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Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Everybody loves the letter A. 　　A is the most common first initial for baby names today. Many of the most popular baby names start with A, including Ava, Abigail, and Amelia for girls, and Alexander, Andrew, and the Aiden constellation for boys. And then there are...

Nov 24, 2024

Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad

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Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground

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Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

Nov 24, 2024

　　By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　There is no doubt that mythological names from a variety of ancient cultures have become increasingly popular with baby namers. The graphics below will make this visually—and eminently—clear. 　　As you can see, mythological boys’ names were pretty negligible until the mid-1990s, after which they’ve had quite...

The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they?

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　Most of us know that the top names on the Social Security list aren’t given to as many babies as they once were. Here, data whiz Kelli shows how the Number 1 names have become less and less popular through the years, tracing the percentages of babies...

Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top

Nov 24, 2024

　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it. We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...

Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic

Nov 24, 2024

　　It’s tempting to predict the future. Difficult, too. 　　Last week, I stumbled across a 1994 article in the L.A. Times. Nameberry’s chief name expert Pamela Redmond predicted the stylish names of the future would be Felix and Frances, Charlotte and Claire, Hazel and Dexter. 　　Twenty years later, it’s all come...

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How I Named My Baby: Atlas Rose

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How I Named My Baby: Clementine Mary Maddalena

Nov 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: Pippa Georgia Bea

Nov 24, 2024

　　Rebecca Norman, a sales associate, and Mat Norman, an interiors manager, live in the English market town of Wimborne Minster with their three children. 　　Their youngest child, a daughter named Pippa Georgia Bea, was born on September 18th, 2020. Below, we talk to Rebecca about how she and Mat chose...

Name Sage: A Sister for Sofia, Amalia, and Eloise

Nov 24, 2024

　　Becca writes:We are having trouble naming our fourth daughter. 　　My first two girls, Sofia and Amalia, are Venezuelan-American and it was important to my husband and me that their names be pronounced the same in both cultures. 　　My first husband passed away when the girls were young, and I've...

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A Dozen Neglected Biblical Boys’ Names

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Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys

Nov 24, 2024

　　If you were to go solely by the tabloids, you might think that every celebrity’s baby boy was given the name of a New York borough or a Disney character or was his parents’ quirky Scrabble-letter invention. 　　Au contraire. 　　There is a very healthy segment of show biz parents who...

Memorial Day Names: Shiloh & Sheridan

Nov 24, 2024

　　Memorial Day–formerly known as Decoration Day–was first observed on May 30, 1868, shortly after the Civil War, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery, so that the roots of the holiday were very much entwined with the War Between the States. It’s...

Ooooops! Baby Name Mistakes

Nov 24, 2024

　　Novelist Christina Baker Kline, whose wonderful new book Bird in Hand comes out this week, writes about how even someone who names fictional people for a living can make mistakes when naming real live babies. Like when she named her three sons: Eli, his brother William, and his other brother...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 24, 2024

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 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...

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Nov 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...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Nov 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...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Nov 24, 2024

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Nov 24, 2024

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Nov 24, 2024

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Nov 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...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...