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Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee

　　By Nick Turner 　　In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such as Mary and Anne. 　　While I was sifting through the data for that piece, I noticed something interesting. Some of...

Nov 21, 2024

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A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names

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1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Kara Cavazos of The Art of Naming 　　The baby girls who were born in 1950 are now grandmothers. They will turn 65 this year! It is safe to say, though, that a lot of their first names may not be getting passed down to their grand-daughters at the same rate...

Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite?

Nov 21, 2024

　　There are so many gorgeous classic girls’ names to love — from the classic classics like Katherine and Elizabeth to the fashionable classics such as Clara or Juliet. 　　Then there are the quieter classics such as Ruth and Helen and Mary, a bit sleepy at the moment, as well as...

Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Adelina_sophia 　　I have always been a huge fan of names with French accents and German and French umlauts. They just look so pretty, elegant, chic and exotic. Below are some of my favourites. 　　Séverine – This beautiful and feminine name has long been popular in France, though it would...

Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Katie Price’s firstborn daughter has Nymphadora Tonks syndrome. 　　By now, you might have heard that British glamour model-turned-reality star Katie Price has welcomed a daughter with a surprising name: Bunny. 　　That’s the way Katie rolls. Her older daughter is Princess, and Katie apparently shortlisted Duchess...

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Flower Baby Names: A rose by any other name…

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

Nov 21, 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...

Zodiac Baby Names for Girls

Nov 21, 2024

　　We’ve looked at Zodiac baby names for boys, now here are the traits associated with each sign and related names, this time aimed at girls. 　　Aries: 　　Aries is the sign associated with fire, Mars, and the ram. People born under this sign are courageous, energetic, willful, commanding, leading, competitive, and...

Name Sage: A Long, Romantic Name for a Girl?

Nov 21, 2024

　　Alison writes: 　　We need the perfect name for our fourth daughter! Our daughters are Ellyanna Jane, Vivienne Renee, and Hannalise Olive. 　　We’re looking for a long name – three or more syllables, with a similar style to her sisters’ names. But it needs to have a different sound and dominant...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 21, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Nov 21, 2024

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

Brother Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

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Unisex Names: Which names work best for both genders?

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Naming Baldwin

Nov 21, 2024

　　by Benilde Little 　　There weren’t that many names that I considered giving my first-born. Even though I had amniocentesis, we didn’t find out the gender. My husband didn’t want to know and so I let him have his way. I really wanted a girl, but knew I’d be happy with...

Unisex Names: Our Top 20 for 2013 (so far)

Nov 21, 2024

　　The top unisex names among Nameberry’s visitors include those that lean girlward and those more favored for boys. To qualify as a unisex name for this list, a name needs to be given to at least 10 percent of the minority gender. 　　Check out the graphic on our new Unisex...

Unisex Baby Names: the new entries for 2013

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　One of the posts I did last year that I really enjoyed was Unisex Baby Names: Five new entries – a list of those names special enough to simultaneously debut for both girls and boys in 2012. There were just five, and it was...

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These Names Are At Their Peak

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Nov 21, 2024

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Nov 21, 2024

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Nov 21, 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...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 21, 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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Nov 21, 2024

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

Nov 21, 2024

　　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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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Nov 21, 2024

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 21, 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...