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Celebrity Baby Names: What’s next?

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Every family has its own traditions and values when it comes to naming their children, and that’s true of celebrities as well. Some, like Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, like the meanings of their children’s names to be packed with significance. Their daughters are named Honor and...

Dec 12, 2024

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Not Your Mama’s Baby Name!

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　The names in the news this week probably aren’t ones you heard growing up. Some of them have exploded in popularity in the last decade or two. Others are still undiscovered, but would fit right into nurseries and playgrounds today. 　　Let’s take a look at some new...

Celebrity Baby Names: Brand New Predictions!

Dec 12, 2024

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　I’ve been making predictions on Nameberry long enough now that I’m forecasting names of the younger siblings of children whose names I’ve predicted before. Such is the case with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. In my very first set of predictions for Nameberry, almost two years ago, I...

Latest Starbaby Name Predictions!

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Celebrities are the taste-makers of the baby name world. Sid and McCoy–two names that were on nobody’s radar screen–now have serious style cred thanks to the Biggs and Porter families. I would not be surprised to see McCoy break into the top 1000 for 2016 (which comes...

The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2017… So Far

Dec 12, 2024

　　By the Editors of Nameberry 　　The Most Popular Baby Names of 2017 at the half-year mark are in. The big news, for a change, is with boys’ names, with Asher reclaiming the crown from Ezra at Number 1. 　　And there’s more hot news: Nearly a fifth of all boys’ names...

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Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names

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Name Sage: A Long, Romantic Name for a Girl?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Alison writes: 　　We need the perfect name for our fourth daughter! Our daughters are Ellyanna Jane, Vivienne Renee, and Hannalise Olive. 　　We’re looking for a long name – three or more syllables, with a similar style to her sisters’ names. But it needs to have a different sound and dominant...

Great Alternatives to the Top Girl Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　The US Social Security Administration tallies up the names of all the babies born within a year and reveals which names were most popular. While there are clearly thousands of parents who are happy using popular names, there are also parents who would rather avoid them. 　　For those parents who...

VER-y Chic Names for Girls

Dec 12, 2024

　　by Kara Blakley 　　Name trend watchers are no longer limiting themselves to the waxing and waning popularity of certain letters. Vowels are certainly having their moment on monogrammed onesies, but endings (particularly -o and -ett) and sounds are catching the attention of keen observers. 　　Recently, Brooke Cussans wrote about PERfect...

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Dec 12, 2024

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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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...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Dec 12, 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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Dec 12, 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...

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

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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...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Dec 12, 2024

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

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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Comeback Classic Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　The new US Top 1000 list is out, and while it’s easy to focus on the trendy and the novel – Saylor is up for girls, Baylor for boys, and Oakley for both! – plenty of classic baby names are also making a comeback. 　　Last year we...

Nickname Names on the Rise

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Our British cousins have long been nuts for nickname names, and now we’re seeing in the latest Social Security stats the increased use of vintage nicknames on their own in the US as well. No jumps for UK faves Alfie and Archie yet, but here are some...

Most Popular Scottish Baby Names Here and There

Dec 12, 2024

　　Last week we looked at Irish baby names. This week, we turn our attention to Scottish baby names. The new Scottish baby name statistics for 2016 were just released, making it the perfect moment to dive into the data. 　　While Irish names have been white hot in the US for...

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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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Dec 12, 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...

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...