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Your Top 5 Girl Names!

　　Let’s have some fun. 　　List your Top 5 girls’ names. In order if possible. With explanations for why you love them so much, if you like. 　　Your Top 5 might include names you’ve chosen for your own daughter or names you plan to use. Or it might just be a...

Dec 24, 2024

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The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....

Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　When it comes to naming a daughter, imagination reigns. From Hollywood birth announcements to literary powerhouses, blog babies to the most random of name spottings, a great name can come from anywhere. 　　This week’s potential seismic name influence? Disney’s big screen retelling of Sleeping Beauty....

Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　I’ve long loved Lola, and lately I’ve been crushing on Viola and Finola–which inspired me to take a look at what other ola names there are, and was pleased to find that there are lots of options, coming from several different ethnicities. As opposed to the diminutive ina-ending, ola‘s...

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you prefer your girls’ names short and simple, or long and elaborate? 　　There’s no right answer, and plenty of parents shortlist Rose and Isabella, Blair and Ellington. 　　From just one syllable to seven or eight, this week’s high profile birth announcements proved that parents...

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BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

Dec 24, 2024

　　One of the staples of the holiday season is The Nutcracker ballet, making this the perfect moment for balletomane Heather Stevenson‘s guest blog on the enchanted world of exotic ballerina names. 　　Many little girls proclaim that they want to be ballerinas when they grow up—most are drawn to the sequined tutus, the rhinestone...

Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word?

Dec 24, 2024

　　For several years now, word names have been singled out as being at the extreme edge of cool—we may have been guilty of pushing that edge ourselves at times. But I’m starting to wonder if it’s time to pull back a little, and put the brakes on. Celebrities have tried to outdo...

Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

Dec 24, 2024

　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...

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Rising Boy Names: 9 Ready to Roar

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Cool Boy Names: They’re ending in R!

Dec 24, 2024

　　Boy names ending in r got a recent boost from an unlikely source: Olympic champion Michael Phelps. 　　Phelps might be the most decorated Olympian of the modern era, but his name? It’s one in the crowd. 　　Classic, Biblical Michael reigned as the number one name in 1985 – the year...

Wild Baby Names: Names with secret animal meanings

Dec 24, 2024

　　Nature-inspired baby names are the trend that keeps on giving – from classic choices like Rose and Robin to contemporary picks like Aspen, Clementine, River and Sage. 　　But if you’re pairing with a difficult surname, looking for a name that works in multiple languages, or compromising with a more traditional...

Nine Boy Baby Names to Watch…

Dec 24, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Robin Tunney chose Oscar. Cait Jenner’s new grandson is Bodhi. And last month, Natalia Vodianova named her youngest Roman. 　　What do the names have in common? They all appear on the new Nameberry Top 100. 　　Based on nearly 40 million page views from the first half of...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Dec 24, 2024

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Dec 24, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Dec 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...

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 24, 2024

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

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...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Dec 24, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Dec 24, 2024

　　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,...

Baby Names Before 1850

Dec 24, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

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...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Dec 24, 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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Dec 24, 2024

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Dec 24, 2024

　　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...