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Choosing Vintage Boy Names

　　They’ve got the perfect name for a daughter, but if this baby is a boy? It’s a blank page. Let’s find some vintage boy names that work nicely with big sister Blythe Norah. 　　Hannah writes:I’ve been reading through all of your columns for inspiration and loving your suggestions. It seems...

Dec 4, 2024

Name Sage: Finding Romantic Boy Names

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Name Sage: Debating a Name Theft Dilemma

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How I Named My Baby: Cosmo Nuri

Dec 4, 2024

　　Allison Young, a stay at home mom, and Russell Richardson, a software engineer, live in Princeville, Hawaii. They adopted their son, named Cosmo Nuri Young Richardson, on September 28, 2020. 　　Here, we talk to Allison about how she and Russell chose the name Cosmo for their little boy. 　　When did...

Cool Boy Names Stand Out

Dec 4, 2024

　　He says Ziggy. She says Cam. When it comes to casual cool boy names, how different is too different? And what’s the best compromise name for their son? The Name Sage weighs in! 　　Emily writes:We are expecting our first child and just found out we’re having a boy! 　　My two...

Bold Boy Names: A Brother for Wolfie

Dec 4, 2024

　　She loves bold boy names no one else is using. He says not so fast! How can they compromise on a name for Alexander “Wolfie” Wolfgang‘s brother? 　　Karina writes:We’re expecting our second IVF miracle in October, a little brother for Alexander Wolfgang. 　　We struggled to name our first son. I...

How I Named My Baby: Everett Holston

Dec 4, 2024

　　Kellie Brown is a nurse practitioner living in Tennessee with her husband B.J. and their son, Everett Holston. 　　Here, she talks to us about how they chose the baby name Everett for their son. 　　　　Did you decide on middle name(s) before the first name or vice versa?My son’s name...

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Is Sailor the New Harper? Hot Girl Names Ending with R

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Name Sage: A Sister for Beatrice and Amelie

Dec 4, 2024

　　Louise writes: 　　We have twin girls called Beatrice Willow and Amelie Isobel. We also had a little boy called Finnian Robert, sadly stillborn at 36 weeks. We are now expecting another girl in November. Any suggestions for something that would go well with our older kids’ names? 　　I like French...

Silent Screen Actress Names: The Virgins and The Vamps

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Bree Ogle 　　In the first third of the 20th century, movies began to take hold in America and Europe. Although theatre was still prominent (and movie actors and actresses were considered ‘lowly’ by theatre people), the birth of the “star” only truly came about when motion pictures became popular....

Name Sage: Girl Name Honoring Jacob

Dec 4, 2024

　　Jennifer writes: 　　I am due soon with our third child and my husband and I are having some problems finalizing a name. We have a common Jewish last name (also popular as a first name). 　　We have two children, Milo Efrem and Reva Whitney. While their names did take us...

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Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

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Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Here’s something we hear again and again: naming a boy is hard! 　　Parents tend to play it safe – or at least safer – when it’s time to name a son. The reasons are many: a tendency to hand down family names, fewer possible variations of popular...

Kelly, Mackenzie, and Clare: Great reclaimed names for boys

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Girls have been borrowing from boys’ names for generations. Shirley and Ashley were once more common for men. Ditto Madison, Avery, and Harper. 　　It’s easy to fume about name theft. After all, conventional wisdom is that once a name is widely used for our daughters,...

The Super Bowl of Football Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　Back before the World Series in October, I did a post on the elements of a classic baseball name. The upshot: The sport favors colorful nicknames (Scooter, Bullet, Coco Crisp), and players frequently go by their initials (there were eight AJs on active Major League rosters last...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Dec 4, 2024

　　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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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Dec 4, 2024

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

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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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Dec 4, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...