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Baby Names Dilemma: Everyone Hates It!

　　They’ve chosen the perfect name for their son due later this year. The only problem? Their friends and family hate the name. The Name Sage has some wise words for the parents. 　　Jocelyn writes: 　　I’m due in November with a boy! 　　We have picked the name Riggins Blaine. Blaine is his father’s...

Nov 26, 2024

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Baby Names: Solving the Popularity Puzzle

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Wild Baby Names: Names with secret animal meanings

Nov 26, 2024

　　Nature-inspired baby names are the trend that keeps on giving – from classic choices like Rose and Robin to contemporary picks like Aspen, Clementine, River and Sage. 　　But if you’re pairing with a difficult surname, looking for a name that works in multiple languages, or compromising with a more traditional...

100 Brilliant Boy Names in Translation

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Now it’s the boy’s turn to romance their names. 　　We recently posted a list of 100 girls’ names in translation, where we took some rather prosaic appellations like Helen, Henrietta and Hedwig, and gave them some international flair via their translations into other languages. Well, several of...

New Baby Names: Great berrybaby choices of September!

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The September baby names in this month’s Babyberry report includes one of the most original middle names we’ve seen: Violet WHIMSEY. The girls’ names are running long, in the sense that there is a preponderance of three and four-syllable choices. Again, lots of floral appellations and an...

Newest Word Names for Boys

Nov 26, 2024

　　Last month we looked at the newest word names for girls. From Alannis Morrisette’s Onyx Solace to Nicky Hilton Rothschild’s Lily–Grace, word names are everywhere – both the traditional and the unexpected. 　　This week the same is true, but now we’re looking at baby boy names. 　　A trio of high...

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Disney Girl Names: The Next Generation

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Most Popular Baby Names In Every State

Nov 26, 2024

　　Quick: What were the most popular boys’ and girls’ names of 2016? Emma and Noah, you say? Wrong — at least unless you live in Pennsylvania or Texas. 　　True, Emma and Noah came out on top when the Social Security Administration released its annual list of the most popular baby names of...

Sibling Names: Should They Share the Same Initial?

Nov 26, 2024

　　Update: Cora’s brother has a name! 　　They gave their first two daughters traditional, feminine A names. Should they stick with that style – and letter! – for sibling names or try something new if their next baby is a girl? 　　Holly writes: 　　My husband and I are happily expecting our...

Classic but Rare Girls Names: Ada, Liza, and Lena

Nov 26, 2024

　　Baby naming tip: when others react negatively to your favorite name, don’t despair! Instead pay attention, because it might be a good sign you’ve found an undiscovered gem. 　　Kelsi writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first daughter, and we are having a hard time pinning down a name....

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How I Named My Baby: Morris Oliver

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How I Named My Baby: Eben Frank Dennis

Nov 26, 2024

　　Lily Whymark, a document controller, and Ryan Coulson, a design engineer, live in Kent, UK. They welcomed their first child, a son named Eben Frank Dennis Coulson, on July 13, 2020. 　　Here, Lily answer’s our questions about how she and Ryan named Eben. 　　When did you know you found “The...

Princess Eugenie’s Baby Name Is Here

Nov 26, 2024

　　Princess Eugenie’s baby name has finally been announced, and it was worth the wait: August Philip Hawke. 　　Hawke? That’s a new one for a royal baby, but it’s a family name on the side of the baby’s father, Jack Brooksbank. 　　The baby boy, born February 9, was named for his...

The Name Joe Finally Gets Presidential

Nov 26, 2024

　　Thanks to President-elect Joe Biden, the name Joe has finally joined the elite roster of presidents’ names. 　　Joe might be the ultimate friendly, down-to-earth, good guy name, and one of the most popular boy names for all of American history. 　　But unlike its fellow traditional, perennially popular boys’ names, Joe...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Nov 26, 2024

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

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British Baby Names 2013: The next big things

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The Nameberry 9: Newer oldies and bolder boys

Nov 26, 2024

　　For her The Nameberry 9 this week, Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain sees more adventurous names for boys, some recent revivals for girls, and one surprising gender switch. 　　Last week’s baby name news demonstrated two things: first, there’s no such thing as a name too fusty to make a comeback. Girls’...

Why is Alexandra up but Alexis down?

Nov 26, 2024

　　Linda and I have spent a lot of time over the years tracking the ups and downs of baby names and making sense of the movements. Often, it’s possible to divine trends in the popularity lists: Girls’ names that end in a are marching up the ladder in seeming unison,...

British Baby Names Trends: 5 categories on the rise

Nov 26, 2024

　　British name maven Eleanor Nickerson, aka Elea, has her finger on the pulse of naming trends in the UK. 　　For most people outside of the UK, “British Names” are typified by the old Victorian legacy of Empire and afternoon tea, or the ethereal mystery of ancient Celtic folklore. The stereotype...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 26, 2024

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Nov 26, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 26, 2024

　　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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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Nov 26, 2024

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

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

Nov 26, 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 Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Nov 26, 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...