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Baby Name Trends: and other news of the week

　　This week’s name news includes baby name trends, some stunning “sweet spot” celebrity baby names, the thorny issue of baby name theft, and a celebration of unique baby names of all shapes, sizes and sources. 　　Celebrity Baby NewsIt’s aaaaa… baby for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds! 　　Blake Lively and Ryan...

Nov 29, 2024

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Top Baby Names of the Decade

Nov 29, 2024

　　The top baby names of the 2010s — the decade that is drawing to a close — are dominated by classic names still used by a wide range of parents. 　　The top four girl names — Emma, Sophia, Olivia, and Isabella — along with the top three boy names —...

Top Nameberry Names Reveal Future Trends

Nov 29, 2024

　　Have you ever taken a tour of the most popular names on Nameberry? 　　We’re not talking about the official Top 1000 — although it turns out that Berries love Oliver and Olivia, Leo and Luna just as much as the rest of us. No, the Nameberry Top 1000 reveals which...

Nameberry’s Popular Baby Names 2019

Nov 29, 2024

　　The popular baby names 2019 on Nameberry are here, with Olivia retaining her crown as the Number 1 girls’ name and Milo taking the top spot for boys. 　　Nameberry’s annual Top 1000 Names list is based on views of our individual name pages over the full year. The complete roster...

New Irish Names Go Global

Nov 29, 2024

　　Irish baby names have been longtime favorites in the US, but historically the ones that have been the most popular—such as Bridget and Caitlin, Connor and Kevin—are those that are intuitive in spelling and pronunciation. 　　Cut to 2020, where actress Saoirse Ronan is one of the biggest movie stars, Billie...

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Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

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40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

Nov 29, 2024

　　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...

Baby Girl Names: Short and sweet

Nov 29, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Baby girl names have been trending toward the long and elaborate for some time now, with selections like Isabella and Elizabeth, Olivia and Sophia winning out over the kind of brisk no-nonsense names — Anne, Gail, Lynn — that dominated a couple of generations ago. 　　But...

Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys

Nov 29, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel/Appellation Mountain 　　Do you name boys and girls the same way? 　　We often reserve antique gems for girls – lady-like appellations like Charlotte, Amelia, Lydia, and Hattie. But this week, parents proved that retro picks work for boys, too. Several high-profile birth announcements revived grandpa-chic choices for our...

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Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

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Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

Nov 29, 2024

　　This week for the Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel takes a look at the shifting perceptions of boys’ baby names. 　　When we named our son Alexander in 2004, it was a no-brainer, a family name that my husband very much wanted to pass down. Despite my baby name obsession,...

Name the All-Boy Quints!

Nov 29, 2024

　　All-boy quintuplets are very rare, so naming them is one of those name nerd fantasies that is unlikely ever to come true. 　　But we can dream, can’t we? 　　Over in our forums, there are nearly 500 pages of responses to the name game challenge to name a set of all-boy...

Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

Nov 29, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a great week for welcoming boys! 　　Eric Christian Olsen, Kate Levering, Fergie and Josh Duhamel have all brought home new sons. The parents have something in common besides making headlines. Their naming style might be called modern classic. 　　On Friday, Angela wrote...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

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How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 29, 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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 29, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 29, 2024

　　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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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 29, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Nov 29, 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...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Nov 29, 2024

　　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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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Nov 29, 2024

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Nov 29, 2024

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Nov 29, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Nov 29, 2024

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 29, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 29, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....