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Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane

　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　The ‘Doctor Who‘ Christmas special aired on Christmas Day, so I thought this would be a good time to follow up my Fiftieth Anniversary Special post on Doctor Who actor names with one inspired by the other stars of the show – the companions....

Apr 10, 2025

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Baby Name Influencers: What name did someone else make you love?

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you scan the annals of distinguished women in American history, culture and science, you’ll find that a surprising number of them had distinctive names as well, names that could provide unique-ish choices with interesting back-stories. Several of them have a funky, fusty period flavor that may...

Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The connection to the haunting voice of a well known jazz or blues singer definitely adds an element of –well—rhythm and blues—to a name’s image, an extra infusion of richness and pizzazz. Boyish Billie takes on new depth when listening to Lady Day, Etta goes from fusty...

Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013

Apr 10, 2025

　　There’s a new top girl in town, and her name is Imogen. 　　Imogen seized the crown from the Hunger Games-inspired Katniss as the Number One girls’ name on Nameberry for 2013. 　　Charlotte, which had been the most popular girls’ name in previous years, now stands at Number Two, while Harper,...

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GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List

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Unisex Baby Names: How To Achieve Baby Name Equality

Apr 10, 2025

　　Unisex baby names, meaning those that are used for both boys and girls, are not always that equal. Some of the most popular are heavily weighted toward one gender or the other: Emerson is 61 percent girls and 39 percent boys, for instance, while Rowan is the other way around....

Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’

Apr 10, 2025

　　It’s pretty obvious that the first initial letters of names move in and out of fashion. The last several years have seen a rotation of vowels—A, E, O, I– as favored name-starters. But there have been instances, too, of ending sound name trends as well, which aren’t quite so apparent. Case in...

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best feminizations

Apr 10, 2025

　　In this era of boys’ or at least boyish names for girls, feminizations — classic feminine forms of male names such as Charlotte and Georgia — seem almost quaint. Why not just name your daughter Charlie….or George? 　　Well, there are a lot of reasons. And choosing a more traditional feminization...

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Labor Day Names: Occupational names for your little Pilot or Poet

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Little Prince Louis Special Report

Apr 10, 2025

　　This week’s news is a royal names special – plus an unusual tough word name, and the names Kim and Kanye almost used. 　　Royal baby name: read all about it!The biggest name story of the week is, of course, the British royal baby. 　　A week ago, we were on the...

Name Sage: Musical Boy Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　This musical family has named three daughters, all inspired by song. But now that they’re expecting a boy, all the names sound flat! What fits with the theme for a son? 　　Lisa writes: 　　I have 3 daughters with musical names: Cadence, Melody, and Aria. I thought for...

Black Music Names from History

Apr 10, 2025

　　Black history names include the names of some of the great jazz musicians of the past century. But these cats didn’t just give us some of the best music. These Black music names also offer some inspiration for baby boy names—and on the flip, serve as a cool way for...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Apr 10, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Apr 10, 2025

　　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

Apr 10, 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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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Apr 10, 2025

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Apr 10, 2025

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Apr 10, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Apr 10, 2025

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Apr 10, 2025

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

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Name Sage: Seeking Timeless Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　They’re not sure what to name their firstborn. But they’re certain the right name should be easy to spell and recognizable. Ideally, they’d love to choose timeless names, too. Sounds reasonable, but it’s more of a challenge than they expected! 　　Holly writes:I’ve enjoyed your blog for a long time and...

Challenging Family Traditions

Apr 10, 2025

　　They named their son after her husband’s dad. But does that mean they have to name their second child after another relative? Let’s talk challenging family traditions – and help them find a girl’s name they can both love. 　　C writes:When our son was born, my husband wanted to name...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...