Underused Classic Baby Names: Calvin, Martin and Miriam
　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Legions of expectant parents search for that “underused classic” name each year. 　　But what exactly is an “underused classic” name? Do underused classic names even exist? Are they some impossible standard like names that are universally appealing and forever-guaranteed-to-stay-unique? 　　“Classic” can be interpreted...
Jan 10, 2025
V Baby Names: Varied and vivid, from Velvet to Viggo
One Hit Wonders: Beatrix, Baker & Boone
Think naming one baby is tough? Try naming six….
International Baby Names: Top 100 Names from Outside the English-Speaking World
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Your Favorite Names from the Top 100
Jan 10, 2025
　　Many of us at Nameberry automatically dislike names that are “too popular.” 　　But look more closely at the most popular names and you’ll find lots of wonderful names that deserve their widespread use.  Names that have stood the test of time, that have intrinsically pleasing sounds, that are associated with...
In Favor of Fitting In: Harper, Haven and Hudson
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　How far would you go to find a truly stand-out name for your child? 　　Self-described geek dad Stephen McLaughlin has decided to let the internet name his daughter.  His wife insisted that they retain veto power, so the #1 name doesn’t automatically win. 　　Good thing,...
What Took So Long?: Why Huck and Holden and Atticus now?
Jan 10, 2025
　　It always strikes me as somewhat curious when a name that has been hidden in plain sight for decades—or longer—attached to a significant literary or real life character will suddenly pop into the zeitgeist and take off.  Sometimes the contributing factors are obvious—sharing with a more recent celebrity (looking at...
Same Name Syndrome–Jillions of Jens
Jan 10, 2025
　　by Jen Kim 　　A quick Google search will render more than 11 million results for the name Jennifer Kim, while White Pages will say there are more than 600 of us in the United States. Personally, I think there are more. 　　There is a Jennifer Kim who is a journalist and writer (not...
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Mom Names: The Names of Famous Mothers
Mom Names: The Names of Famous Mothers
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Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?
Jan 10, 2025
　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards.  The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...
Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition
Jan 10, 2025
　　There are some names that are not quite English, or American, but not quite not English either.  These include international variations of classic English names – such as Katarina for Katherine – and names that are widely heard around the world but remain unusual in English-speaking countries. 　　The list below...
The Clementine Clique: Trendy names ending in ‘ine’
Jan 10, 2025
　　Here at nameberry, we’ve been known to scrutinize trends down to a single letter (are V names in?) or syllable (la-beginnings) or sound (oo), as in Talllulah.  The other day, thinking about  the names that are emerging as as among the hottest for girls right now, I suddenly realized that several...
Boy Names >
Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend
Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend
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How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
Jan 10, 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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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Jan 10, 2025
　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
Jan 10, 2025
　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...
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Babyberries: Class of 2023!
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Jan 10, 2025
　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...
What's a Classic Name?
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
These Names Are At Their Peak
Jan 10, 2025
　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...
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Top Names in Each State Revealed!
Top Names in Each State Revealed!
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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...
The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...
New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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How to Change Your Baby’s Name
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
Jan 10, 2025
　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...
How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Jan 10, 2025
　　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
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...
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