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Celebrity Baby Names: Newest Predictions

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　The cycle of celebrity pregnancies never slows down. 2016 has been an especially fruitful year so far, with superstars like John Legend, Chelsea Clinton, Adam Levine, Blake Lively, and Ryan Gosling all growing their families. And we can’t forget the celebrities who might not be as well-known...

Dec 12, 2024

What Names are in the Stars for These Starbabies?

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Emma and Noah Top Baby Names List….Again

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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2016

Dec 12, 2024

　　There’s a new girls’ name heading the list of popular baby names 2016, with Olivia claiming Nameberry’s official Number 1 spot. 　　Ezra holds his place at the top of the popular boy names list, a position the Biblical name claimed in 2015. 　　Olivia replaces Charlotte, the girls’ top name for...

Jamie & Jools: Baby namers extraordinaire

Dec 12, 2024

　　Yesterday, Sophie Kihm presented her predictions for many of the forthcoming starbabies. In today’s follow-up, she singles out one of the most intriguing celebrity-couple baby namers, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and wife Jools, for a more in-depth consideration. 　　If there ever was a celebrity baby name Hall of Fame, Jools...

Future Starbaby Names: Predictions for the New Hammer and Grammer Babes

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Some big celebrity broods are about to get bigger–Kelsey Grammer is going to be a dad to seven kids, and Mel Gibson‘s girlfriend is expecting his ninth! Predicting names for such huge families is a daunting task. People’s naming styles tend to change over time, especially when...

Meet the New Instababy Name Stars!

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Tiana Putric 　　Baby and child Instagram stars, now also known as ‘Instababies’ and ‘Instatoddlers’, have been taking social media by storm. Not only are their flawless photographs and captivating videos drawing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of staunch followers, but because they’ve been dubbed “Kid Influencers,”...

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Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

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Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons

Dec 12, 2024

　　We looked at trailblazing women in Part One of this blog yesterday—bold and courageous achievers who would prove worthy namesakes for a daughter. Now we turn to those with major accomplishments in the arts—a varied mix of writers, artists, and musicians of the far and fairly recent past—many of whom seem to...

The Magic of Maya

Dec 12, 2024

　　Hope Edelman, today’s guest blogger, is the acclaimed author of the influential bestseller Motherless Daughters; her new book, a fascinating and inspirational personal odyssey titled The Possibility of Everything, is out this week. 　　My daughter got her name from a San Francisco Guardian newspaper box. 　　Actually, she got her name...

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Old Man Names Get a New Lease of Life

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How I Named My Baby: John Aidan

Dec 12, 2024

　　Beau and John Smart live in Fresno, California with their six sons: Justin Ira, Griffin Michael, Bennett Aaron, Travis Dean, Wesley Miles, and John Aidan. 　　Over twenty years after the birth of their first child, Beau and John welcomed their sixth, and last, John Aidan. Aidan, as he’s called, is...

Name Sage: Third Boy Needs a Cool and Traditional Name

Dec 12, 2024

　　Amanda writes:I have two boys: Jack Mansfield and Jude Michael and just found out our third child is another boy!My list - approximately 292,929,292 pages long - includes all the simply beautiful and perfect name combinations I absolutely adore for girls. 　　Meanwhile, my boy list is … lacking. Typically I...

How I Named My Baby: True Luck

Dec 12, 2024

　　Chelle and Chris Roman live in San Diego, California with their three sons: Cyler Michael-Anthony, Rook Drace, and True Luck. 　　After a lucky birth and no real frontrunners for his name, Chelle and Chris committed to a name they never thought they’d use — True Luck. 　　Here, we talk to Chelle...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Dec 12, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 12, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 12, 2024

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Dec 12, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Dec 12, 2024

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Dec 12, 2024

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Dec 12, 2024

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 12, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...