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Movie Mogul Baby Names

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Once upon a time, there was a group of names that shared an image of balding, cigar-chomping, middle-aged, Hollywood movie mogul-types—names like Max and Jake and Abe, Nat, Oscar, Leo and Sam–which for generations few parents were considering infant-appropriate. 　　Well we all know how that turned around....

Jan 10, 2025

Kelly, Mackenzie, and Clare: Great reclaimed names for boys

Classic Boys’ Names: What’s your favorite?

Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

The Super Bowl of Football Names

1950s Boys’ Names: Where are they now? Rare Boys’ Names of the 1940s Classic Boys’ Names: The Alexandrians from Alex to Xander The Brave New World of Boys’ Names: Zion, Dashiell, and Ocean 25 Stylish-yet-Unusual Boys’ Names New Baby Name Trend: The Lu/Lou boys Ask the Name Sage: Is Peter a Problem? Seeking a Science-Inspired Name

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The ABCs of Boys’ Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Everything you need to know about boys’ baby names, from A to Z. 　　A 　　While A is the second most-popular first initial for boys’ names (and the most popular for girls’), the real news is the rise in both the letter a and the a sound...

The PERfect Boy Name: PERcival and jasPer

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Brooke Cussans, at Baby Name Pondering 　　Now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　Just starting your name search or stuck in a rut? Not sure where to start, or just need some fresh inspiration? Then how about one for every day of the week! Here are seven names containing the PER...

Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Here’s something we hear again and again: naming a boy is hard! 　　Parents tend to play it safe – or at least safer – when it’s time to name a son. The reasons are many: a tendency to hand down family names, fewer possible variations of popular...

Top 100 Boy Names of 2014

Jan 10, 2025

　　Asher and Declan retained their Number 1 and 2 spots at the top of Nameberry’s most popular list of boys’ names for 2014. 　　The big news with boys’ names focuses on the new names moving up the ladder. Four names are new to the Top 10 this year: Silas, Jasper,...

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Let’s hear it for Auntie Name!

Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence A Girl Named Ellis A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9 Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut

Baby Girl Names: Two-for-One Choices

Jan 10, 2025

　　Maybe because Nameberry attracts such serious name lovers, many visitors to the site can’t settle for choosing just one name for their babies. 　　I’m not talking about the trend toward picking two middle names but about the taste for baby girl names that have two very different versions: a classic,...

Top Girls’ Names of 2012

Jan 10, 2025

　　Our tally of the 100 most popular girls’ names of 2012 on Nameberry is in, and we have a new Number 1: Katniss. 　　The predominance of Katniss is more a testament to the power of the Hunger Games franchise than to baby name trends. 　　Our Number 2 girls’ name Charlotte,...

Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Jan 10, 2025

　　Around this time every year, we peek behind the Nameberry curtain to see which names are the most popular with our visitors. This Top 100 for each gender, which reflects views of the name pages on our site, indicates which names have captured the most interest since the start of...

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Vintage Boy Names: How To Find A Cool Old Name

Antiquarian Names: Colonial craftsmen names RIP, Ben: A Mom Mourns Her Once-Favorite Name Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back Boys’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far How About Harvey? What About Walter? Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending Top Boys’ Names: One Mom Puts Her Picks To The Test Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

John Today, Gianni Tomorrow

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey

Jan 10, 2025

　　Yesterday, we looked at the girls’ names, and today, as promised, it’s the boys’ turn. Again, we present the Top 10 baby names for every letter of the alphabet—from Anthony to Zecheriah—compiled by nameberry’s own Nephele. (The U.S. Social Security Administration’s complete names lists spanning a 130-year period were used in the tabulation...

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

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　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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Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic

Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley The Newest, Hottest, Oldest Baby Names Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic British Name Trends 2014 The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess Baby Name Image: Seeking a glamorous Gertrude

Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top

Jan 10, 2025

　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it. We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...

M Baby Names: Initial of the future?

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...

A peek inside the Nameberry bubble

Jan 10, 2025

　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

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Unisex Names of the 2014 Top 1000

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　There are 67 names in the 2014 Top 1000 that charted for both boys and girls. More if you count the ones that are spelled differently. It’s quite interesting to see which gender has taken over the name, as well as which names are given to...

Classic Baby Names Make a Comeback

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　The new US Top 1000 list is out, and there’s good news for those who love classic baby names! While plenty of newer names caught on, 2014 was all about the return of longtime favorites. 　　James bumped Jayden out of the US Top Ten. Alice and Eleanor...

Game of Thrones Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Since it began in 2011, the HBO drama Game of Thrones has affected the lives of millions of people in some way or another. Some cried for hours when their favorite characters died; some even had Game of Thrones-themed weddings. 　　But others went the extra mile—not only has the TV show...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 10, 2025

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 10, 2025

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

Jan 10, 2025

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...