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Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

　　This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel follows the lead of Jada Pinkett (with son Jaden) in showing us how to find boys’ names honoring a female namesake. 　　Jaden Christopher Syre Smith turns 13 next month. Smith is Hollywood royalty, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, and his name is...

Apr 17, 2025

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Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

Apr 17, 2025

　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker. The er-ending...

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

Apr 17, 2025

　　When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it...

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Apr 17, 2025

　　This week, AppellationMountain‘s Abby Sandel finds baby-name inspiration racing around the Daytona International Speedway. 　　Did you see newcomer Trevor Bayne win the Daytona 500 last week? 　　Me neither. 　　NASCAR might seem like an unlikely place to look for baby name inspiration. But if moms suggest ideas while dads exercise veto power,...

Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar

Apr 17, 2025

　　Many people—berries included –sometimes complain that it’s harder to find names for a boy than a girl, that we’re running low on male names that are usable but not overused (outside of or as far down the Top 1000 as possible), interesting, distinctive, appealing, and authentic—names that would fit into our old Fitting In/Standing Out...

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Baby Girl Names: Elegant, Exotic, Unusual

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Presidential Girl Names: Kennedy, Madison, Monroe

Apr 17, 2025

　　Since the beginning of US history, from the time of George Washington on, aspirational parents have bestowed presidential surnames (with a few exceptions like Eisenhower and Bush) on their sons, in the old platitude that every American lad could grow up to hold the country’s highest office. 　　Even now, the...

Poetic Baby Names: Madrigal, Calliope and Ode

Apr 17, 2025

　　March has World Poetry Day and April is Poetry Month, so this seems like a perfect time to turn to the topic of poetic baby names. 　　Of course one obvious source would be the many wonderful surnames of noted poets, such as Auden, Frost, Lorca, Emerson, Tennyson and Poe. 　　Another...

New Berrybaby Arrivals: Georgia Geraldine and Jethro Valor

Apr 17, 2025

　　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.)...

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Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Apr 17, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

Trending Boy Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Apr 17, 2025

　　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...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Apr 17, 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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

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Ancient Names for Babies

Apr 17, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Apr 17, 2025

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Apr 17, 2025

　　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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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Apr 17, 2025

　　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....

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Apr 17, 2025

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Apr 17, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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