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Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

　　By Nick Turner 　　It’s the holiday season, which means eggnog, carols, twinkling lights and — for millions of American parents — remembering to move that damn elf around the house every night. 　　Yes, I’m talking about Elf on the Shelf, the Christmas tradition that feels like it’s been going on...

Jan 10, 2025

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The Brave New World of Boys’ Names: Zion, Dashiell, and Ocean

Jan 10, 2025

　　The way we name boys is changing, and that’s a good thing. 　　For years, parents played it safe when naming their sons. We were more likely to pass down family names, and less likely to choose something really different or novel. 　　Why? Maybe we worried that boys were more likely...

Ancient Baby Names: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Trajan

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The Roman Empire reigned for more than five hundred years, led by 140 different emperors. In modern times, though, with a couple of exceptions, the names of these august figures were considered far too august and imposing for a twentieth/twenty-first century kid. But the times they are...

A Tale of Two Christopher Robins–or how I got my name

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Christopher Robin Finch 　　Since shortly after Nameberry hit the internet six years ago, my wife—who happens to be Linda Rosenkrantz—has been begging me to write a blog about how I got my name. Finally, after a long and stressful weekend of mattress shopping, I’ve given in. 　　The first thing...

Boys’ Baby Names: 9 Ways to Name a Son

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Naming a boy has always been a little bit different. 　　It isn’t harder, necessarily. For some parents, settling on a son’s name is a picnic compared to naming a daughter. 　　But there are definitely some differences in the way we think about boys’ names. 　　Around...

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Girl Names: For International Women’s Day

Jan 10, 2025

　　Not only is March Women’s History Month, but today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. 　　So what better time than this to salute some of the women who are making history right now in the US political sphere? 　　When the 116th Congress recently convened, women made up almost a quarter...

10 Years of Beautiful Babyberry Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Emma Waterhouse 　　A look back at a decade of brilliant baby names, Nameberry style! 　　It all started with V… 　　Way back in November 2008, we proudly shared the first ever Babyberry birth announcement: a little girl given the beautiful name Vera Adelaide. Her parents had fallen in love with...

Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition

Jan 10, 2025

　　If you’re a teacher, every name can already feel taken by a former student! What’s the best approach – choose something truly unusual? Or choose a baby name you love, knowing that it might appear on your class list, too? 　　Caity writes: 　　We are having trouble agreeing on a girls’...

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New Royal Baby Name!

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Boy Names: Seeking something fresh

Jan 10, 2025

　　Do you have a mile-long list of girl names, while coming up empty for boys? That’s this family’s predicament! Let’s help them find something fresh and new for Lyra and Hadley’s brother. 　　Megan writes: 　　We are expecting our first boy in May and we cannot decide on a name. There...

Dad Names: Updates for Alpha Babes

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Babies born today are a part of Generation Alpha, which encompasses children born from 2010 to 2025. Their parents are Millennials, who were born from 1980-1996, the dawn of the digital age. 　　The trends in baby naming have shifted between these generations. Parents have become more adventurous...

Sibsets: Finding a name for baby #3

Jan 10, 2025

　　They’ve set quite the pattern with their first two kids’ names! Now they’re expecting again, and need to complete the sibset with a name they love every bit as much. 　　Valerie writes: 　　We are struggling with a name for our third child. 　　We have a son, Christopher Joseph, and a...

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 10, 2025

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 10, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

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Question of the Week: What will be the #1 names in ten years?

Jan 10, 2025

　　This week we’re looking for your predictions of what the top boy and girl names will be a decade from now–one for each gender. 　　Will it be a name that’s already in the Top 10 or a dark horse that you see moving up from behind? 　　Check back with us in 2029 to...

New York City Baby Names: 2009′s Most Popular List

Jan 10, 2025

　　In honor of the release of the 2009 list of most popular New York City baby names, Nameberry’s newest intern, Deanna Cullen, presents to you some surprising top contenders that owe their ascension in the ranks to some serious star power. 　　New York City baby names are not so different...

Baby Names 2012: Trend Predictions?

Jan 10, 2025

　　Question of the Week: What do you foresee as the biggest name trends of 2012? 　　Looking into your crystal ball, what genres of names do you see rising in popularity? 　　Is there a particular style that will come to the fore? 　　Will names from some period of the past start to...

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Place Names for Babies: The hot spots

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Place names for babies are a movable feast. We’ve traveled from London and Paris and Brittany to towns in New Jersey like Trenton and Camden and on to New York’s Brooklyn and even a starbaby boy named Bronx. 　　And at the same time there are the names that have...