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Classic Boys’ Names: The wonderful world of Williams

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you think of classic boys’ names, chances are that the first three that pop to mind are John, James and William. Of the three, William is, much like female counterparts Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret, probably the richest in its multiplicity of variations, nicknames, girl versions, etc....

Nov 22, 2024

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Kelly, Mackenzie, and Clare: Great reclaimed names for boys

Nov 22, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Girls have been borrowing from boys’ names for generations. Shirley and Ashley were once more common for men. Ditto Madison, Avery, and Harper. 　　It’s easy to fume about name theft. After all, conventional wisdom is that once a name is widely used for our daughters,...

Scottish Boys’ Names: Fresh choices beyond Keith and Kyle

Nov 22, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There are many Scottish names for boys that have become so familiar that we don’t even recognize their roots—names like Malcolm and Cameron and Gavin and Gordon and Keith and Kyle. But there are others that have never reached our shores and that might be worth considering,...

Presidential Names: Which ones went viral?

Nov 22, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　Like millions of Americans, I was riveted by the Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelts that aired this month on PBS. (I didn’t manage to watch all of 14 hours, but I hope to catch up eventually.) 　　I adore the first names in the Roosevelt family tree...

Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

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The Mary Month of May

From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name Jennifer Garner Baby Name: Seraphina is here! Names to Celebrate Earth Day WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome Oh, Susannah! Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl? OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!

Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　The brilliant visitors over on the Name Game board have done it again. The latest greatest game they’re playing is called Nameberry Makeover, in which they take the Top Ten names and come up with fresher, cooler sounding substitutes. 　　Some new players may have joined in by now and if...

Princess Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　One of my embarrassing little obsessions is princess names. The whole idea of royalty, in these modern times, is kind of embarrassing. And then there’s the issue of encouraging your daughter to aspire to be a princess rather than, say, a doctor or an astronaut. For more on this, check...

Poetic Baby Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　 Since April is National Poetry Month, this seems like a perfect time to look at some of the most poetic of baby names. We’ve already seen starbabies named Poet (Soleil Moon Frye), Sonnet (Forest Whitaker), Auden (Noah Wyle), Tennyson (Russell Crowe), and of course any number of Dylans (traceable back...

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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

Nov 22, 2024

　　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,...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Nov 22, 2024

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 22, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Nov 22, 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...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 22, 2024

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

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Question of the Week: Is a nickname enough of a name?

Nov 22, 2024

　　It’s a trend that took off first in the UK, with prams populated by baby Archies and Alfies, Edies and Ellies—and now it has definitely crossed the ocean–the idea of going straight to the nickname and skipping the full, formal name completely. 　　We see boys being christened Sam and girls christened Sam, boys...

Unique New York Baby Names!

Nov 22, 2024

　　We got a call yesterday from Don Kaplan, a reporter for the New York Post, who’s doing a story about unique New York (remember that tongue twister?) baby names. 　　Don spent the past week poring over a quarter million names — yes, many of them pretty crazy — given to...

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

Nov 22, 2024

　　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...

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 22, 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....

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Nov 22, 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...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 22, 2024

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

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

Nov 22, 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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 22, 2024

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...