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Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100?

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The other night a friend asked me what happens to kids with really strange names. Not made up names, or names with crazy spellings, he clarified. Names like Apple. Or Bartholomew. Names that make you do a double take when you spot them on the...

Jan 15, 2025

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British Name Trends 2013:The Bees, the Evs and the Teds

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　2013 has been an interesting year for British appellations. As it comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the most prevalent trends and influences on baby names in Britain this year. 　　LITTLE BEES 　　One syllable ‘B’ names have been...

Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle

Jan 15, 2025

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　One day I had an epiphany. I consider myself part of the “Mom Generation”. When I was in high school, I knew both a Debbie (short for Deborah) and an Allison. 　　Fast forward to 2014 and I would be surprised to see Deborah...

Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　When Americans think about chic European names, they tend to imagine the exotic, the elaborate, the intriguingly complicated and foreign. 　　Yet when Europeans think about chic names, they often these days mean the short and simple and sometimes even the Anglo-Saxon: Tom, Emma, Lou. Think of them as the baby...

Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin

Jan 15, 2025

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Certain names seem as likely to be on children as on their parents, but are unimaginable on grandparents and great-grandparents. 　　These names are modern classics, names that have been highly ranked on the Social Security list for about 30-40 years, but were very...

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12 Girl Names That Deserve More Love

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100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!)

Jan 15, 2025

　　Rare girl names — the best ones, anyway — are not only uncommon but also unusual, usable, and fit your personal style. 　　You may be looking for a name so rare and cool, it’s intimidating (try Dolucila or Xelat). Or perhaps you’re on the hunt for one that conveys friendliness...

Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning

Jan 15, 2025

　　Eid Mubarak! 　　This evening marks the start of the important Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, celebrated by approximately two billion Muslims around the world and a perfect occasion for a closer look at Muslim names. 　　In the US, Islam is the third largest religion, and in the UK, it’s the second...

Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation

Jan 15, 2025

　　Compound girl names – those formed by combining two separate names – have moved on since the days of Maryann and Annemarie! 　　Today’s smoosh names for girls are less likely to take classics like Mary and Anne as their base, and more likely to build on already fashionable or novel...

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Presidents Day Baby Names: The Veeps

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Boy Baby Names: Gone to the Dogs?

Jan 15, 2025

　　They have a favorite name picked out for their son, but some have dismissed it as a dog name. What does that mean, exactly, in 2017? Should they choose another name, or stick with their first choice? 　　Monica writes: 　　We are expecting our first baby boy in just a couple...

Science-Inspired Surname Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　They chose surname names for their first two sons. Now they’re considering Edison for a third boy. Is it just the right mix of science and style? Or is there a better name out there? 　　Olivia writes: 　　I am due in May with our third boy. Our other sons are...

Boy Names Starting with B: Billy and Bear

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Last week’s baby name news was brought to us by the letter B. 　　1D’s Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole revealed their new son is called Bear. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel’s moving remarks on his late night talk show introduced his sweet son Billy. 　　At first glance, Billy and...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 15, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 15, 2025

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　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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Top Dog Names 2022 Announced!

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Top Baby Names 2021: The Playground Analysis

Jan 15, 2025

　　The top baby names in the US were recently revealed to be Liam and Olivia… again. But if you feel like you hear other names more often, there’s a good reason for that! 　　The baby name data released each year by the Social Security Administration lists variant spellings like Aiden...

Top Baby Names by Letter Through the Ages

Jan 15, 2025

　　Let's take a look at the most popular names for each letter across the past four generations: from the great-grandparents of babies born today to the names filling school and kindergarten rosters in 2023 and beyond. 　　The starred names ranked outside of the Top 200 during the given decade, and...

Will it be a Boy or a Girl?: Gender-predicting Old Wives Tales

Jan 15, 2025

　　Old wives’ tales are little more than super-circulated rumors. Never proven to be true, they’re sayings and adages that generations of women have passed down to one another regarding family health (“Eating carrots improves your vision”), safe parenting (“Wait an hour after eating before swimming”), and — most popularly —...

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Baby Names Before 1850

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...

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

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The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 15, 2025

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...

Name Change Resources

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...