A Middle Name to Grow Into
　　by Eva Sojourner Dunsky 　　On the playground, I remember my friends and I trying to guess each other’s middle names.  It didn’t take long to arrive at the Elizabeths and Maries, the Annes and the Lynns. But no one ever guessed mine. 　　“It starts with an ‘S’,” I conceded.  My...
Jan 10, 2025
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Sunny Summer Solstice Names for Girls
Jan 10, 2025
　　Are you expecting a summertime daughter and still seeking her name? Maybe one that reflects the season of her birth, but doesn’t shout it out?  　　Here we’ve compiled a list of over two dozen more subtle choices, potential summer baby names that you may not have considered. 　　AinePronounced AWN-ya, this is...
MayBerry Arrivals: Cecilia Lilac and Godric Nickleby
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　May was an extraordinary month in the Nameberry Birth Announcement forums. We had a girl named Tully, boys called Godric and Endymion and Ignatius, middle names Lilac and Nickleby, brothers Atlas and Apollo, and nicely paired twins August Matthias and Thomas Nathaniel. 　　Parents drew inspiration from sources...
Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls
Jan 10, 2025
　　By John Kelly 　　The Social Security Administration’s 2017 baby name data is now in, charting the Top 1000 names on its card applications for newborns dating back to 1880. They also help track our ever-changing tastes  and trends in baby names. 　　One of those trends suggests that we’re increasingly enamored...
New Berrybaby Arrivals: Georgia Geraldine and Jethro Valor
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Some especially gorgeous name choices were announced by berries in March. 　　I don’t like to play favorites, but I just have to single out twins Pomeline Fay and Perseus Robin, and singletons Jethro Valor and Iolanthe Zelda Irene (sister of Caspian, Zephan, Eve, Peregrine, Dulcinea and Georgia.)...
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The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name
The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name
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Girls’ Baby Names: Stylish but Unusual Choices
Jan 10, 2025
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Girls’ names that end in the lee sound – from Ellie to Lily to Natalie to Riley and Everly – have been growing in popularity in recent years. In fact, sometimes it seems as if almost any girls’ name that ends in ly or ley or...
Fresh Vintage Baby Names for Girls
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel 　　The best thing about vintage baby names is that there are always new ones to consider. Emma, Clara, and Alice were big in the 1890s, and all are in style in 2016, too. 　　Looking for baby names for girls that are equally vintage, but less common? Names...
Name Sage: Baby Names for a Fourth Daughter
Jan 10, 2025
　　Patricia writes: 　　We are due with our fourth daughter in May and are so excited. 　　She will be welcomed by big sisters Ailey (I-Lee) Carolyn, Juliana Allison, and Brynn Margaret. 　　Our inspiration for their names came from our love of our Scottish/Irish heritage and girlie classic names. All of their...
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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy
How I Named My Baby: October Teddy
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150+ European Baby Boy Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
Jan 10, 2025
　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...
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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State
Jan 10, 2025
　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...
Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around
Jan 10, 2025
　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...
Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style
Jan 10, 2025
　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Jan 10, 2025
　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...
Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide
Jan 10, 2025
　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...
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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...
30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
Jan 10, 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......
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How to Change Your Baby’s Name
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous
Jan 10, 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 Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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