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Latest Baby Name News from Around the Globe

　　This week’s news includes the top names in the UK and France, names from past generations that need more love, and some of the reasons people don’t like their name. 　　What’s hot in England and WalesThe big excitement of the week, for anyone who loves British baby names, was the...

Nov 26, 2024

The Top Cornish Names in Cornwall

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Baby Name News from Around the Globe

Untouristy Place Names You Should Visit

New Number 1 Boys’ Name! New Top Baby Names in England and Wales What names are you shocked to find so low on the list? Hottest Nicknames of 2017 Newsiest Names this Week: Eamon, Fabian and Florian Let’s Put Together Our Own Top 100! 2017 Comeback Kids: Best names newly returned to the list Congrats To Our Name Popularity Contest Winners!

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Pop Culture Names Outside the Top 1000

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Josh Murray 　　We live in a world that is more connected than ever. World events influence politics, politics influences art, art influences culture, and it all influences the names we give our children. 　　In the twenty-first century, celebrities and other pop culture icons have played a large role in...

125+ Unique and Amazing Nature Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Nature names are a perennial favorite for American parents, with perennial favorites like Lily, Rose and Poppy long dominating the charts and unique nature names being discovered every day. 　　More recent star performers have come from further afield than the floral section of the natural world, with Willow, Hazel, Ivy, Summer,...

Scottish Baby Names: Announcements from Aberdeen

Nov 26, 2024

　　There’s something so undeniably intriguing about reading the local birth announcements in real time as they’re published in various places. We always relish our own monthly roundups, as well as our friend Eleanor Nickerson’s frequent feature on her British Baby Names site, which also encompasses some Irish and Scottish names. ...

The Best Popular Names–and why to pick one!

Nov 26, 2024

　　Lots of prospective parents today are adamant about not picking popular names, quite possibly because they themselves were victims of the I-was-one of-five-Jennifers-in-my class syndrome and they don’t want the same fate to befall their own offspring. 　　Many not only avoid the Top 10 names, but won’t even consider anything...

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Naming a Daughter – At Last!

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The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　As I reveal in my book, Name-alytics, there are three spellings of Katherine that have been in the Top 100… Catherine, Katherine and Kathryn (the Big 3). Catherine reached its peak in 1914, Katherine reached its peak in 1988, and Kathryn reached its peak in 1951....

Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you hear the phrase ‘Top 10 girls’ name,’ you might tend to think of classics like Mary and Elizabeth, or later long-running favorites Jennifer and Jessica, or the current Sophia. But it certainly wouldn’t be Bertha—which in fact was in that golden group for twelve years–...

Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The other day we took a look at all the boys’ names in the Alexandrian clan, now we move on to the girls. Here we find 11 direct descendants on the Social Security list. The big surprise is that Alexandra, the direct feminization of Alexander, does not...

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

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How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Nov 26, 2024

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Nov 26, 2024

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around The Coolest Unisex Nature Names 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 26, 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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 26, 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...

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Nov 26, 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...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Nov 26, 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...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Nov 26, 2024

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Nov 26, 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...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 26, 2024

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Nov 26, 2024

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

Name Change Resources

Nov 26, 2024

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...