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Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　I’m imagining next Christmas morning at Buckingham Palace. 　　Sure, it is a palace. Even the simplest room is probably chock full of history and priceless antiques. 　　The children opening presents might be members of the royal House of Windsor, but they will share their rather...

Jan 6, 2025

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played

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

Your Top 5 Girl Names!

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Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now

Jan 6, 2025

　　Flower names for girls never go out of style, and for good reason! 　　Flower names have a fresh femininity which has appealed to parents throughout the ages, but they can also make a meaningful choice. 　　Choosing a seasonal flower name can be a sweet way to connect your baby girl...

What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?

Jan 6, 2025

　　What’s your favorite classic girls’ name? 　　And by classic, we mean timeless choices such as Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret. 　　We also mean currently fashionable classics such as Charlotte and Alice. 　　In fact, when you tell us which classic girls’ name is your favorite, maybe you can also tell us why...

SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Hannah Young 　　I am name obsessed. When I am reading at bedtime to my eight-year old son, I will pause as we encounter new characters, “Hmm … Polly, that’s a good name isn’t it?” before he puts his fingers in his ears and begs for mercy, “Stop the naming madness,...

Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　With names, as with other subjects, once I learned my assumptions were wrong, I was put in my place. 　　Pre-kids, I was a name-snob who openly expressed disdain for invented names, grouping all invented names with experimental spellings, and modern word-play creations such as...

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How I Named My Baby: Gwen Catherine

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Name Sage: Spirited Names for Rosie's Sister

Jan 6, 2025

　　Paige writes:I am welcoming a second baby girl in February and having so much trouble with her name. 　　Her big sister is Rose Teresa,and goes by Rosie. 　　I can’t imagine loving another name as much as I love Rosie! 　　If I had to pick today, I would pick Lola -...

How I Named My Baby: Cora Birch

Jan 6, 2025

　　Sarah and Adam are teachers living in New Jersey with their two daughters, Emerson Janeand Cora Birch. 　　Cora joined the family last September, and we spoke with Sarah about the process of choosing her name. 　　Tell me how you chose Cora’s name!My husband and I are both teachers — my husband...

Meghan and Harry's Royal Baby Name: Lilibet Diana!

Jan 6, 2025

　　Welcome, Lilibet Diana! 　　Meghan Markle and Prince Harry used a name ripe with familial significance for their daughter. But like Archie, it was an unexpected choice, throwing off the bookies (and even us). 　　Lilibet is famously the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's grandmother. Lilibet is extremely rare as...

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10 Appealing German Boys’ Names to Consider

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Names for a Yuletide Babe: The O Antiphons

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Kate at Sancta Nomina (Katherine Morna Towne) 　　I recently went back through the Nameberry archives to see what posts have been done about Christmas names and found articles listing names relating to Christmas movies (Ralphie, Zuzu) and TV specials (Linus, Virginia), seasonal foliage (Holly, Ivy), colors (Crimson, Scarlet), Elf...

Brotherly Boy Names with Meaningful Connections

Jan 6, 2025

　　We recently ran Kara‘s suggestions for subtly connecting girl siblings’ names. Now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　Matthew/Levi. Matthew is an American staple, spending decades in the Top 20, reaching as high as Number 2 in the 90s. But if, at Number 16, Matthew is still too popular for you, or...

Behind the Baby Name Saint

Jan 6, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally (though it’s only been two days since he was born!) decided on and released the name of their baby boy and it’s Saint, disappointing their legions of fans who had been rooting for Easton. 　　Saint makes a lot of sense...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 6, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 6, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

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Utah Baby Names: What’s So Funny?

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Question of the Week: Is a nickname enough of a name?

Jan 6, 2025

　　It’s a trend that took off first in the UK, with prams populated by baby Archies and Alfies, Edies and Ellies—and now it has definitely crossed the ocean–the idea of going straight to the nickname and skipping the full, formal name completely. 　　We see boys being christened Sam and girls christened Sam, boys...

Brits Take Bets on Baby Names

Jan 6, 2025

　　When British Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife Samantha was due to deliver their baby recently, there was a flurry of publicity on both sides of the Atlantic concerning the odds being given by bookmakers on various name possibilities. Since this practice is unknown in the US, we put a shout...

The Hottest Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names 2011

Jan 6, 2025

　　We all know that the names of celebrities and their babies inspire real life baby names, but which celebrities’ names are the most influential right now? 　　To find out, we went behind the scenes at nameberry and looked at which names enjoyed the biggest bumps up in traffic at the...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 6, 2025

　　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......

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Jan 6, 2025

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Jan 6, 2025

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 6, 2025

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 6, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...