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New Irish Names Go Global

　　Irish baby names have been longtime favorites in the US, but historically the ones that have been the most popular—such as Bridget and Caitlin, Connor and Kevin—are those that are intuitive in spelling and pronunciation. 　　Cut to 2020, where actress Saoirse Ronan is one of the biggest movie stars, Billie...

Jan 8, 2025

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Top Nameberry Names Reveal Future Trends

Jan 8, 2025

　　Have you ever taken a tour of the most popular names on Nameberry? 　　We’re not talking about the official Top 1000 — although it turns out that Berries love Oliver and Olivia, Leo and Luna just as much as the rest of us. No, the Nameberry Top 1000 reveals which...

Top Lockdown Names Are Simple, International, and Heroic

Jan 8, 2025

　　Lockdown names – baby names favored by parents during the past three months of global quarantine – share three distinct qualities. They’re simple, they’re international, and they’re inspired by heroes. 　　In an analysis of Nameberry’s Top 500 names for the past three months of global lockdown, we found 82 that...

Nameberry’s Popular Baby Names 2019

Jan 8, 2025

　　The popular baby names 2019 on Nameberry are here, with Olivia retaining her crown as the Number 1 girls’ name and Milo taking the top spot for boys. 　　Nameberry’s annual Top 1000 Names list is based on views of our individual name pages over the full year. The complete roster...

How to Name Your Baby in a Time of Crisis

Jan 8, 2025

　　The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way parents are naming their children. 　　The Philippines has already seen babies named Covid Bryant, Covid Rose, Covid Lorraine, and Coviduvidapap (all confirmed with birth certificate evidence). Even more recently, there were babies born in India named Corona and Lockdown. 　　Names No Longer ViableDespite...

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Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Meagan, A Tulip By Any Name 　　This weekend I was saddened to read that legendary actress Maureen O’Hara had passed away. Maureen O’Hara, born Maureen FitzSimons, was an iconic, fiery redhead with the face of an angel. Today I’d like to look back at the names of some memorable...

Name Sage: A Sister for Beatrice and Amelie

Jan 8, 2025

　　Louise writes: 　　We have twin girls called Beatrice Willow and Amelie Isobel. We also had a little boy called Finnian Robert, sadly stillborn at 36 weeks. We are now expecting another girl in November. Any suggestions for something that would go well with our older kids’ names? 　　I like French...

Name Sage: A Sister for Juliet and Celia

Jan 8, 2025

　　Erin writes: 　　I am due at the end of September. I already have two little girls – Juliet Selah and Celia Edaleigh. I need help with a third girl’s name. 　　We narrowed it down to Rosalie Jemma or Edie True, but I am open to suggestions. 　　I want to include...

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

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80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Jan 8, 2025

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Jan 8, 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...

Brother Names

Jan 8, 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...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Jan 8, 2025

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 8, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 8, 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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Sam and Sadie: Geezer Names for Babies

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Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

Jan 8, 2025

　　Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and to baby name fanatics that means one thing beyond cards and flowers: that the release date of the latest figures from the Social Security Administration is only a few weeks away. We’ll soon know whether or not Emily and Jacob have finally been overtaken...

French Baby Names: Prune, Anyone?

Jan 8, 2025

　　I was lucky enough to go to Paris recently, and like most tourists, I ate croissants in sidewalk cafes, visited museums, and walked along the Seine. Unlike most tourists, I also investigated the chicest French baby names. 　　“Prune,” pronounced a very stylish and knowledgeable Parisian woman of my acquaintance. “Prune...

GOODBYE, GLADYS?

Jan 8, 2025

　　There’s a lively discussion going on over at our message boards on what names have gone out of style and will probably never come back. On the permanent Out List, by consensus, are: 　　BERTHA 　　BEULAH 　　BRUNHILDA (was this ever in, I mean since the 11th century?) 　　CLORIS 　　DORCAS 　　DORIS 　　EUNICE...

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 8, 2025

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Jan 8, 2025

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Jan 8, 2025

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Jan 8, 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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 8, 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 8, 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...