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New Berrybaby Arrivals: Georgia Geraldine and Jethro Valor

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Some especially gorgeous name choices were announced by berries in March. 　　I don’t like to play favorites, but I just have to single out twins Pomeline Fay and Perseus Robin, and singletons Jethro Valor and Iolanthe Zelda Irene (sister of Caspian, Zephan, Eve, Peregrine, Dulcinea and Georgia.)...

Dec 4, 2024

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MayBerry Arrivals: Cecilia Lilac and Godric Nickleby

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　May was an extraordinary month in the Nameberry Birth Announcement forums. We had a girl named Tully, boys called Godric and Endymion and Ignatius, middle names Lilac and Nickleby, brothers Atlas and Apollo, and nicely paired twins August Matthias and Thomas Nathaniel. 　　Parents drew inspiration from sources...

CONTEST: Guess the New Top 10s and Win!

Dec 4, 2024

　　The wait is almost over! The official list of U.S. Most Popular Names of 2017 will be released on twitter by the Social Security Administration on Friday, May 11 at 9:05 am ET 　　And so in advance of the imminent announcement, which of course we’re all awaiting with bated breath, we’re...

Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls

Dec 4, 2024

　　By John Kelly 　　The Social Security Administration’s 2017 baby name data is now in, charting the Top 1000 names on its card applications for newborns dating back to 1880. They also help track our ever-changing tastes and trends in baby names. 　　One of those trends suggests that we’re increasingly enamored...

Most Popular Baby Names of 2017

Dec 4, 2024

　　The biggest news in the most popular baby names in the US for 2017 is that there’s a new boys’ name at the top of the list. Liam, the Irish short form of William, long used on its own, moves from second place to first. 　　For girls, Emma is Number...

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Bridesmaid Names: Pippa and beyond

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Mermaid Names: Beyond Madison and Ariel

Dec 4, 2024

　　Mermaid names have made it big in recent years. There’s Madison, Darryl Hannah’s character from Splash. Disney christened The Little Mermaid Ariel in 1989, and she and her princess friends are now found on little girls’ gear everywhere you look. 　　Beyond Madison and Ariel: Other Famous Mermaids 　　Coralia – An...

Nameberry Picks: 12 Best Glamour Girl Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　From the early days of silent pictures to the present day, a sprinkling of stardust has stuck to the names of some of the most iconic glamour girls. Whether their allure was sexy or serene, these superstars’ names make Nameberry’s top dozen. 　　Audrey— The radiant Belgian-born actress (born Edda), style icon...

Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’

Dec 4, 2024

　　It’s pretty obvious that the first initial letters of names move in and out of fashion. The last several years have seen a rotation of vowels—A, E, O, I– as favored name-starters. But there have been instances, too, of ending sound name trends as well, which aren’t quite so apparent. Case in...

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Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

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Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?

Dec 4, 2024

　　After decades of classic Thomases and Timothys, Richards and Roberts, nothing sounded cooler in the sixties and seventies than a sleek, new, single-syllable name. I’m not talking about those that were just short-form nicknames like Josh and Jeff and Brad and Greg, or the inauthentic Hollywood-invented names like Rock or...

Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

Dec 4, 2024

　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...

Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　February 17th is the birthdate of Andrew Barton Paterson, affectionately known as “Banjo” Paterson. He was named Andrew after his Scottish-born father, and his middle name Barton was a family name from his mother’s side; he was related to Edmund Barton, who...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 4, 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...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Dec 4, 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...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Dec 4, 2024

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Dec 4, 2024

　　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,...

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Dec 4, 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...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Dec 4, 2024

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...