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Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

　　Last week we asked you to nominate your favorite literary names for girls and were flooded with wonderful ideas, from the expected Matilda and Eloise to intriguing names such as Remedios (from 100 Years of Solitude) to Adah (of The Poisonwood Bible). 　　And now it’s the boys’ turn. What are...

Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?

Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices

Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

Popular Boys’ Names: Top 100 Makeover

Baby Men Names Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau 20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys Name the All-Boy Quints! Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

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Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets

　　by Angela Mastrdonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Boy names have inspired me lately. Here are some brilliant names with masculine swagger and a bit of 1960’s charm. If I were to write a novel with beatnik characters, these would be the names of the male characters. In my opinion they...

Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　There’s something about a name that ends with the letter s. 　　They’re preppy. Sometimes they sound plural or possessive. But they’re also fresh. In our age of Aiden and Asher, we’re not expecting to meet a kiddo with an s ending name. 　　I’m not...

Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far)

　　Which boy names have been most popular on Nameberry so far this year? 　　The big news in baby boy names: Asher is back on top, a spot he held in our 2011 popularity list but lost to Finn in 2012. Finn is still enormously popular with Nameberry’s parents, holding onto...

Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?

　　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...

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How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia

How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia

Lilting Girl Names Lift the Spirits 100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!) Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style Stunning Spanish Names for Girls and Boys How I Named My Baby: Aadya Dash Mom Names: the New Generation How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove Hello, Cutie! Rare Vintage Girl Names Ending in -ie

Girl Names You Never Knew Were in the Top 50

　　Ever feel like you’ve been through the most popular girl names so many times you know them inside out and back to front? Looking for fresh baby names that feel less worn, but still well-known and easy to love? 　　Allow us to inspire you with 50 girl names that make...

My Name, My Story: Zara

　　Names can tell a powerful story, but as a US immigrant from China, the English names I was given didn’t mean anything to me. This is my journey through those names, to choosing my own English name that continues my story. 　　Chinese Names 101Born in China to Chinese parents, I...

Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning

　　Eid Mubarak! 　　This evening marks the start of the important Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, celebrated by approximately two billion Muslims around the world and a perfect occasion for a closer look at Muslim names. 　　In the US, Islam is the third largest religion, and in the UK, it’s the second...

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Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide 12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

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...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

　　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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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Gender-Bending Baby Names 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

　　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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

　　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 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...

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These 100+ Names Defined the Decade

These 100+ Names Defined the Decade

Starbabies: Predicting the next celebkid names The Top Baby Names of 2019….so far Brilliant Baby Names You’re REALLY Using Top Baby Names 2020 Classic Baby Names: Current comebacks Starbaby Predictions: First and middles Baby Name Trends: Technology and more These Cool Winter Baby Names Are Hot, Hot, Hot!

Gem Names: The hot new name category

　　Gem names are a hot category in baby names right now, with many of them shooting up the popularity charts. They’ve even been embraced for boys—Onyx was one of the fastest-rising boys’ names in 2018. 　　Current favorites like Jade and Ruby have plateaued, while former hits Crystal, Amber, and Diamond...

Popular names: Nameberry vs US

　　The top names of 2018 were recently released, reflecting the names parents chose for their children born last year. At Nameberry we compile our own Top 1000 based on the most popular names on the website. It’s updated every month, so it’s a year and a half ahead of the...

The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　We’ve taken a hint from the Brits, as nicknames are being used as given names more and more in the US each year. Liam outranks William, Lily is more common than Lillian, and names like Bella, Jack, Ellie, Eli, and Sadie are all in the Top 100....

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

　　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...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

　　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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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

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

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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...

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