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Names of the Year? Your Turn to Pick!

　　OK, you’ve seen our picks for 2016’s names of the year--based on their impact on both popular culture and baby names. Now it’s your turn to tell us what name or names YOU would add to this list. And, of course, the reasons behind the choice. 　　Bonus question: What names...

Jan 6, 2025

Powerhouse Celebrity Baby Names: The big influencers

Magical Baby Names from Harry Potter

New Top Baby Names

The Story of Summer and other Season Names

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Baby Names from Books: Ballet Shoes and Skating Shoes

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Clare Bristow 　　Noel Streatfeild has enchanted generations of young readers. She’s best known as the author of Ballet Shoes, a tale of three sisters finding their talents on and off stage. 　　Many of her stories follow a similar theme. The heroines and heroes discover their vocation for dancing, acting,...

Best Names Given to Just 5 Babies

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Dantae 　　As I did last year last year, I’ve now compiled a list of the best – in my opinion – names given to just five babies last year. I tried to keep to only conventionally spelled names or properly spelled variations, such as Agathe and Olivine. 　　Girls: 　　Agathe...

8 Biggest Baby Naming Mistakes …

Jan 6, 2025

　　We hope you caught the great segment on this morning’s (Tuesday) Today Show featuring Abby giving her typically sage baby name advice to pregnant staffers Dylan Dreyer and Savannah Guthrie! Watch the video here. 　　By Abby Sandel 　　Your new baby is here, and you? You have a ballpoint pen and...

The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names 2016

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We know that celebrity baby names can impact the popularity charts for years to come. Way before Emily Blunt welcomed baby Hazel, its choice by Julia Roberts pushed it an astonishing 600 places up the US popularity chart. Heather Locklear and Reese Witherspoon were moms to early Avas, which turned that old Hollywood Glamour name into...

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How I Named My Baby: Gwen Catherine

Ask the Name Guru: Can I Use an Honor Name Without the Honor? How I Named My Baby: Olive Rebecca Keeping the Tradition Alive: 150+ Years of Ursula and Mildred How I Named My Baby: Aria Sloane How I Named My Baby: Julian Belle Name Sage: Strong Girl Names Like Margot Name Sage: Naming a Sister for Nora Penelope How to Name Your Baby After Your Grandma

Gorgeous Girl Names Starting with E

Jan 6, 2025

　　If you’re looking for a popular, well-liked girl names that start with E, no problem. An E name—Emily or Emma—has held the top spot for 18 of the past 22 years. And right now, there are 5 girls in the Top 15—in addition to the two Ems, there are Evelyn,...

Doll Names: Traveling Back in Time

Jan 6, 2025

　　Doll names are time capsules of trends and popularity during different eras. Of course, the manufacturers tried to pick names that they thought would be especially appealing and attractive to little girls, which is why Barbara Lou appears in the 1930s, while Barbie comes around in the 1960s. 　　Here, doll...

Should I Change My Toddler's Name?

Jan 6, 2025

　　Kelsey writes:My firstborn’s name is Rylee. I like it, however I definitely waffled when she was born between a few names (Oakleigh, Remi, and Emersyn). When she was approximately 7 months old, I found out that her second cousin (my husband’s family I’m not close with) named their son (who’s...

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Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo

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Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

Jan 6, 2025

　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...

Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?

Jan 6, 2025

　　It seems that just about every few decades since the 1940’s, one Old Testament patriarch name has entered the popularity list’s Top 5, some lingering longer than others. From the forties through the early eighties it was David, joined by Joshua in 1983, Daniel for the single year 1985, Jacob...

Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned

Jan 6, 2025

　　This week, for her Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel picks the newsiest names on the boys’ side of the gender divide. 　　Midway through compiling this week’s list, I realized just how many great boys’ names are out there. 　　This is a subject of some debate. Creativity in naming a...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Jan 6, 2025

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

Jan 6, 2025

　　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,...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Jan 6, 2025

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Jan 6, 2025

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 6, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Jan 6, 2025

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 6, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

Name Change Resources

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 6, 2025

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...