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Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes the names Strummer, Sofia, Sunday… and Santa! 　　Before we dive in, have you seen our top names of 2017? These are the names that have been the most looked-at this year. A few highlights: Atticus rose to the top spot for boys, and...

Dec 27, 2024

Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016

Popular Baby Names: Inside the Top 100 of 2016

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Baby Name News of the Week

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Marvel Universe Movie Names: How influential are they?

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Joe Satran 　　Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. 　　At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three weeks to hit $500 million at the U.S. box office — faster than almost any other movie in history. Thor: Ragnarok, the previous entry in...

Baby Name News from All Over

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　In the news this week: more on the British name data, colorful predictions for a Kardashian baby, and starbaby names from down under. 　　England and Wales: Arlo is hot, Nigel is not 　　It’s a big time of the year for looking at name trends in Britain, as...

Baby Name Popularity: Changing perceptions

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　Popularity isn’t what it used to be. That’s something that’s said a lot in baby name discussions, usually to reassure parents that even if they choose one of the top names in the country, their child (probably) won’t be one of seven Emmas or Noahs in their...

2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Kelli Brady 　　The 2016 SSA list of top baby names says that Noah and Emma are the number one names in the country. However, in your daily life, haven’t you heard more parents yelling out for Jackson or Sophia? To help explain this, the 2016 Playground Analysis is an...

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What’s your favorite flower name?

Flower Baby Names: A rose by any other name… Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite? Top Royal Baby Girl Names Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly 1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now? Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents Top 100 Girl Names of 2014 Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name!

PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Brooke Cussans at Baby Name Pondering 　　Just starting your name search or stuck in a rut? Not sure where to start, or just need some fresh inspiration? Then how about one for every day of the week! Here are seven names containing the PER sound – one “per” day...

Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The other day we took a look at all the boys’ names in the Alexandrian clan, now we move on to the girls. Here we find 11 direct descendants on the Social Security list. The big surprise is that Alexandra, the direct feminization of Alexander, does not...

Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx

Dec 27, 2024

　　By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than 　　Matilda 　　The most popular girls names of the 1940s were Margaret, Patricia, Judith, and Helen, but what were the least popular names? Here are ten names which were only chosen once in any year between 1944 and 1949 in South Australia, making them unique...

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70s Daddy Names Around the World

Nickname in the News: Hal Choosing Offbeat Boy Names Help the Bode Millers Name Their Twin Boys! Cool Character Names: Secret Shakespeareans Awesome V Names for Boys Modern Traditional Boy Names 15 Fabulous French Boy Names Surname Names for Boys: Help wanted!

Unique Names for Boys

Dec 27, 2024

　　Unique names for boys can be a challenge. These parents like unique boy names and are thinking of naming their new son Oak. But much as they love the name, there are some roadblocks that might push them in a different direction. 　　Chantel writes: 　　We are team green for baby...

Welsh Names for Boys

Dec 27, 2024

　　Welsh names for boys have never been as popular in the US as Irish boy names. But over the years some have become widespread enough to lose much of their Welsh accents. I’m thinking names like Owen (#25), Evan (#86) and Dylan (#31) and Trevor (#380) and Griffin (#224) and...

Traditional Male Names with a Wow Factor

Dec 27, 2024

　　Their firstborn’s name mixes the old-fashioned and the familiar, with plenty of meaning, too. Let’s help them find a brother name that’s every bit as great! 　　Kirstyn writes: 　　We absolutely love our son’s name: Augusten Emery Axel. His first name has family ties on both sides. I lean towards German...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Dec 27, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Dec 27, 2024

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Dec 27, 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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Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!! Sam and Sadie: Geezer Names for Babies Baby Name Trends: Heading Up Is Your Favorite Name More Popular Than You Think? L Names to Love French Baby Names: Prune, Anyone? CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM! NAMES OF THE NEW WEST

Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire

Dec 27, 2024

　　Love a name but fear it’s overused? Think one name is stylish, yet want something even more stylish? 　　You’re not alone. Many parents are looking for names that are like those that have been popular and fashionable in recent years….but different. Something with a similar look and feel, but in...

ANNE HECHE’S ATLAS JOINS THE PANTHEON OF STARBABY GODS & GODDESSES

Dec 27, 2024

　　Yesterday we got the news flash that Anne Heche named her son Atlas and last week we learned that Erykah Badu chose Mars for her baby girl. Do we smell the beginnings of a trendlet? 　　Yes, some celebrity parents do seem to be intent on making little gods and goddesses–instant objects of...

Taking Baby Names Seriously

Dec 27, 2024

　　 The economic downturn has affected just about every aspect of American life, and that even extends to baby naming. We’ve noticed–and I don’t think it’s just among our enlightened readers–a definite change in attitude, away from trendiness and towards more solid, serious names. In other words, frivolousness is out, and...

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New Zealand Name Report

Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1 Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era? Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10? Happy Second Birthday To Us! International Faves: Top names across the globe Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French

Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops

Dec 27, 2024

　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks beyond the Top 1000 most popular baby names list to find some still undiscovered goodies. 　　Wasn’t yesterday a little bit like a birthday/Fourth of July/belated Mother’s Day celebration all rolled into one? I’ll admit it: I hung up on my own mother to...

The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?

Dec 27, 2024

　　In The Nameberry 9 blog this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, addresseses the question of “What is a ‘normal name?” 　　The news was filled with so-called normal names this week. But what defines a normal name? Is it a Top Ten choice that plenty of people your age share? Or...

Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now

Dec 27, 2024

　　Irish baby names are in the news this week, with the release of the official statistics on the top names of 2010. Leading the list: Sophie and Jack, holding onto their Number 1 crowns from last year. But there are lots of other changes and surprises in the statistics. 　　The...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Dec 27, 2024

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 27, 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...

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

Dec 27, 2024

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...