Classic Boys’ Names: The Alexandrians from Alex to Xander
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There are several girls’ names—Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Katherine—that have spawned copious numbers of female variations and nicknames, as have boys like John and William, but there is one name whose progeny has embraced both genders, and that name is Alexander. 　　In 2013, there were 19 forms of...
Dec 12, 2024
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Two Chummy Names: Buddy and Sonny
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Anna Otto, WaltzingMoreThanMatilda 　　Generic nicknames for boys is a baby name trend that some parents detest, and others are eager to embrace. But how much use and history do some of these names have? Here’s a close look at two. 　　BUDDY 　　Buddy is a slang word meaning “friend, companion.”...
Top 100 Boy Names of 2014
Dec 12, 2024
　　Asher and Declan retained their Number 1 and 2 spots at the top of Nameberry’s most popular list of boys’ names for 2014. 　　The big news with boys’ names focuses on the new names moving up the ladder.  Four names are new to the Top 10 this year: Silas, Jasper,...
Upscale Baby Names: The s-ending boys
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Aimee Tafreshi 　　There is nothing more interesting to a baby-name enthusiast than digging through the massive pile of names given to baby boys in the U.S. that did not reach the popularity of the top 1000 names. I always thought the girls had bragging rights when it came to...
Boys’ Baby Names: 9 Ways to Name a Son
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Naming a boy has always been a little bit different. 　　It isn’t harder, necessarily.  For some parents, settling on a son’s name is a picnic compared to naming a daughter. 　　But there are definitely some differences in the way we think about boys’ names. 　　Around...
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Best K Names for Girls
Best K Names for Girls
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Best O Names for Girls
Dec 12, 2024
　　Girl names that start with O feel fresh and fantastic now that names starting with A and then E have had their turns in the spotlight. 　　Here are ten more wonderful names for girls that start with this most cheery, open and optimistic of vowels: 　　OceanNames that mean water are...
Best Z Names for Girls
Dec 12, 2024
　　There aren’t very many usable names beginning with Z, and there are even fewer girl names that start with Z than there are for boys. Yet the very rarity of girls’ names starting with Z of the alphabet immediately gives them an element of distinction. 　　Over the years, Zelda has...
12 Best Beachy Names for Girls
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you want to give your summertime daughter a name that reflects the season of her birth, but don’t want to pick the most obvious choices, we’re here to suggest a dozen interesting names that more subtly reflect the sun, surf and sandy beach, either through meaning...
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Brother Names
Brother Names
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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques
Dec 12, 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...
Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend
Dec 12, 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...
Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming
Dec 12, 2024
　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...
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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
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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...
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
Dec 12, 2024
　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Dec 12, 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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Atticus Tops Baby Names 2015
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Surprising Homespun Nicknames: Elsie, Sadie & Effie
Dec 12, 2024
　　by Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　Nickname-names have taken hold in the U.K., and the U.S. hasn’t been completely immune to this trend. The two countries may favor different nicknames, and the trend may be more popular in the U.K., but the trend is evident in both countries. 　　For example: 　　In...
On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you remember those fifteen trend predictions for 2015 posted about a month ago?  And the trend-spotting from the UK, courtesy of Elea? 　　It’s only been a few weeks, but it feels like high profile parents are following along.  Recent birth announcements all reflect the...
The Top Baby Names of 2014!
Dec 12, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The new Social Security list of Most Popular Baby Names in the US is out and the top boy and girl names of 2014 were Noah and Emma. And new Princess name Charlotte cracked the Top 10! 　　The biblical Noah retains the title for the second year...
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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback
Dec 12, 2024
　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...
Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?
Dec 12, 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,...
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
Dec 12, 2024
　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....
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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Dec 12, 2024
　　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...
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
Dec 12, 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....
Name Change Resources
Dec 12, 2024
　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...
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