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Trendy Baby Names: The trendiest of all time

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Trendy baby names have been around a lot longer Miley Cyrus or any of the famous Kardashians. From the dawn of recorded U.S. baby name history — aka 1880, when the federal government began keeping records — we’ve adopted names inspired by current events and popular...

Nov 24, 2024

Popular Baby Names: The next top names

Popular Names 2012: The new top baby names!

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Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not

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Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names

Nov 24, 2024

　　Guest blogger Angela Mastrodonato, of Upswing Baby Names spots an impending baby names trend: names ending in ‘illa’ replacing the ubiquitous ‘ella’s. 　　When it comes to names, a small change can make a big impact. Ella-ending names have been loved for a while for their elaborate elegance. To find fresh alternatives,...

Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not

Nov 24, 2024

　　Dog names have become indistinguishable from baby names, with virtually all the most stylish and popular dog names coming from the human lexicon. 　　Cities like New York and Seattle as well as smaller towns such as Wellesley, Massachusetts and several dog-oriented websites publish yearly tallies of most popular dog names....

Hyperlocal Baby Names: What’s hot where you live?

Nov 24, 2024

　　Hyperlocal is a word you hear a lot today. There’s hyperlocal news and hyperlocal food, hyperlocal weather and hyperlocal — yeah, baby names. 　　What are the name trends where you live? Which popular names ring through every playground and crowd every class list? What kinds of names are considered cool,...

Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar

Nov 24, 2024

　　The big news in baby names this week has been the Most Popular Names 2012: Top 1, Top 10, Top 100, Top 1000. 　　But swimming just below the surface — not quite on the radar but not truly off, either — are dozens of more unusual baby names poised to...

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Long Middle Names for Girls

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Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie

Nov 24, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel 　　They both have their girl name favorites, but can’t agree! Where’s the middle ground between Olive and Auden for Isla and Elodie’s new sister? 　　Cristen writes: 　　We’re expecting our third girl very soon and are stuck on a name for her. Our first two are Isla and...

Girl Middle Names: What’s best for Gracie?

Nov 24, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Let’s solve the riddle of the girl middle name for their due-in-December daughter. 　　Stephanie writes: 　　We are expecting our first child, a daughter, in December. We are going with Gracie for her first name (not Grace, but Gracie), but we cannot find a middle name we love....

Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

Nov 24, 2024

　　Can Penelope’s sister have a name as short as Alice or Claire? More importantly, does this mom want her to? 　　Erin writes: 　　We are expecting our second girl and struggling to agree on a name! Our older daughter is Penelope Reese, and we absolutely love her name. 　　My husband is...

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Trending Boy Names

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Nov 24, 2024

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Nov 24, 2024

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Nov 24, 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...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 24, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Nov 24, 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...

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

Nov 24, 2024

　　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,...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 24, 2024

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 24, 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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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 24, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Nov 24, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 24, 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...

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

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Nov 24, 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 24, 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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 24, 2024

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...