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Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　Gender-bending baby names are crossing conventional boundaries that define male and female names. Down at the very bottom of the Social Security extended list of baby names, among the hundreds of names given to only five babies in that particular year, are a few dozen names that have radically crossed...

Dec 24, 2024

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The Subconscious Bias of Unisex Baby Name Trends

Dec 24, 2024

　　It used to just be one of those quirks reserved for the parents of future celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Taylor Swift, Hayden Panettiere and Blake Lively, but now giving baby girls a traditional boy name is on trend. 　　Evelyn, Mackenzie, Billie, Frankie, Addison, Tyler, Dylan,...

Baby Name Trends: Sleek, simple, cool names

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　People often ask us how we come up with our baby name trend predictions. 　　The short answer: It’s a mix of science and inspiration, with a dash of magic. 　　One of our major predictions for baby names 2015, for instance, was a trend toward short, simple...

Baby Name News: Norse names, nicknames and more

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes gender-neutral names for boys, lots of creative nicknames, and inspiration from revolutionaries, Norse myth, and the internet. 　　Unisex names for boys 　　Sometimes it feels like when a name crosses genders, it tends to go more from the boys to the girls than the...

Unisex Names: Which names work best for both genders?

Dec 24, 2024

　　A lot of people complain about unisex names. 　　Names like Riley and Rory, they say — never mind Maxwell or James — should never be used for girls. Those are boys’ names, and should stay on the boys’ side of the fence. 　　And then there are those people who campaign...

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Name Guru to the Stars: Predicting the Seventh Hanson Baby Name

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Finding Rare Celtic Girl Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　They’re bold baby namers, but finding rare Celtic girl names for their new daughter has them stumped. What works with Mairead and Fergus? 　　Haley writes:We’re struggling to find the perfect name for our baby girl. We have two kids already, Mairead Kallista Isolde and Fergus Galahad Locke. 　　Our previous pattern...

How I Named My Baby: Clementine Mary Maddalena

Dec 24, 2024

　　Caitlin Hutcheon, a childbirth educator, and her partner Drew, a US Marine, live in Maryland with their son, Harbor, and daughter Clementine, who was born last April. 　　Below, we talk to Caitlin about how she and Drew chose the baby name Clementine Mary Maddalena for their little girl. 　　How long...

How I Named My Baby: Atlas Rose

Dec 24, 2024

　　Evelyn Woodbridge, stay-at-home mom, and Chris Lopez, nursing professor, live in Miami, Florida. Their first child, a daughter named Atlas Rose, was born in March. 　　Here, we talk to Evelyn about how she and Chris chose the baby name Atlas for their little girl. 　　　　How long did it take...

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Dec 24, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Dec 24, 2024

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Dec 24, 2024

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Dec 24, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Dec 24, 2024

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Dec 24, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 24, 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....

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

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Name Change Resources

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 24, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Dec 24, 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...