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How I Named My Baby: Kinsley Arin

Dec 11, 2024

　　Jasmine and Kevin Wiggins II, a financial operations manager and contract specialist, live in Virginia with their daughter Kinsley Arin. 　　Kinsley was born on August 20, 2021. We spoke with Jasmine and Kevin about her name story. 　　Tell me how you named Kinsley!K: I’m named after my dad, and my...

How I Named My Baby: Penny Mae

Dec 11, 2024

　　Laurie Baker, brand marketing manager at Kid Made Modern and owner of LB Finds, is a Single Mother by Choice living in Chicago. She welcomed her first child, daughter Penny Mae, on March 31, 2022. 　　We talked to Laurie about her journey to motherhood and naming Penny. 　　Tell me about...

Best I Names for Girls

Dec 11, 2024

　　Girl names that start with I do not show up very frequently on the charts, despite the love parents have had in recent years for Isabella, Isla, and Ivy. 　　We’ve had a long period of names beginning with the letter A, which was followed by E-names for both girls and...

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Dec 11, 2024

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Dec 11, 2024

　　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...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Dec 11, 2024

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

Unisex Names >

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Dec 11, 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...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Dec 11, 2024

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Dec 11, 2024

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Trends & Predictions >

The Top Baby Names of 2014!

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Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean

Dec 11, 2024

　　The Top 100 names of England and Wales are resplendent with choices that feel a lot more chic and surprising in the US than they must in the UK. 　　Freya, for instance, the Norse goddess name that’s become a Top 20 staple on the other side of the pond, just...

Name the Next New Starbabies Challenge! Your predictions wanted!

Dec 11, 2024

　　By Tara Ryazansky 　　Everyone from pop royalty to reality stars to actual royalty seems to be expecting at the moment. I look forward to when the birth announcements start rolling in so I can see if I was right or if I at least came close with any of these...

The Hottest Names of 2015

Dec 11, 2024

　　By now we’ve all heard about the most popular baby names of 2014, but what about the top names of 2015 and next year and beyond? 　　How can the intelligent baby namer find out which names will become even hotter — and maybe overheated — in the future? 　　Way back...

Name Popularity >

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

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Baby Names Before 1850

Dec 11, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Dec 11, 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,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Dec 11, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

Baby Naming Advice >

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Dec 11, 2024

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Dec 11, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

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

Dec 11, 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...