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Confessions of a Name Heretic–or, in defense of Jayden

　　Watch out, Berries–today’s guest blogger, Claire Shefchik, has plenty of bones to pick! 　　Since the age of six, I’ve loved names. Back then, whenever I renamed myself, I was Crystal (spelled Christal) and later, Jordan. These days, I prefer Presley to Penelope, Jayden to Jasper. In the novel I’m writing,...

Nov 29, 2024

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Unique Baby Names

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Top Unisex Names 2011

Nov 29, 2024

　　This year for the first time we’ve calculated a list of top unisex names 2011: names listed on Nameberry for both genders that are winning the highest number of page views. 　　Unisex name popularity is always tricky: Aren‘t most parents searching for top names Harper and Quinn interested in those...

Celebrity Baby Names: The Best, The Worst, The Weirdest and The Wildest of 2011

Nov 29, 2024

　　2011 was quite a year for celebrity baby names, but then again, you could say that for every recent year. Some stars this year mined new old-fashioned sources of inspiration, while others went wild with inventions of their own. Here, the Nameberry Awards for the best, the worst, the weirdest,...

Unisex Names: Toward a Gender-Free Ideal?

Nov 29, 2024

　　Unisex names and the question of whether a child’s gender should be evident via his or her name is one that comes up frequently on Nameberry. It’s an issue that’s changed a lot over the years we’ve been writing about baby names and that varies substantially in different cultures. 　　Starting...

Baby Name Trends: Gender Benders

Nov 29, 2024

　　Kids who defy gender stereotypes – and how best to parent them – is a hot topic these days. The New York Times recently featured a story on boys in tutus and girls with Mohawks on its front page. And when the J. Crew catalog carried a photo spread of...

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Strong Girl Names: Matilda, Fiona, Adair

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Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls

Nov 29, 2024

　　By John Kelly 　　The Social Security Administration’s 2017 baby name data is now in, charting the Top 1000 names on its card applications for newborns dating back to 1880. They also help track our ever-changing tastes and trends in baby names. 　　One of those trends suggests that we’re increasingly enamored...

Poetic Baby Names: Madrigal, Calliope and Ode

Nov 29, 2024

　　March has World Poetry Day and April is Poetry Month, so this seems like a perfect time to turn to the topic of poetic baby names. 　　Of course one obvious source would be the many wonderful surnames of noted poets, such as Auden, Frost, Lorca, Emerson, Tennyson and Poe. 　　Another...

Marian Names Way Beyond Mary, Marie and Maria!

Nov 29, 2024

　　By Katherine Morna Towne 　　The name Mary and its variants Marie and Maria have been given to girls from humble families, royal families and every family in between for centuries (it was even suggested that the new Prince Louis might have been named Mary if he’d been a girl). In...

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

Nov 29, 2024

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Nov 29, 2024

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

Brother Names

Nov 29, 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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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 29, 2024

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 29, 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...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 29, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Nov 29, 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,...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Nov 29, 2024

　　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...

Ancient Names for Babies

Nov 29, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

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Top British Baby Names: Some fun facts

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Sneak Peek: Scotland’s Top Baby Names of 2019

Nov 29, 2024

　　The National Records of Scotland (NRS) has just released its provisional baby name data for 2019! As usual, it’s a gloriously eclectic mix of fashionable British favorites and gorgeous Gaelic gems. 　　What’s Hot With the Scots?Topping the Scottish charts for the fourth year running are contemporary classics Olivia and Jack,...

20 Terrific Names That Made the Top 20

Nov 29, 2024

　　To celebrate the start of 2020, we take a look at baby names that have been in 20th place in the charts over the years. 　　It’s a position we don’t think about much: so often we focus on the names at number one, or in the Top Ten. But if...

Unique Baby Names: Fresh From the Faroes

Nov 29, 2024

　　What’s hot in the Faroe Islands?Well… not much, if you’re talking about the weather! This autonomous Danish territory, located in the North Atlantic about halfway between Norway and Iceland, reaches a mean temperature of just 50°F during the summer months. 　　But if it’s unique and unconventional baby names you’re interested...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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

Nov 29, 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...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 29, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Nov 29, 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...