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Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?

　　By Nick Turner 　　In 1970, the novel Love Story captured America‘s imagination with the tale of a wealthy Harvard jock who meets a girl from the other side of the tracks. It was soon followed by a movie of the same name — a tear-jerker that became the top box-office draw...

Jan 9, 2025

Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000

What makes a name a name?

Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale The Long and the Short of Girl Names Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly! Adelaide or Adeline? SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap! Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between

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Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The good news about naming a girl: the options are limitless. 　　The bad news about naming a girl: the options? Limitless! How do you choose? 　　In the US, around two-thirds of all newborn girls are given a Top 1000 name. We play it safe with...

Happiness is just a thing called Jo

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, of Name Freak! 　　My middle name is Joyce. I absolutely love it, not only because it is after my beloved grandmother, but also because it is lovely, versatile, and has a delightful meaning. And while I think it is perfectly splendid as a first name, as many...

Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　When it comes to naming a daughter, imagination reigns. From Hollywood birth announcements to literary powerhouses, blog babies to the most random of name spottings, a great name can come from anywhere. 　　This week’s potential seismic name influence? Disney’s big screen retelling of Sleeping Beauty....

The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....

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Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far)

Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita Classic Girls’ Names: The Claire Contingent–Claire, Clara and Clarissa Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices Baby Name Nicknames: The ubiquitous Addie 40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far

Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names

Jan 9, 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...

Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　I’ve always loved reading classic books. By the time I was twelve, I’d read a few Shakespearean plays, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility. Shakespeare was great of course; however, Jane Austen gave me even more. With her novels, I got the charming, delightful gentlemen I’d...

Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe

Jan 9, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Trending Boy Names Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend 150+ European Baby Boy Names Exploring the Meaning of Julian Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 9, 2025

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Jan 9, 2025

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Jan 9, 2025

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Surprisingly International Baby Names Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 9, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 9, 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...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 9, 2025

　　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...

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Baby Name Trends: Technology and more

International Baby Names: Hottest in the UK, Poland and Japan Gem Names: The hot new name category Your Most Surprising Future Top Baby Names? New Baby Surname Trends Starbabies: Predicting the next celebkid names Popular names: Nameberry vs US Top Baby Names of the Decade The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018

Starbaby Predictions: First and middles

Jan 9, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　My latest starbaby predictions include some thoughts on middle names. 　　Celebrity baby middle names don’t get as much attention as first names, but they can be equally as exciting. Take Anne Hathaway’s son’s middle name, Rosebanks. It’s a portmanteau of two family names—a creative solution to honor...

The Top Baby Names of 2019….so far

Jan 9, 2025

　　Nameberry’s list of top baby names 2019 is in for the first quarter of the year, with two surprising new names taking the lead. 　　Posie, a charming vintage floral name that has never ranked among the US Top 1000, takes Nameberry’s Number 1 spot for girls so far in 2019....

What Uncommon Names Do You Hear a Lot?

Jan 9, 2025

　　For me, it’s Huxley. 　　At #556 in England & Wales last year, and me being British, you’d think I’d be lucky to meet a single Huxley. And yet, it seems like every time I’m out with my kids, we meet yet another little one with the name. Ditto Rafferty (#278),...

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! Classic Baby Names on the Rise 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names The Top Baby Names A-Z Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 New Popular Irish Names Revealed

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

Popular Twin Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Jan 9, 2025

　　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...

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

The Best Baby Name Advice 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Test-Driving Your Baby Name How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name How to Change Your Baby’s Name Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Unique Twin Names to Inspire Updating Popular 1950s Names

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 9, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 9, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 9, 2025

　　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...