Baby names | Name list - www.zdname.com

Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

　　Now it’s the boys’ turn at the Top 100 list. These are the most popular names gauged by visitors to their pages so far in 2012. 　　As with the national list, the boys’ top names are more stable than the girls’ — though the Nameberry list is very different from...

Dec 12, 2024

Classic Names: A trio of Theos

Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

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

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names

Top Boy Names 2012 Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9 Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition? Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface? Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

Popular recommendations >

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 in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?

Dec 12, 2024

　　Last week we took a look at the ladies in limbo, the girls’ names not old enough to fall under the Hundred Year Rule, but were most popular from the 1920s to the 1960s, to question whether any of them were eligible for resuscitation. 　　And now, as promised we perform the...

Top Boy Names 2011

Dec 12, 2024

　　Nameberry’s top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year’s number one and two, to take the top spot. 　　The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year. Consider them a predictor of which names parents...

Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James

Dec 12, 2024

　　The revelation of Tennessee as the name of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s baby boy came as something of a surprise to the celebrity babies‘ name-watching world—but perhaps it shouldn’t have been, what with other recent starkids named Alabama, Indiana and Arizona. And a simple Google search will tell you that though...

Girl Names >

Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names

Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far) Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far Baby Name Nicknames: The ubiquitous Addie Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys Creative Girls’ Names: Xia, Djena, and Geneva Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names Bold Names for Girls

North West: Behind Kim and Kanye’s baby name

Dec 12, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly named their newborn daughter North, and less than 24 hours after the announcement, all directional jokes have officially been cracked. 　　Although that won’t stop anyone from continuing to make them for the rest of little North...

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...

Baby Name Influencers: What name did someone else make you love?

Dec 12, 2024

　　My friend Kim loved the name Cordelia. This was in my pre-Nameberry days, and Cordelia‘s been off the Top 1000 since 1950: It certainly wasn’t a name that it occurred to me to love. 　　Still…..Cordelia. The more I thought about it, the more I loved Cordelia. Thanks, Kim, for the...

Boy Names >

Top Boy Names 2012

Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface? Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition? Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9 Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James

Dec 12, 2024

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...

Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Before you fire up the barbie or pack up the picnic basket, why not take a minute to think about what Memorial Day memorializes. 　　The holiday—originally called Decoration Day—was first commemorated on May 30, 1868, not long after the Civil War had ended, and was given that...

Unisex Names >

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Surprisingly International Baby Names 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Dec 12, 2024

　　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-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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Dec 12, 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...

Trends & Predictions >

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

America's Next Top Baby Names Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of These Names Are At Their Peak Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock Ancient Names for Babies Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Dec 12, 2024

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Dec 12, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

What's a Classic Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

Name Popularity >

Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10?

Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops British Baby Names: Tops of the pops The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name? Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French Newest Babyberries: The quarterly report

British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations

Dec 12, 2024

　　Yesterday, to launch British Names Week on Nameberry, Eleanor Nickerson identified the five strongest current naming trends in the UK. 　　Today we zero in on the popularity of individual names on both sides of the Atlantic, seeing which names have shared success and which haven’t. 　　We Yanks sometimes tend to...

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

Dec 12, 2024

　　This week, Appellation Mountain ‘s Abby Sandel travels around the country and across the pond to discover which names ranked Number 1 where. 　　Baby name news is fast and furious at year’s end. Lists of Worst and Best Celebrity Baby Names abound. (Did anyone else notice that Zuzu Audrey, daughter of Top...

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,...

Baby Naming Advice >

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Unique Twin Names to Inspire Test-Driving Your Baby Name Name Change Resources The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Dec 12, 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...

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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Dec 12, 2024

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...