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These Names Are At Their Peak

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

Nov 24, 2024

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Nov 24, 2024

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

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...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

Top Baby Names 2022: The Playground Analysis

Nov 24, 2024

　　The most popular baby names in the US were recently revealed to be Liam and Olivia… again. But if you feel like you hear other names more often, there’s a good reason for that! 　　The baby name data released each year by the Social Security Administration lists variant spellings like Aiden and Aidan, Riley and...

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Introducing the First Nameberry Baby!

Nov 24, 2024

　　The first message board ever in nameberry’s illustrious three-week-long history asked: To V or Not To V? A mom was trying to decide whether to name her about-to-be-born daughter Vera. 　　What did everyone think?, she asked. Was Vera fresh and appealing? Or did it still sound too old-ladyish? Did people...

OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!

Nov 24, 2024

　　Last week we talked about the la-la part of oo-la-la names, but it seems that a large proportion of currently hot names have the cool oo sound as well. Maybe it’s because the names do share the sound with that c-word (not to mention oomph, and it’s also just a...

Happily Ever Ava

Nov 24, 2024

　　Ava is one of the biggest recent baby name success stories, jumping from almost the bottom of the Top 1000 twenty years ago to #4 last year–and it could be heading for #1. I’m certainly hearing it everywhere I go, in the street and in the supermarket, and seeing it...

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Name Sage: Finding Romantic Boy Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　They love their daughter’s long, romantic name, and have a great story behind it, too. Now it’s time to find long, romantic boy names for Ophelia Thi’s new brother! 　　Kristian writes:We just found out that our second child is a boy, a sibling for Ophelia Thi. 　　Both this pregnancy and...

Boy Names Balance the Traditional and New

Nov 24, 2024

　　She loves rare and unexpected names. He likes to keep it more traditional. Sound familiar? It’s the classic tug-of-war between too-common and too-out-there for this couple. Let’s help them name a brother for Scout Valentine. 　　Desperate writes:I’ve just found out I’m expecting baby number two, a sibling for Scout Valentine!...

Gentleman Cowboy Names Have a Rein on Style

Nov 24, 2024

　　Cowboy names are defined by their brawny and casual qualities. Think Cord or Luke — names that are hardy and masculine, with a sense of informality. 　　Gentleman cowboy names are just like typical cowboy names, but with an extra bit of polish. A gentleman cowboy name is rugged but refined,...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Nov 24, 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...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Nov 24, 2024

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Nov 24, 2024

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

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How to Name Your Baby in a Time of Crisis

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Starbaby Predictions: First and middles

Nov 24, 2024

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　My latest starbaby predictions include some thoughts on middle names. 　　Celebrity baby middle names don’t get as much attention as first names, but they can be equally as exciting. Take Anne Hathaway’s son’s middle name, Rosebanks. It’s a portmanteau of two family names—a creative solution to honor...

Baby Name Trends: and other news of the week

Nov 24, 2024

　　This week’s name news includes baby name trends, some stunning “sweet spot” celebrity baby names, the thorny issue of baby name theft, and a celebration of unique baby names of all shapes, sizes and sources. 　　Celebrity Baby NewsIt’s aaaaa… baby for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds! 　　Blake Lively and Ryan...

These 100+ Names Defined the Decade

Nov 24, 2024

　　At the end of not just a year but an entire decade, The New York Times asked Nameberry to name the names that defined the adolescence of the 21st century. 　　To find out, we analyzed the names that appear on the list of most popular baby names 2020 that did not...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 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...

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...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Nov 24, 2024

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 24, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...