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Why I Named my Son Jayne

　　By Meagan Botterill, Todays Parent 　　I’m going to talk about my son Jayne. 　　Jayne is a sometimes happy, sometimes whiny, always snuggly terror of a two-and-a-half-year-old. Basically, he’s a typical toddler. Jayne is also big. He’s tall and very dense, and people constantly think he’s older than he is. I’m...

Dec 30, 2024

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The 100 Best Baby Names for 2017

Dec 30, 2024

　　The very best baby names of 2017 are an eclectic bunch, incorporating classic names and modern names, unusual baby names along with the stylish and popular baby names 2017. If the 2017 parent were limited to only 100 possible baby names, these strike that perfect balance of being supremely stylish but not...

Debbie Reynolds Character Names

Dec 30, 2024

　　By Emily Cardoza 　　Within a day of losing Carrie Fisher, film audiences lost another icon – her mother, Debbie Reynolds. A talented actress and entertainer, Reynolds enchanted several generations of filmgoers, from her roles in Singin’ in the Rain to Charlotte’s Web to Halloweentown. And of course, among these roles, we have some great names to consider. 　　Kathy SeldenReynolds...

Unique International Baby Names

Dec 30, 2024

　　If you’re looking for unusual baby names, you don’t have to go to the extreme of inventing a new name or creating a novel spelling when there’s a whole world of unique international baby names out there to browse and choose from. 　　We’re not suggesting extreme, challenging global examples like...

Carrie Fisher Character Names

Dec 30, 2024

　　By Emily Cardoza, Nothing Like a Name 　　After the tragic double loss of daughter and mother Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds within a day of each other, Emily Cardoza pays tribute by looking at the names of some of their most iconic characters. First, Carrie Frances Fisher. 　　Carrie 　　Alright, so...

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Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly

Dec 30, 2024

　　By Brooke Cussans, at baby name pondering 　　Tilda and Tilly. Many would see these names and think they are only nicknames for Matilda, but both make for adorable names in their own right. Whether you are debating which nickname to use for your little Matilda, or simply which to give...

Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000

Dec 30, 2024

　　by Ren Williams 　　Many of the stories about the recent US Popular Names list focus on the names at the top and on the rise: the Sophias and Jacobs, Khaleesis and Jayceons of the baby name world. 　　But, just as some names go up, others must come down. The following...

The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Dec 30, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Dec 30, 2024

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Dec 30, 2024

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Dec 30, 2024

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Dec 30, 2024

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Dec 30, 2024

　　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

Dec 30, 2024

　　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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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Dec 30, 2024

　　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...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Dec 30, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Dec 30, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

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Forgotten Names Return to the Charts

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Lost Names Return to the Charts

Dec 30, 2024

　　Let’s look at the comeback kids in this year’s most popular names in the US: the lost names that parents are using again after years of neglect. 　　To make it into this special category, a name has to appear in the US baby name rankings — the full list below...

Top Baby Names in Scotland 2020

Dec 30, 2024

　　The top baby names in Scotland for 2020 have landed! If you love Scottish and British names, they’re not to be missed. 　　It’s extra exciting this year because the National Records of Scotland didn’t release provisional data at the end of the year, as they usually do. So, shiny brand...

The Hottest Z Names of 2020

Dec 30, 2024

　　Names starting with Z could be zooming up the charts this year — they’re certainly hot with Nameberry readers! 　　Writing that makes me wonder if it’s because many of us have been saying “Zoom” a lot more than we used to, so the Z sound is on our minds. 　　Whether...

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

Dec 30, 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...

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

Dec 30, 2024

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Dec 30, 2024

　　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...