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Rare Classic Boy Names

　　Looking for classic boy names that are also unusual? 　　Way beyond the Williams and Henrys you hear every day are dozens of rare baby names for boys that achieve this golden combination. These names have deep roots and have been used for centuries, yet are given to only a handful...

Dec 4, 2024

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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...

Name Sage: Debating a Name Theft Dilemma

Dec 4, 2024

　　One of their favorite boy names is already used – twice! – by families in her extended circle of friends. Now they’re debating a name theft dilemma: can Ezra still go on their list, or is it taken? 　　Jessica writes:My husband and I are expecting our first at the end...

Name Sage: Finding Romantic Boy Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　They love their daughter’s long, romantic name, and have a great story behind it, too. Now it’s time to find long, romantic boy names for Ophelia Thi’s new brother! 　　Kristian writes:We just found out that our second child is a boy, a sibling for Ophelia Thi. 　　Both this pregnancy and...

The Name Joe Finally Gets Presidential

Dec 4, 2024

　　Thanks to President-elect Joe Biden, the name Joe has finally joined the elite roster of presidents’ names. 　　Joe might be the ultimate friendly, down-to-earth, good guy name, and one of the most popular boy names for all of American history. 　　But unlike its fellow traditional, perennially popular boys’ names, Joe...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly

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Synchronized Sister Sibsets: How to make meaningful connections

Dec 4, 2024

　　Twin names and honor names are some of the hottest topics on the Nameberry forums. 　　Some folks like a direct approach, sticking with a shared first initial or passing down identical names from one generation to the next. Others like a more subtle approach. For the subtle crowd, I like...

The Orphans of Annie

Dec 4, 2024

　　By Meagan at TulipByAnyName 　　A “hard knock life” is so much sweeter with a great name! 　　Annie is a beloved musical that opened on Broadway in 1977. There have been many stage, film, and TV adaptations of this heart-warming rags-to-riches story. As a child, watching the 1982 film version, I...

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....

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Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

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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 Brave New World of Boys’ Names: Zion, Dashiell, and Ocean

Dec 4, 2024

　　The way we name boys is changing, and that’s a good thing. 　　For years, parents played it safe when naming their sons. We were more likely to pass down family names, and less likely to choose something really different or novel. 　　Why? Maybe we worried that boys were more likely...

The ABCs of Boys’ Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Everything you need to know about boys’ baby names, from A to Z. 　　A 　　While A is the second most-popular first initial for boys’ names (and the most popular for girls’), the real news is the rise in both the letter a and the a sound...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Dec 4, 2024

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Dec 4, 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...

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...

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America's Next Top Baby Names

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Dec 4, 2024

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

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...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Dec 4, 2024

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

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Popular Twin Names

Dec 4, 2024

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Dec 4, 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...

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Dec 4, 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...

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How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Dec 4, 2024

　　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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Dec 4, 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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Dec 4, 2024

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...