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Names That Age Well

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　I’ve been thinking lately about the name Jennifer. 　　The biggest down side of being named Jennifer, I think, is not its enormous popularity — it was the Number 1 name from 1970 through 1983, when over a million Jennifers were born. It’s certainly not the name...

British Popularity List 2013: Oliver and Amelia on top

TV Names That Never Took Off: Felicity & Frasier

International Baby Names: Popular Names That Travel Well

Early American Names Beyond George & Martha: What names were popular then and why?

Most Popular Names of the 21st Century Celebs Embrace Popular Names: Jaxon, Maxim, and Evelyn 20 Great Girl Names from Song Titles 2013 Baby Names: The state of the States’ popularity Pairing Up the Most Unpopular Names of the Past: Orange & Leafy Popularity Prediction Contest: Guess the new Top 10! And now see the winners! Best Names Given to Only 5 Babies in 2013 Unusual Baby Names: 100 Under 100

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Baby Names LESS Popular Than They Seem

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　When the 2013 US Popular Baby Names list came out back in May, we ran Kelli Brady aka The Name Freak‘s wonderful Playground Analysis blog, with her count of the REAL Top 50 baby names. Kelli tallies all spelling variations of the top names to arrive...

Seasonal Baby Names: How do they rank?

　　By Kelli Brady, Name Freak! 　　I love the autumn season. I MISS the autumn season. Living in Thailand for the past couple of years, I have not experienced fall in all its glory and I miss it. This time of year brings thoughts of the colorful season, and those thoughts...

2013 Playground Analysis: How combined spellings change the rankings

　　By Kelli Brady, The Name Freak! 　　For a second year, I present the “real” Top 50 by combining the different spellings of each name. Because when you hear “Jacob!” on the playground, you have no idea how his name is spelled, but you know you hear the name a lot....

Place Names for Babies: Malaysia’s Hot, Argentina Only Warmish

　　The website Swimmingly recently published this very cool infographic on which place names were used for the most babies in the US in 2013. The surprising results: Malaysia is the hottest place name for babies, beating out America, India, and yes, Sierra Leone. (And yup, there was a pop culture connection–the...

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Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Over-the-Luna About Baby Names Girls’ Names in Limbo: When can Kay come out to play? Gender Shock! What to do when nature foils your naming plans? Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Does one name have it all? Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next? Baby Girl Names: A name lover goes wild Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa Top Girls’ Names of 2012

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...

Let’s hear it for Auntie Name!

　　Today being National Aunts and Uncles Day (who knew, right?), here’s a shout-out to some of the most memorable aunts in both literature and pop culture– the sweet and the sour, the doting and the demanding, the over-indulgent and the overbearing—with, in literature at least, the unfortunate majority being the...

A Girl Named Ellis

　　On a recent trip through the South, I met two young sisters charmingly named Mason and Ellis. Surname-names for girls are characteristic of the traditional South, where family last names have long been passed down as firsts to girls as well as boys. 　　Little girls might well have a conventional...

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I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus New Geek Chic Names For Boys Exploring the Meaning of Julian How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son 150+ European Baby Boy Names How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

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...

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

　　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...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

　　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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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Gender-Bending Baby Names Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

　　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...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

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These Names Are At Their Peak

These Names Are At Their Peak

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of Ancient Names for Babies How Millennial Is Your Name? Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

America's Next Top Baby Names

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

The Top Baby Names A-Z 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 New Popular Irish Names Revealed Baby Names Before 1850 The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Classic Baby Names on the Rise How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Popular Twin Names

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

　　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....

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Unique Twin Names to Inspire How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts The Best Baby Name Advice Test-Driving Your Baby Name How to Change Your Baby’s Name The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

　　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: Defining Classic Girl Names

　　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...

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