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Starbaby Names: The Latest Predictions

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　When it comes to naming siblings, families have different approaches. Some choose an obvious theme, like Coleen and Wayne Rooney, whose children are named Kai, Klay, and Kit. Others, like Lisa and Jack Osborne, don’t feel the need to have coordinating sibling names—one of their daughters has...

Jan 10, 2025

Celebrity Baby Names: Our latest predictions!

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Celebrity Baby Names: Predicting what’s next

Celebrity Baby Names: Latest predictions

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Celebrity Baby Names: Brand New Predictions!

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　I’ve been making predictions on Nameberry long enough now that I’m forecasting names of the younger siblings of children whose names I’ve predicted before. Such is the case with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. In my very first set of predictions for Nameberry, almost two years ago, I...

January Birth Announcements: Caius, Cormac & Clementine

Jan 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　January was a month when some especially unusual and creative names landed on our berrybaby birth announcements—and for their siblings as well. For girls alone we saw Ezrie, Islington, Yvaine, Oswin, Dorthea, Elia, and Salomea, while boys included Callister, Isao, Ender, Maximo, Forde and Ransom. 　　Here’s the...

The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2017… So Far

Jan 10, 2025

　　By the Editors of Nameberry 　　The Most Popular Baby Names of 2017 at the half-year mark are in. The big news, for a change, is with boys’ names, with Asher reclaiming the crown from Ezra at Number 1. 　　And there’s more hot news: Nearly a fifth of all boys’ names...

Starbaby Name Predictions: Sibsets and Singletons

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Baby name sibset patterns can be very cute and add cohesion when done well. But sometimes it can get you into trouble. Take Ayesha and Steph Curry. They have two daughters named Riley and Ryan, and now Ayesha is pregnant with their third child. Ryker or Ryder...

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Nameberry Makeover: Renovating the Top Ten Girls’ Names

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OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!

Jan 10, 2025

　　Last week we talked about the la-la part of oo-la-la names, but it seems that a large proportion of currently hot names have the cool oo sound as well. Maybe it’s because the names do share the sound with that c-word (not to mention oomph, and it’s also just a...

Girly Baby Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s choice of the name Seraphina for their second daughter has put the spotlight on ultra-feminine names. Lots of syllables, ending in a vowel: Those are the classic earmarks of the girly baby names. 　　When I had my first — and as it turned out, my...

Tiger Woods Baby Name Charlie, a Sibling for Sam. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?

Jan 10, 2025

　　 Charlie and Sam are typical of an emerging pattern linking two current trends: nicknames and ambigender names. Sam followed on the avalanche of Samanthas, often called Sam, which resulted in some parents cutting straight to the short form–Denise Richards, for one, used it for her daughter in 2004. And Charlie,...

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Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

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Brother Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Jan 10, 2025

　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Jan 10, 2025

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

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Old School Nicknames

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2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9

Jan 10, 2025

　　Today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, finds some 2013 baby name predictions embedded in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names. 　　As 2012 faded into 2013, the world welcomed many a new little life. Re-reading birth announcements, I was struck by something. 　　None of them received outlandish names, but every one of...

Popular Names 2012: Guess the Top 10 and win!

Jan 10, 2025

　　SEE THE WINNERS BELOW!!! 　　The official list of U.S. Most Popular Names 2012 will be revealed later this week — Thursday afternoon or Friday morning, according to the Social Security press office — and so in advance of that announcement, we’re asking YOU to predict: 　　What do you think will...

Hyperlocal Baby Names: What’s hot where you live?

Jan 10, 2025

　　Hyperlocal is a word you hear a lot today. There’s hyperlocal news and hyperlocal food, hyperlocal weather and hyperlocal — yeah, baby names. 　　What are the name trends where you live? Which popular names ring through every playground and crowd every class list? What kinds of names are considered cool,...

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Jan 10, 2025

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Jan 10, 2025

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

Baby Names Before 1850

Jan 10, 2025

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

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

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 10, 2025

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 10, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Jan 10, 2025

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...