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Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire

　　Love a name but fear it’s overused? Think one name is stylish, yet want something even more stylish? 　　You’re not alone. Many parents are looking for names that are like those that have been popular and fashionable in recent years….but different. Something with a similar look and feel, but in...

Jan 10, 2025

Taking Baby Names Seriously

70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

Names of the Future

THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes Royal Baby Names: Hollywood’s Little Princes and Princesses L Names to Love GOODBYE, GLADYS? Baby Name Timeline Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily? Is Your Favorite Name More Popular Than You Think?

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Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Jan 10, 2025

　　The day every baby name addict waits for all year is finally here, as the Social Security Administration released its list of Top 1000 Boy and Girl Names this morning. To many people’s surprise–including a sizable number of our contest entrants–Emma leapfrogged over Isabella–last year’s #2– to become the most...

CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!

Jan 10, 2025

　　We all know how the media likes to jump on every new ‘weird’ starbaby name, predicting dire consequences down the road for the likes of poor little Moxie CrimeFighter, Pilot Inspektor, Bronx Mowgli, and Apple. Well, only time will tell how these kids will actually meet that particular challenge as...

Latin Baby Names: Most influential choices

Jan 10, 2025

　　Latin culture is influencing everything in the United States, including baby names. With the growing prominence of Latin stars and parents of all ethnic backgrounds more interested in using culturally significant names, Hispanic choices are moving up the popularity lists. 　　Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Jessica Alba and Ricky Martin...

Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no

Jan 10, 2025

　　There are some celebrity kids’ names that are immediately embraced by other parents and become instant hits. Take Kingston, for example, the name chosen for personal reasons relating to the city in Jamaica by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale: it had all the ingredients to make it a success– accessibility,...

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Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome

Flower Fairy Names From Bertha to Angina: One Mom’s (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name The Mary Month of May WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin Poetic Baby Names Yes, Virginia, Your Name Could Make a Comeback She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate? Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?

Middle Name Rose: Is The Bloom Off?

Jan 10, 2025

　　Okay, I’m going to come right out and say it: There are now officially enough little girls with the middle name Rose. 　　I can hear the screams of protest and wails of anguish already. But Rose is my grandmother’s name! Rose goes perfectly with my favorite first name! I’ve been...

Oh, Susannah!

Jan 10, 2025

　　When I was a little girl I wanted to be named Susie. Cute, perky, popular: the name Susie seemed to embody all the things I wanted to be, everything not associated with prissy, proper Pamela. 　　While I’ve come to prefer Pamela to Susie, I’m still fascinated by all the variations...

Finding New Names in Vintage Categories

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

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Boy Names: Seeking something fresh

Emerging Biblical Boy Names Baby Name Theft: Are We the Bad Guys? Sibling Names: Unusual Baby Names with Great Meanings Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Gemma Burgess New Royal Baby Name! Sibsets: Finding a name for baby #3 Old Man Names: What’s next? Baby Naming Battles: They Don’t Agree on Anything

Celebrity Baby Names: Hanson Baby #6

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Natalie Hanson 　　Claude Indiana Emmanuel Hanson is here! He joined us on a rainy December evening and we all fell instantly in love. Now that he has arrived I’m thrilled to share the story of his baby name with you all! 　　First, Claude. Claude is a name I’ve loved...

70s Daddy Names Around the World

Jan 10, 2025

　　Daddy Names, like Dad Clothes and Dad Jokes, are total classics. We’re all familiar with them—sometimes to the point of exhaustion. They’re common among middle-aged men—those who are experienced fathers, but not yet old enough to be grandfathers. Most importantly, they’re not trendy among babies born today. The names on...

Baby Boy Names: Strong Classics

Jan 10, 2025

　　When you’re facing a challenging pregnancy, choosing a strong name can feel auspicious, maybe even necessary. Let’s help this mom find the right boy name for her little fighter! 　　Elizabeth writes: 　　I’ve just found out that I’ll be delivering early due to some complications that have also landed me in...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around The Top Unisex Names in Every US State 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Jan 10, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Jan 10, 2025

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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100 Best Sci-Fi Names for Children

Jan 10, 2025

　　Sci-fi baby names are about much more than wacky inventions and unpronounceable alien words. In fact, some of the most memorable science fiction characters have very ordinary, classic names. Think Luke Skywalker, James T. Kirk, Sarah Connor, Amy Pond. 　　Other sci-fi names are more unconventional, whether they’re long-neglected gems, newly-minted...

Fairy Tale Names Cast Magic Spell

Jan 10, 2025

　　Fairy tale names are gaining interest, particularly those of fairy tale heroines such as Aurora, Anastasia, and Alice. We’re not at all surprised — who wouldn’t want their daughter to share an enchanting name with a badass princess or rabbit-hole-traveling renegade? 　　However, many of the fairy tales we’re most familiar...

Short Names: the Ultimate Guide

Jan 10, 2025

　　Good things really do come in small packages! It's amazing how much meaning and variety there can be in just a few letters and one or two syllables. Short baby names can be anything from super-classic John to modern Jax, popular Ava or chirpy Wren. 　　You may have heard that...

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Jan 10, 2025

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Jan 10, 2025

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Jan 10, 2025

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

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Name Change Resources

Jan 10, 2025

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...