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Adelaide or Adeline?

　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　Both Adelaide and Adeline are beautiful, classic sounding names that have been gaining popularity for the past decade. Although similar, they are also distinct enough that it’s very possible they would both appear on many people’s lists. So how do you choose if you are partial to both? Sometimes it helps...

Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle

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Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1 Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola Your Top 5 Girl Names! Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000 Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

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Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Is the way we name our daughters changing? 　　The way we name our sons in 2014 feels different. For years we relied on Biblical favorites with a few hardy Germanic go-tos mixed in. But since the 1990s, we’ve seen names like Tyler, Mason, and Jayden...

Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Names from the Middle Ages are fascinating. They’re often quite similar to those parents love today, but tend to be almost entirely overlooked. 　　Nameberry has long had the Coolator. I would call this the Medievalizer, except that sounds like a torture device. 　　Instead, this is...

Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly!

　　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....

SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!

　　By Hannah Young 　　I am name obsessed. When I am reading at bedtime to my eight-year old son, I will pause as we encounter new characters, “Hmm … Polly, that’s a good name isn’t it?” before he puts his fingers in his ears and begs for mercy, “Stop the naming madness,...

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

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

Baby Girl Names: Two-for-One Choices Top Girls’ Names of 2012 A Girl Named Ellis Gender Shock! What to do when nature foils your naming plans? Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Does one name have it all? Greek Names for Girls: 21 unexplored ancient treasures Let’s hear it for Auntie Name! Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence

Stylish vs. Popular Names: Do you know the difference?

　　It’s easy to confuse popularity with stylishness. Many baby names feel “popular” when they’re merely stylish: We’re hearing them a lot, they’re in step with the baby name fashions, and we worry that if we choose them, our little Matilda is going to be one of many. 　　And perhaps if...

Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9

　　Some pretty girl names–and a couple of attractive boys’ too–are highlighted by Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel for this week’s The Nameberry 9. 　　It was a good week for gorgeous girl names. From current favorites to up and coming possibilities, pop culture gave us a quartet of new daughters with noteworthy...

Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice

　　With a number of classic names taking a downward turn these days, it’s nice to see that a few are going in the other direction—William, James, Charlotte –and one that we’re especially happy to see making a return: our featured name of the day, Alice. 　　Alice is unique among the...

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Baby Names Dilemma: Everyone Hates It!

Baby Names Dilemma: Everyone Hates It!

I Named My Kid After A Star Wars Character Cool Eurostyle Names for Boys Family Name Drain: They’ve Used Them All! Wild Baby Names: Names with secret animal meanings Middle Name Danger Boy Baby Names: The 12 Jazziest Influential Baby Names: Show Biz Boys 100 Brilliant Boy Names in Translation

It’s Not Easy Being Donald

　　by Don Kahle 　　As Donald Trump claims every front page of every news source, I believe we’ve overlooked one group of people that his candidacy has already hurt, regardless of the election’s outcome. A Trump loss in November will salve most wounds quickly. But for others, including myself, the damage...

Nine Boy Baby Names to Watch…

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Robin Tunney chose Oscar. Cait Jenner’s new grandson is Bodhi. And last month, Natalia Vodianova named her youngest Roman. 　　What do the names have in common? They all appear on the new Nameberry Top 100. 　　Based on nearly 40 million page views from the first half of...

Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle

　　They’re looking for an unusual baby name for their son, and they’ve found a favorite. The only trouble? Their top name might be the next big thing. 　　Shayna writes: 　　I am due with a baby boy and one of the only baby names my husband and I agree on is Arlo....

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

　　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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

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...

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Babyberries: Class of 2023! 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones These Names Are At Their Peak Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

What's a Classic Name?

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

　　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...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name The Best Baby Name Advice Updating Popular 1950s Names How to Change Your Baby’s Name What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name Name Change Resources

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

　　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...

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

　　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...

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