Top Boy Names 2011
　　Nameberry’s top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year’s number one and two, to take the top spot. 　　The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year.  Consider them a predictor of which names parents...
Dec 12, 2024
Classic Names: A trio of Theos
Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?
To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition?
Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD
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Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Dec 12, 2024
　　Now it’s the boys’ turn at the Top 100 list.  These are the most popular names gauged by visitors to their pages so far in 2012. 　　As with the national list, the boys’ top names are more stable than the girls’ — though the Nameberry list is very different from...
Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned
Dec 12, 2024
　　This week, for her Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel picks the newsiest names on the boys’ side of the gender divide. 　　Midway through compiling this week’s list, I realized just how many great boys’ names are out there. 　　This is a subject of some debate.  Creativity in naming a...
Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9
Dec 12, 2024
　　Just in case you’ve been agonizing about the lack of good names for boys, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel presents the case for cool boy names in this week’s The Nameberry 9. 　　Convinced there are no great names for boys? 　　Spend a few minutes on message boards and you’ll hear the laments. ...
Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh
Dec 12, 2024
　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...
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Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys
Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys
Your Favorite Literary Names for Girls Baby Girl Names: Short and sweet Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far) Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair
Baby Name Influencers: What name did someone else make you love?
Dec 12, 2024
　　My friend Kim loved the name Cordelia.  This was in my pre-Nameberry days, and Cordelia‘s been off the Top 1000 since 1950: It certainly wasn’t a name that it occurred to me to love. 　　Still…..Cordelia.  The more I thought about it, the more I loved Cordelia.  Thanks, Kim, for the...
Creative Girls’ Names: Xia, Djena, and Geneva
Dec 12, 2024
　　The Nameberry 9 by  Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　Are we becoming more tolerant of creative names? 　　My kids’ friends and classmates are a diverse lot, and their names reflect it. There’s Seamus and Shivarama, a boy named Delaney and a girl called Jordan. Yes, we have Matthew and Sam...
North West: Behind Kim and Kanye’s baby name
Dec 12, 2024
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly named their newborn daughter North,  and less than 24 hours after the announcement, all directional jokes have officially been cracked. 　　Although that won’t stop anyone from continuing to make them for the rest of little North...
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Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time
Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time
Top Boy Names 2012 Classic Names: A trio of Theos Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface? Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name? Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?
Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Dec 12, 2024
　　Now it’s the boys’ turn at the Top 100 list.  These are the most popular names gauged by visitors to their pages so far in 2012. 　　As with the national list, the boys’ top names are more stable than the girls’ — though the Nameberry list is very different from...
To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition?
Dec 12, 2024
　　Megan , who lives just outside Philadelphia, is expecting her first boy after two little girls in June. Her daughters both have family names, but now her husband, Thomas IV, would like to continue the tradition of naming the boys in his family Thomas, making their son Thomas V. Problem...
Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh
Dec 12, 2024
　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...
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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Surprisingly International Baby Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
Dec 12, 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...
Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Dec 12, 2024
　　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...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Dec 12, 2024
　　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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Babyberries: Class of 2023!
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
How Millennial Is Your Name? New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Ancient Names for Babies The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 These Names Are At Their Peak Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style
Dec 12, 2024
　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...
Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide
Dec 12, 2024
　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...
Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Dec 12, 2024
　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...
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TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!
TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!
Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era? British Baby Names: Tops of the pops International Faves: Top names across the globe The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name? Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10? How Popular is Too Popular? Newest Babyberries: The quarterly report
British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations
Dec 12, 2024
　　Yesterday, to launch British Names Week on Nameberry, Eleanor Nickerson identified the five strongest current naming trends in the UK.  　　Today we zero in on the popularity of individual names on both sides of the Atlantic, seeing which names have shared success and which haven’t. 　　We Yanks sometimes tend to...
Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops
Dec 12, 2024
　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks beyond the Top 1000 most popular baby names list to find some still undiscovered goodies. 　　Wasn’t yesterday a little bit like a birthday/Fourth of July/belated Mother’s Day celebration all rolled into one?  I’ll admit it: I hung up on my own mother to...
Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French
Dec 12, 2024
　　Belgian native and guest blogger Sarah B. unscrambles the pieces of the complicated jigsaw puzzle that is the diverse naming structure of her native land by analyzing its Most Popular list of 2010. 　　Belgium is a small country with a mere 10 million inhabitants. Yet it sits right in the heart...
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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
Dec 12, 2024
　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Dec 12, 2024
　　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...
It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name
Dec 12, 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...
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