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Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee

　　By Nick Turner 　　In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such as Mary and Anne. 　　While I was sifting through the data for that piece, I noticed something interesting. Some of...

Dec 22, 2024

1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names

Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite?

What’s your favorite flower name?

Top 100 Girl Names of 2014 Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie Perfect P Baby Names for Girls: Poppy and Pauline Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name!

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Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Aimee Reneau Tafreshi 　　Parker Posey, Peppermint Patty and Pablo Picasso… Our history and pop culture have produced some notable “P” names. A perfect “P” name makes you stop and take notice. 　　I do not have anyone in my family whose name starts with a “P,” but the other day...

Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Adelina_sophia 　　I have always been a huge fan of names with French accents and German and French umlauts. They just look so pretty, elegant, chic and exotic. Below are some of my favourites. 　　Séverine – This beautiful and feminine name has long been popular in France, though it would...

Flower Baby Names: A rose by any other name…

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Joanna Walker 　　In Romeo & Juliet, Juliet faces a dilemma– she has fallen in love with the son of her father’s sworn enemy: a Montague. Juliet famously asks: “What’s in a name?” She concludes that names are irrelevant and uses the garden rose to illustrate her point “That which...

Buttoned-up Girls’ Names

Dec 22, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The trendiest girls’ names of recent years have been flowery and elaborate: Isabella and Sophia, Olivia and Arianna. They end in vowels….and often begin with them too. And if they’re not exotic confections, stylish girls’ names are often gender-and-tradition-confounding novelties such as Harper and Hadley and...

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Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai

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SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Hannah Young 　　I am name obsessed. When I am reading at bedtime to my eight-year old son, I will pause as we encounter new characters, “Hmm … Polly, that’s a good name isn’t it?” before he puts his fingers in his ears and begs for mercy, “Stop the naming madness,...

Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace

Dec 22, 2024

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　My seven-year-old daughter didn’t inspire my interest in American Girl dolls, one of their names did. 　　My daughter hasn’t expressed any interest in American Girl dolls and doesn’t own any. 　　But an American Girl doll has one of my favorite names. A retired...

Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　In 1970, the novel Love Story captured America‘s imagination with the tale of a wealthy Harvard jock who meets a girl from the other side of the tracks. It was soon followed by a movie of the same name — a tear-jerker that became the top box-office draw...

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Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

Dec 22, 2024

　　Hipster, nerdy, funky-clunky… Call them what you will, there’s no denying that geek chic names for boys and girls are cool. 　　But fashion moves fast, and some of the original names on our Geek Chic Boys master list — like Jasper, Cyrus and Augustus — now feel almost mainstream. 　　So...

Brother Names

Dec 22, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 22, 2024

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Dec 22, 2024

　　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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Dec 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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Scottish Baby Names: What’s ‘in’ in Inverness?

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Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Dec 22, 2024

　　The day every baby name addict waits for all year is finally here, as the Social Security Administration released its list of Top 1000 Boy and Girl Names this morning. To many people’s surprise–including a sizable number of our contest entrants–Emma leapfrogged over Isabella–last year’s #2– to become the most...

Children’s Book Names: From Aidan to Zoe

Dec 22, 2024

　　While browsing through a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine, I came across an article about the current generation of picture books and their bratty protagonists. It was illustrated by an image from a book called Finn Throws a Fit. Aha, I thought, so juvenile authors are on top of...

Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?

Dec 22, 2024

　　We’ve been scrutinizing your responses to our recent survey, in particular the question that asked what you’d like to see more of on nameberry, with an eye to accommodating your suggestions. Quite a few responders put in requests for more ethnic names— with pronunciations—and a couple took note of our blog...

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Best Names Near the Bottom of the List

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Unusual Names for Girls: Hidden treasures below the Top 1000

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Aimee Reneau Tafreshi 　　Unusual names are becoming more, well, usual these days, especially for baby girls. Most parents are aware of the Top 1000 baby names, but what do you find when you look further down the list? Literary thousands of unusual baby names for girls and boys waiting...

The Hottest Celebrity Baby Names

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Do celebrity baby names influence the names we choose for our children? Or are the stars just like us, drawn to the same styles and trends that appeal to parents everywhere? 　　It’s probably a little bit of both, but looking at the new US Top 1000, there’s...

20 Worthy Name Substitutes: Judson for Hudson

Dec 22, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Popular names are popular for a reason: They’re attractive, fresh, feel right for the times. 　　Their only problem is that they’re, well, popular. 　　If you like a name that you’re starting to hear a bit too often, we’ve come up with more original substitutes that may...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Dec 22, 2024

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Dec 22, 2024

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Dec 22, 2024

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...