Memorial Day Names: Araminta to Zealous
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Though its current associations might run more to barbecues, picnics and parades, Memorial Day conjures up a load of historic references dating back to its post-Civil War origins, as well as some more contemporary traditions. 　　There are several blogs-worth of noteworthy Civil War generals’ names alone—Alpheus, Americus,...
Nov 27, 2024
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Royal Baby Name: It’s Louis Arthur Charles!
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Much to everyone’s amazement, from British naming experts to the betting public, Louis Arthur Charles is the name of the new British prince, Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild and fifth in line to the throne. 　　After four days of nail-biting anticipation and speculation, the name of His Royal...
3 Quiet Classics: Peter, Paul & Philip
Nov 27, 2024
　　We talk a lot about cool boy names, like those beginning or ending in O, the ones with X in the middle, or maybe with a final er or en. But at the same time, under the radar, there are some quiet, trend-transcending classics that survive and even thrive. They...
Baby Name Challenge: Naming a 7th boy!
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Katherine Morna Towne 　　I can name twenty children on paper, easy. More, even. It’s not at all difficult for me to come up with exciting first name ideas paired with perfect middle names, with family names and saint names easily woven into each combination. I can construct each first+middle...
Boy Baby Names: Let’s talk about Liam
Nov 27, 2024
　　The biggest news of the 2017 SSA popularity list release was that we have a brand new boy at the top. It’s Liam, who heralds a new era in several ways. It’s the first name with such distinctive non-biblical, non Anglo-Saxon roots. And it’s the first to be a shortened...
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WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin
WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin
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Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　The brilliant visitors over on the Name Game board have done it again.  The latest greatest game they’re playing is called Nameberry Makeover, in which they take the Top Ten names and come up with fresher, cooler sounding substitutes. 　　Some new players may have joined in by now and if...
Finding New Names in Vintage Categories
Nov 27, 2024
　　Maybe there are certain kinds of names that you really like–flower or color names, say, or virtue names– but you’re reluctant to use one of the more obvious examples, the epidemically popular ones, attractive though they may be.  Well, there’s no reason you have to limit yourself to those few; more...
Nameberry Faves: The names nameberryites love most
Nov 27, 2024
　　Back in February, a topic was posted on the Girls’ Names section of our Message Boards suggesting that people list their current Top Ten favorite names for girls, and it’s been running ever since.  What’s especially nice about this for us is that  it’s given Pam and me a fascinating look...
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Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
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Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　The Victorian nickname trend that’s hot in the U.K. is getting attention in the U.S.—for girls. 　　The Brits have embraced this genre on both sexes. Alfie and Charlie are in the U.K. top 10. Archie, Freddie, and Harvey round out their top 50....
Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it
Nov 27, 2024
　　A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames. 　　If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child...
Nickname Names for Boys
Nov 27, 2024
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　A friend of ours recently named his baby Jake.  Not Jacob, just Jake. 　　Why name the kid Jacob, he and his wife reasoned, when they weren’t really crazy about it and intended to call the little boy Jake all the time anyway? 　　Nickname names have become...
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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...
Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Nov 27, 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...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Nov 27, 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...
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New Baby Names: Catch Them While They’re Hot!
New Baby Names: Catch Them While They’re Hot!
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Most Popular Baby Names 2020…so far
Nov 27, 2024
　　The most popular names of 2020 halfway through the year are in, with Luna and Milo leading the roster for girls and boys. 　　But one significant name is missing from Nameberry’s Top 10 after these challenging six months: Cora. 　　Cora stood at Number 8 on the popular baby name website’s...
New Irish Names Go Global
Nov 27, 2024
　　Irish baby names have been longtime favorites in the US, but historically the ones that have been the most popular—such as Bridget and Caitlin, Connor and Kevin—are those that are intuitive in spelling and pronunciation. 　　Cut to 2020, where actress Saoirse Ronan is one of the biggest movie stars, Billie...
Top Nameberry Names Reveal Future Trends
Nov 27, 2024
　　Have you ever taken a tour of the most popular names on Nameberry? 　　We’re not talking about the official Top 1000 — although it turns out that Berries love Oliver and Olivia, Leo and Luna just as much as the rest of us. No, the Nameberry Top 1000 reveals which...
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Popular Twin Names
Popular Twin Names
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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Nov 27, 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...
The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
Nov 27, 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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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby
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Test-Driving Your Baby Name
Nov 27, 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...
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Nov 27, 2024
　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...
9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby
Nov 27, 2024
　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...
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