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Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names

　　The brilliant visitors over on the Name Game board have done it again. The latest greatest game they’re playing is called Nameberry Makeover, in which they take the Top Ten names and come up with fresher, cooler sounding substitutes. 　　Some new players may have joined in by now and if...

Apr 7, 2025

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Girls’ Names from the Comix: Betty vs. Veronica

Apr 7, 2025

　　The news has just leaked out that in the September issue of Archie Comics, after more than 65 years of boomeranging back and forth between sweet blonde Betty and sultry brunette Veronica, perennial teenager Archie Andrews has finally made his pick, and he’s about to propose to….Veronica! Personality and character...

Princess Names

Apr 7, 2025

　　One of my embarrassing little obsessions is princess names. The whole idea of royalty, in these modern times, is kind of embarrassing. And then there’s the issue of encouraging your daughter to aspire to be a princess rather than, say, a doctor or an astronaut. For more on this, check...

She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate?

Apr 7, 2025

　　Lookydaddy.com’s Brian Sargent, today’s guest blogger, is the stay-at-home dad of now-four-year-old twin girls and a third-grader. Those are his daughters, above. 　　My wife and I knew it would be tough to name twin girls, so we assigned ourselves jobs. My wife’s job was to suggest possible names for consideration....

From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name

Apr 7, 2025

　　We found Stephany Aulenback’s wonderful blog Crooked House when she wrote about nameberry, and now we’re fans. Here, Stephany‘s take on looking for a name for her baby girl, due in June, and finding that nothing, old or new, feels quite right. 　　It was around Christmas time when we started...

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Girl Names: In Love with Olivia

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The Virtues of a Virtue Name

Apr 7, 2025

　　By Faith M. 　　I, for one, am very enthusiastic about the recent rise in less common or renewed virtue names for girls, names such as Verity, Mercy, Peace and Amity. And also for the growing trend to give boys virtue names such as Justice, Chance, True and Noble, to name...

Girls Baby Names: Fresh Possibilities

Apr 7, 2025

　　New girl names needed! Their shortlist consists of Ainsley, Henley, and Waverly, but they’re not sure if any of those is The Name for their new baby. 　　Julie writes: 　　I am a few days from my due date and my husband doesn’t seem sold on any of the girl names...

Creative Girl Names for Clementine’s Sister

Apr 7, 2025

　　They found a great family name for their firstborn, but now they’re stuck finding something every bit as meaningful and stylish for their new daughter. 　　Meghan writes: 　　My daughter’s name is Clementine Jay and we just love it. 　　Clement is my father’s middle name, and Jay was my father-in-law’s middle name, so...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

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Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Apr 7, 2025

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

Trending Boy Names

Apr 7, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Apr 7, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Apr 7, 2025

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Apr 7, 2025

　　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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Apr 7, 2025

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

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The Top Celebrity Name Trends of 2020

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Most Popular Baby Names 2020…so far

Apr 7, 2025

　　The most popular names of 2020 halfway through the year are in, with Luna and Milo leading the roster for girls and boys. 　　But one significant name is missing from Nameberry’s Top 10 after these challenging six months: Cora. 　　Cora stood at Number 8 on the popular baby name website’s...

Best Baby Names 2020

Apr 7, 2025

　　What are the best baby names for 2020? The 100 choices that deserve a place on every parent’s list? 　　The real answer is, of course, that the definition of the best baby names is all subjective. But, in the absence of the 2019 name data to pore over (yep, still...

Best New Baby Names in the Top 1000

Apr 7, 2025

　　America’s top baby names of 2020 have been announced! We’ve seen the most popular names at the top of the list, so now let’s look further down, at the new names in the Top 1000. 　　To make it into the Top 1000, a name had to be given to at...

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The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Apr 7, 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...