous. Will Wyatt go girl? Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you prefer your girls’ names short and simple, or long and elaborate? 　　There’s no right answer, and plenty of parents shortlist Rose and Isabella, Blair and Ellington. 　　From just one syllable to seven or eight, this week’s high profile birth announcements proved that parents...

Boy Names >

Searching for Casual Cute Boy Names

Welsh Names for Boys Traditional Male Names with a Wow Factor Help the Bode Millers Name Their Twin Boys! Choosing Vintage Boy Names Boy Names Balance the Traditional and New Rare Classic Boy Names Finding International Boy Names Modern Traditional Boy Names

100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names Now

Apr 10, 2025

　　Cool unusual boy names are the ones that give you that “Wish I’d thought of that first!” feeling. They’re names with genuine roots, straightforward spelling and pronunciation, in-step with current trends – but that barely anyone is using. 　　Read on for our brand new updated A-Z of the 100 best...

Gentleman Cowboy Names Have a Rein on Style

Apr 10, 2025

　　Cowboy names are defined by their brawny and casual qualities. Think Cord or Luke — names that are hardy and masculine, with a sense of informality. 　　Gentleman cowboy names are just like typical cowboy names, but with an extra bit of polish. A gentleman cowboy name is rugged but refined,...

Choosing Offbeat Boy Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Let’s find some more offbeat boy names for Ralphie‘s new brother! 　　Sara writes: 　　Oh, Name Sage, please help! 　　Two years ago, we named our first son Ralph. We loved how it was uncommon but how it still felt familiar. We also wanted a one-syllable first name to go with our...

Unisex Names >

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Gender-Bending Baby Names Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Apr 10, 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...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Apr 10, 2025

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 10, 2025

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! America's Next Top Baby Names Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 What's a Classic Name? Ancient Names for Babies Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Apr 10, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Apr 10, 2025

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

Name Popularity >

The Social Security Name List–and how it grew

British Baby Names: The Latest Crop Unusual Names: 10 More You’re Not Using Scottish Baby Names: the latest from Leith Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list What’s your favorite of all names? The X Factor: Some x-cellently x-otic X names Name Popularity List: Two new Latin names and how they got there Most Popular Names: Quebec 2009

Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

Apr 10, 2025

　　We’ve obviously been spending too much time in the depths of nameberry, checking out which names our visitors have been checking out. 　　And while Finn and Charlotte are the most-searched names for the first nine months of the year, and while we recently brought you our own nameberry Top 100...

The “F” Names: They’re few and far between

Apr 10, 2025

　　Once more this year the list of most popular names—particularly for girls—is vowel –heavy, with six of the top ten names starting with A, E, I or O, and five more filling out the top twenty. 　　As a result, naturally, there are fewer consonant-starters visible, some letters practically non-existent. One...

Unusual Baby Names: Why They’re Really On The Rise

Apr 10, 2025

　　Unique baby names are more, well, common these days than ever before, according to a new study. 　　This is not really news, and you don’t need to be a name researcher or statistician to realize it. Anyone who’s spent any time around children in the last few decades knows that...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Updating Popular 1950s Names How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts How to Cope With Baby Name Regret The Best Baby Name Advice Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Name Change Resources

Apr 10, 2025

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Apr 10, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

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

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...