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Famous Dad Names: Noteworthy Names of Some Famous Fathers

　　It’s Famous Dad Names time! For Mother’s Day we took a look at some of the more interesting names of the mothers of distinguished people, and now we do the same for the paternal parent. Once more, it turns out that an unusual number of past (and a few present)...

Memorial Day Names: Shiloh & Sheridan

The New Boys’ Names 3: Ethnic Choices

Nameberry Faves II: The Boys’ Names Nameberryites Love Most

Red Carpet Baby Names: Boys’ Edition

Bad Boy Names: Asking for Trouble? Unique Baby Names: How To Choose One With Substance Red Carpet Names: Boys’ Edition Ooooops! Baby Name Mistakes Confessions of a Desperate Baby-Namer Scottish Surnames: Beyond Campbell and Cameron A Dozen Neglected Biblical Boys’ Names Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys

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Boys’ Names: A New Generation

　　While girls’ names are arguably more interesting – there are more of them, with more variations, and they move up and down the popularity ladder more nimbly – boys’ names are where the real baby-naming story lies today. 　　Parents are virtually reinventing the genre, abandoning traditional masculine names that have...

Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend

　　Guest blogger Kathryn Livingston__, author of the essay collection All About Motherhood, knew you weren’t supposed to name a baby after an old boyfriend. But she couldn’t resist. 　　My first two babies—both boys—were easy enough to name, and my husband and I agreed that the names Aaron and Sam were...

The Principles of Patronymics

　　Back when there was a very limited stockpot of names, and there might be, for example, two Roberts in a village who had to be distinguished from one another, they began to be identified by nicknames and by the names of their fathers: one would be known as Robert Will’s...

Nameberry Makeover: Boys’ Edition

　　Tuesday we brought you the Name Gamers’ take on new spins for the Top Ten girls’ names. Today we feature their Nameberry Makeover of the most popular boys’ names. 　　Thank you to nameberry mavens olivegreen, susan, lyndsayjenness, jill, amym, lola, ricamaca, and dannim26. For more of their makeover ideas, or...

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From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name

From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name

OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH! Honoring A Grandmother By Reinventing Her Name Names to Celebrate Earth Day The Mary Month of May Oh, Susannah! Middle Name Rose: Is The Bloom Off? Jennifer Garner Baby Name: Seraphina is here! Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names

Call Me Laila…No, Ruth…No, Linda— The Story of How I Got Hooked on Names

　　Before I was born, my mother had two names picked out for me–I was going to be either Lydia or Laurel. She liked them because they were slightly unusual and, being an artist herself, saw them as having a creative feel–plus she was also following the Jewish tradition of using...

Happily Ever Ava

　　Ava is one of the biggest recent baby name success stories, jumping from almost the bottom of the Top 1000 twenty years ago to #4 last year–and it could be heading for #1. I’m certainly hearing it everywhere I go, in the street and in the supermarket, and seeing it...

Girly Baby Names

　　Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s choice of the name Seraphina for their second daughter has put the spotlight on ultra-feminine names. Lots of syllables, ending in a vowel: Those are the classic earmarks of the girly baby names. 　　When I had my first — and as it turned out, my...

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

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I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

　　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...

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Surprisingly International Baby Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

　　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...

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Baby Yoda, meet Baby Yara

Baby Yoda, meet Baby Yara

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Top Baby Names of the Decade

　　The top baby names of the 2010s — the decade that is drawing to a close — are dominated by classic names still used by a wide range of parents. 　　The top four girl names — Emma, Sophia, Olivia, and Isabella — along with the top three boy names —...

Classic Baby Names: Current comebacks

　　When the new US popularity data comes out, we all look for certain things. Are we still giving our babies for Game of Thrones names? (Most certainly yes.) How about the royal family? (Meghan, I’m looking at you.) 　　But there’s a quieter trend to watch, something that happens in the...

The Top Baby Names of 2019….so far

　　Nameberry’s list of top baby names 2019 is in for the first quarter of the year, with two surprising new names taking the lead. 　　Posie, a charming vintage floral name that has never ranked among the US Top 1000, takes Nameberry’s Number 1 spot for girls so far in 2019....

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

　　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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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

　　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...

The Best Baby Name Advice

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　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...

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