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Boys’ Names Ins and Outs

　　Yesterday we took a look at the girls’ names moving in and out of fashion and now we turn our attention to their brothers. 　　And here we find a somewhat different picture. 　　Overall, it confirms the fact that there is much greater consistency on the boys’ side of the fence, with...

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending How About Harvey? What About Walter? Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

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Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

　　As promised, here is our first Week in Review by Abby Sandel–creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– bringing you a roundup of the latest baby name news of the week every Monday from hereon in. 　　Early January brought round-ups of The Most Popular Names of 2010, at least according to a...

Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back

　　I don’t you know if you’ve noticed a growing trendlet—at least among celebrities—for what we might call generic-boy-nickname-names. In other words, these aren’t specific short forms like Charlie or Archie, but ol- timey macho boy tags like Buddy and Buster. 　　In the recent past, we’ve seen Noel Gallagher’s Sonny, a...

A Boy Named Chelsea

　　This guest blog by a guy named Chelsea lets us in on his gender-bender life experiences. 　　There’s nothing that unusual about being named after a place, except when that place name becomes one of the more popular names for girls during the 1990’s and you are a boy. That’s what happened to me. My...

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

　　_Covering the week of January 25 to 31st, Abby Sandel– creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– unearths some treasures in the male Oscar nominee names announced this week._ 　　The list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards came out last week. Even though the only category in which I’ve actually seen all the...

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Playing it Safe Baby Names

Playing it Safe Baby Names

Sibling Names: Stick with the theme? Frills-Free Girl Names TV Baby Names: Quirky new girl names from the new shows Fresh Surname Names for Girls The Case for the Many-Nicknamed Name Wonder Women Names: Strong names for girls Modern Girl Names: Sleek and Rare 25 Unusual Names Inspired by Celebrities

A boy name trend now hot for the girls!

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The er suffix has always been popular for boy names, in part because it’s such a common one in occupational surname names like Cooper and Hunter. But for girls—not so much. Of course Jennifer was the behemoth of the 70s and 80s, and borrowed-from-the-boys Harper is now #10...

Sibling Names: Should They Share the Same Initial?

　　Update: Cora’s brother has a name! 　　They gave their first two daughters traditional, feminine A names. Should they stick with that style – and letter! – for sibling names or try something new if their next baby is a girl? 　　Holly writes: 　　My husband and I are happily expecting our...

Unusual Vintage Names for Girls

　　We’ve been digging around in the baby name lists from the 1880s (around here, that’s called fun) and we’ve come up with dozens of rare and surprising names for girls. 　　These vintage names for girls go way beyond traditional choices like Mary and Jane that we think of as 19th...

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Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week

Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 A Boy Named Chelsea Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again

　　Just as we’ve been heralding the trend towards cowboy names, it looks like we could be in for a posse of new ones. 　　In the L.A. Times the other day, an article talked about prime-time television’s “reinvigorated love of the western, where projects are sprouting like cactus in the desert…and...

BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List

　　Last week we brought you our underground list of most popular girls’ names 2011; now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　You may be familiar with Nameberry’s most popular boys’ names 2011, with Asher, Henry, and Finn at the top all the way down to Axel, Nathan, and Landon. 　　You may even...

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

　　I have a friend, a pretty quirky guy, who has one of those generic boys’ names: Bill. I was thinking recently what an advantage it is for Bill to be named Bill rather than something like Jasper or Jarvis, one of those boys’ names that’s his equal in quirkiness. Bill...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Gender-Bending Baby Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Surprisingly International Baby Names Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

　　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...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

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L Names to Love

L Names to Love

Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule Is Your Favorite Name More Popular Than You Think? THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily? Royal Baby Names: Hollywood’s Little Princes and Princesses

CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!

　　We all know how the media likes to jump on every new ‘weird’ starbaby name, predicting dire consequences down the road for the likes of poor little Moxie CrimeFighter, Pilot Inspektor, Bronx Mowgli, and Apple. Well, only time will tell how these kids will actually meet that particular challenge as...

TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas

　　Once in a while some pop culture phenomenon comes along that doesn’t just reflect the name gestalt of its day, but actually influences it. This was the case with the glossy nighttime soaps of the late 70s and early 80s–most particularly Dynasty—which were all about wealth and greed, ambition, melodrama, campy...

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

　　Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and to baby name fanatics that means one thing beyond cards and flowers: that the release date of the latest figures from the Social Security Administration is only a few weeks away. We’ll soon know whether or not Emily and Jacob have finally been overtaken...

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Best Names Given to Just 5 Babies

Best Names Given to Just 5 Babies

A Different Kind of College Ranking Buried Treasures on the British List 9 Names I Can’t Stop Recommending The Hottest Celebrity Baby Names People Names for Dogs Happy Hanukkah Baby Names 10 Favorite Colonial Names for Today Berry Faves of 2015 IRL

Strictly Scottish Names: Innis, Jura & Jock

　　It’s a good time of year to think about Scottish names. You might have welcomed the new year by singing Auld Lang Syne or be celebrating Burns Night on 25 January. Name nerds can also celebrate because Scotland has already released its provisional Top 100 for 2015 – we can...

Most Popular Spanish Baby Names

　　The most popular Spanish baby names have been revealed by Spain’s national statistics office, with parents choosing more traditional names over modern monikers. 　　Spain’s national statistics office (INE) has released a list of the 100 most popular baby names in 2013 (the most up to date data) and the trend...

Literary Baby Names in the News

　　Let’s talk literary baby names. 　　Jennifer Love Hewitt’s new son has a name borrowed from one of the hottest sources of baby name inspiration today: the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. 　　Noah Wyle’s new daughter has a Mockingbird middle. Her first is associated with a beloved children’s author, too,...

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

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

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Test-Driving Your Baby Name Updating Popular 1950s Names How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Name Change Resources

　　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...

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

　　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...

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

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

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