Celebs are Crazy for Nickname Names!
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Nickname names are hot! Who by now hasn’t met, for instance, a girl named Sam or Charlie? And nobody loves a nickname name more than celebrities, and many of them have displayed a lot of originality, discovering and reviving long forgotten relics.  Here are some of the...
Jan 11, 2025
Classic Girl Names with Neat Nicknames
Marian Names Way Beyond Mary, Marie and Maria!
A Middle Name to Grow Into
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MayBerry Arrivals: Cecilia Lilac and Godric Nickleby
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Playground Analysis 2017: The REAL Top 50 List!
Jan 11, 2025
　　By Kelli Brady 　　After seeing the SSA’s 2017 Popular Baby Names list, did you wonder why you aren’t hearing the #1 name as much as a name further down on the list? Do you hear a lot more “Sophia!” on the playground than “Emma!”? One way to try to explain...
Sunny Summer Solstice Names for Girls
Jan 11, 2025
　　Are you expecting a summertime daughter and still seeking her name? Maybe one that reflects the season of her birth, but doesn’t shout it out?  　　Here we’ve compiled a list of over two dozen more subtle choices, potential summer baby names that you may not have considered. 　　AinePronounced AWN-ya, this is...
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Fresh Vintage Baby Names for Girls
Fresh Vintage Baby Names for Girls
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Name Sage: Can Laura Name Her Daughter Cora?
Jan 11, 2025
　　Laura writes: 　　My husband loves the name Cora for the baby girl (our first) that we are expecting. 　　I initially was opposed, but it really has grown on me. I like its simplicity and sort of vintage feel. 　　The only problem? My name is Laura! 　　The rhyming factor seems very...
The Upside of Having an Unusual Name
Jan 11, 2025
　　by Addie Kugler-Lunt 　　The story of my name began as unconventionally as my birth. My mom was so convinced that she was going to have a boy, that she wove blue ribbons into the lace on the night gown she sewed for my birth. Since my parents were planning a...
21 Great Greek Baby Names for Girls
Jan 11, 2025
　　Greek baby names are the perfect focus on March 25th, which is Greek Independence Day–a major Hellenic holiday. Today we commemorate it with some wonderful but neglected Greek names for girls drawn from both the rich treasure trove of ancient mythological names and names found in modern Greece which have...
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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques
Jan 11, 2025
　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...
I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular
Jan 11, 2025
　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention.  　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...
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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
Jan 11, 2025
　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Jan 11, 2025
　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...
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America's Next Top Baby Names
Jan 11, 2025
　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...
Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide
Jan 11, 2025
　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...
Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
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How Gen Z Is Your Name?
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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Jan 11, 2025
　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....
5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Jan 11, 2025
　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...
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How to Change Your Baby’s Name
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
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Updating Popular 1950s Names
Jan 11, 2025
　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...
How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
Jan 11, 2025
　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
Jan 11, 2025
　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...
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