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How Popular is Too Popular?

　　Question of the Week: Would you choose a popular name? 　　When my daughter Chloe was little, her name was becoming well used in Britain and Australia, but was hardly heard in the U.S. In fact, a surprising number of people often didn’t know how to pronounce or spell it. And so, try as...

Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era?

British Baby Names: Tops of the pops

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French

Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa New Zealand Name Report Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans Popular baby names: The case for the common name Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training!

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Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)?

　　Today’s QOW was inspired by a comment from jgirl525. 　　This week it’s a two-parter: 　　a. What’s your response when you meet someone who shares your own first name? Do you feel an instant kinship or do you feel more proprietary? If it’s a popular name, do you immediately start comparing nicknames...

International Faves: Top names across the globe

　　As we eagerly await the revelation of what the top names were in the US last year, we thought it might be fun to see what international faves were heading the lists in other parts of the world. Which American favorites were also among the three preferred choices in other...

The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?

　　In The Nameberry 9 blog this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, addresseses the question of “What is a ‘normal name?” 　　The news was filled with so-called normal names this week. But what defines a normal name? Is it a Top Ten choice that plenty of people your age share? Or...

The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1

　　This week, Appellation Mountain ‘s Abby Sandel travels around the country and across the pond to discover which names ranked Number 1 where. 　　Baby name news is fast and furious at year’s end. Lists of Worst and Best Celebrity Baby Names abound. (Did anyone else notice that Zuzu Audrey, daughter of Top...

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Movie Names: Alfred Hitchcock’s Golden Girls

Movie Names: Alfred Hitchcock’s Golden Girls

Disney Girl Names: The Next Generation Can a Cute Vintage Nickname Revive a Dusty Old Lady Name? Why I Named my Son Jayne What’s Your Favorite Girly-Girl Baby Name? Most Popular Girl Names Of 2016 Powerful Girl Names: International leaders Sweet Southern Girl Names Girls Baby Names: Fresh Possibilities

10 Names the Boys Should Steal Back

　　You can always count on a few titters when people hear that macho John Wayne’s birth name was Marion. They’re not aware that when he was born in 1907 Marion—also the name of an infamous Washington DC mayor– was Number 106 on the boys’ list–which also included Leslie, Aubrey, Harley,...

Rule-Breaking Baby Names

　　They’ve found the perfect name, but it breaks all the rules. How can they reconcile using the name they love with their long-held preferences? 　　Julia writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first baby, a daughter, in May. We have finally found “the” name, but I feel like a...

New Oldtime Girl Names: Maxine and Maude

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Let’s say you love old-fashioned girl names with a tailored quality. You’re all about names that topped the charts a century ago, but feel fresh and modern today. 　　Top Ten Charlotte fits this description. The same is true of fast-rising Evelyn and Eleanor. 　　The only problem, of...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

New Geek Chic Names For Boys

150+ European Baby Boy Names Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques Trending Boy Names Exploring the Meaning of Julian Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Surprisingly International Baby Names

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

　　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...

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Nameberry’s Unique Baby Name Trends

Nameberry’s Unique Baby Name Trends

Celebrity Baby Names: Predicting what’s next Celebrity Baby Names: Our latest predictions! Step-Sibling Sibsets: Starbaby predictions Names Hot in England, Still Outliers Here The Top Welsh Names in Wales French Baby Names: Classics making a comeback Most Popular Names of 2018….so far Starbaby Name Predictions: Sibsets and Singletons

Popularity, trends and a new baby Princess

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s baby name news includes a new princess, moon-inspired names, trends in Finland, and the merits of popular vs unusual names. 　　Welcome, Princess Adrienne!There’s a new royal baby in Europe! No, not that royal baby. This week Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband Christopher O’Neill...

Hottest Baby Names 2018

　　Our hottest baby names are those we see attracting an outsized share of attention from expectant parents, based on number of views of our name pages for the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same period last year. 　　These hot names may not show up on the popularity lists….yet....

British Baby Name Trends 2017

　　By Eleanor Nickerson 　　It’s time once again to look back at the most prevalent trends that have influenced baby names in Britain in 2017. 　　HOT SOUNDS OF 2017: OR and WIL 　　For girls, the hottest vowel sound has been O this year in the UK, especially if it made up the...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

　　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...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

　　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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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

　　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,...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

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