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Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Okay, you’re Berries, of course you wouldn’t. 　　On the other hand, if crowd-sourcing your baby’s name is good enough for the most powerful new mom in corporate America….. 　　Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist husband Zack Bogue had their first baby, a boy, on Sunday, and took to Twitter...

Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

Dec 12, 2024

　　This week, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds boys’ names that are anything but traditional, and wonders if nickname-free is the new priority when naming a son. 　　Flip through on an old high school yearbook, and you’ll probably find pictures of William “Billy” Jones and Mary “Mimi” Smith. 　　For generations, there...

Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition

Dec 12, 2024

　　Yesterday we did a rundown on the divide between the girls’ names that are stylish to the point where it feels like they must be popular and those that are actually, statistically widely used. It’s especially hard to distinguish when it comes to the names we see appearing so often in berry...

Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned

Dec 12, 2024

　　This week, for her Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel picks the newsiest names on the boys’ side of the gender divide. 　　Midway through compiling this week’s list, I realized just how many great boys’ names are out there. 　　This is a subject of some debate. Creativity in naming a...

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Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

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Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys

Dec 12, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel/Appellation Mountain 　　Do you name boys and girls the same way? 　　We often reserve antique gems for girls – lady-like appellations like Charlotte, Amelia, Lydia, and Hattie. But this week, parents proved that retro picks work for boys, too. Several high-profile birth announcements revived grandpa-chic choices for our...

Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices

Dec 12, 2024

　　One of our most popular blog posts ever was on 100 wonderful names given to 25 or fewer girls each year. (We did a boys’ version too.) 　　But what, we wondered recently, would happen if we narrowed the parameters even more? If we looked only at names given to ten...

Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee

Dec 12, 2024

　　Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a quiet week for high profile arrivals. Sure, Michael Weatherly of NCIS fame and wife Bojana welcomed son Liam. It’s a great name – friendly, upbeat, accessible. Liam is also a solid favorite in the US, just like big sister’s...

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Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition

Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard? Papal Baby Names: Possibilities beyond Pius and Innocent Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now? Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9 Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo

Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

Dec 12, 2024

　　This week, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds boys’ names that are anything but traditional, and wonders if nickname-free is the new priority when naming a son. 　　Flip through on an old high school yearbook, and you’ll probably find pictures of William “Billy” Jones and Mary “Mimi” Smith. 　　For generations, there...

Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Okay, you’re Berries, of course you wouldn’t. 　　On the other hand, if crowd-sourcing your baby’s name is good enough for the most powerful new mom in corporate America….. 　　Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist husband Zack Bogue had their first baby, a boy, on Sunday, and took to Twitter...

To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Megan , who lives just outside Philadelphia, is expecting her first boy after two little girls in June. Her daughters both have family names, but now her husband, Thomas IV, would like to continue the tradition of naming the boys in his family Thomas, making their son Thomas V. Problem...

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How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Dec 12, 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....

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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America's Next Top Baby Names

Dec 12, 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...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Dec 12, 2024

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Dec 12, 2024

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

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The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1

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Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now

Dec 12, 2024

　　Irish baby names are in the news this week, with the release of the official statistics on the top names of 2010. Leading the list: Sophie and Jack, holding onto their Number 1 crowns from last year. But there are lots of other changes and surprises in the statistics. 　　The...

International Faves: Top names across the globe

Dec 12, 2024

　　As we eagerly await the revelation of what the top names were in the US last year, we thought it might be fun to see what international faves were heading the lists in other parts of the world. Which American favorites were also among the three preferred choices in other...

New Zealand Name Report

Dec 12, 2024

　　New Zealand native Anna Hamilton parses the recently released Kiwi name statistics and analyzes what’s up and down, in and out, including such surprise (to us) hits as Aria, Ayla, Anahera, Manaia, and Sione.. 　　BOYS 　　Looking first at the boys: The big news here is that after a five-year reign,...

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Dec 12, 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...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

Dec 12, 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...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Dec 12, 2024

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...