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Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The folks at the Social Security Administration publish not only the thousand most popular names for every year dating back to 1880, but also the Top 200 names for every decade, making it possible to see broader patterns and trends. 　　I was scanning these decade lists to...

Jan 12, 2025

Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach

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Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1!

Choosing Baby Names: Sense vs sensibility

Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad Twin name trends in this week’s baby names news Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100? Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they? The Most Popular Names Over Time

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Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin

Jan 12, 2025

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Certain names seem as likely to be on children as on their parents, but are unimaginable on grandparents and great-grandparents. 　　These names are modern classics, names that have been highly ranked on the Social Security list for about 30-40 years, but were very...

Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Jan 12, 2025

　　The major headline for British baby names in the last decade has undoubtedly been the rise of diminutives as given names. Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Tommy, Evie, Millie, Maisie and many others are boundless in our playgrounds as parents opt for cheerful and breezy short forms. But this phenomenon is certainly not...

Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

Jan 12, 2025

　　By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　There is no doubt that mythological names from a variety of ancient cultures have become increasingly popular with baby namers. The graphics below will make this visually—and eminently—clear. 　　As you can see, mythological boys’ names were pretty negligible until the mid-1990s, after which they’ve had quite...

Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago. Their names were just revealed last week. If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...

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Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Pretty Girl Names Over-the-Luna About Baby Names Top Girls’ Names of 2012 Girls’ Names 2013: Our 10 newest choices Four Syllable Middle Names: Longer choices beyond Elizabeth Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9 Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9

Name the All-Girl Quints!

Jan 12, 2025

　　Naming all-girl quintuplets was one of my formative name nerd fantasies, inspired by the Dionne quintuplets of Canada, the first set of surviving quints and the only set of identical quints ever to survive, according to this list of quint facts. 　　Their names — Annette, Cecile, Emelie, Yvonne, and Marie...

Baby Names Trend: I-Ending Girl Names To Keep An Eye On

Jan 12, 2025

　　Angela Mastrodonato, creator of the trend-watching blog Upswing Baby Names, will be a regular contributor to our Bonus Blog. Today she looks at girls’ names with a new twist at the end. 　　There’s one vowel that’s found at the end of seemingly every girl name. That vowel, of course, is...

Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?

Jan 12, 2025

　　It’s pretty obvious that some popular names start a daisy chain of cousins that become equally popular, as was seen most recently in the progression of a group of top girls’ names beginning with E. First there was Emily, which was the Number 1 name from 1996 to 2007. One...

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Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

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He’s a Gem: Boys’ names Onyx, Jasper, and Jet

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Meagan at Tulipbyanyname 　　Outside of the baby name world I enjoy jewelry design. I love gemstones in jewelry and as names. Ruby, Pearl, Emerald… there are so many lovely jewel names for girls that gemstone names for boys are often overlooked. Today let’s check out some gemstone names for...

Rare Boys’ Names of the 1940s

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　The most popular boys’ names of the 1940s were John, Peter, Robert, and David, 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...

Classic Boys’ Names: What’s your favorite?

Jan 12, 2025

　　Last week we asked you to name your favorite classic name for girls; now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　What’s your favorite classic boys’ name? Do you prefer one of the classic classics such as James or William or a fashionable classic such as Henry or (thanks to England‘s young prince)...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State The Coolest Unisex Nature Names The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Gender-Bending Baby Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 12, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Jan 12, 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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Jan 12, 2025

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Jan 12, 2025

　　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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2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis

Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville Irish Baby Names: Top Choices Here and There Most Popular Scottish Baby Names Here and There Unusual Baby Names: Eclipse, Pancake and Pip Baby Name News of the Week Baby Name Popularity: Changing perceptions Poshest Names in Britain: Crunching the Numbers Ella, Alexander, and Other Baby Names in the News

It’s Reigning Baby Names: Duke, Prince and Royalty

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　In 1789, when George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the nation—the first elected president in the world– there was a lot of discussion about what he should be called. John Adams and others favored royal titles such as Your Highness and Your Majesty, even...

Baby Name News from All Over

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Clare Bristow 　　In the news this week: more on the British name data, colorful predictions for a Kardashian baby, and starbaby names from down under. 　　England and Wales: Arlo is hot, Nigel is not 　　It’s a big time of the year for looking at name trends in Britain, as...

Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson 　　The top baby names for England and Wales in 2016 have been released by the Office of National Statistics, with the big news Olivia’s rise to claim the Number 1 spot for girls. 　　And once again Oliver was top for boys, for the fourth year, while reigning...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 12, 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...

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

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Jan 12, 2025

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...