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Don’t pick these baby names if you want to be unique!

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　So you’ve come up with what you’re sure is a unique name for your baby. A Biblical/word/animal/place name no one else has thought of using. Right? Wrong! That special, singular, clever, utterly distinctive name that you imagine no one else has considered was actually used by as...

Jan 9, 2025

Dad’s Favorite Baby Name is Taken … by the Dog!

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Sweet Girl Names With New Style Power

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Joe Satran 　　Nice girls don’t always finish last — at least when it comes to baby names. 　　Sure, many newly fashionable girls’ names are either tomboyish (Avery, Harper, Brooklyn) or opulently feminine (Sophia and Isabella). But a countervailing trend is starting to emerge. In the past few years, girls’ names with a distinctly...

The Case for the Many-Nicknamed Name

Jan 9, 2025

　　Looking at the Top 20 most popular names, it’s obvious that nickname-rich appellations are just as much in favor these days as those that are nickname free. Ask a parent who prefers the former, and they’ll almost inevitably tell you that people ask, “Why give your child a formal name...

TV Baby Names: Quirky new girl names from the new shows

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every TV season brings its own few unique character names, some that make interesting baby names, some that are just weird curiosities. Lately we’ve had the Game of Thrones crew, and from the futuristic The Handmaid’s Tale, Offred, Ofglen, Ofsamuel and Oferic stepped from the pages of...

25 Unusual Names Inspired by Celebrities

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Unusual names attract attention for the stars who bear them and often inspire hundreds of baby namesakes. But which uniquely-named celebrities have the biggest influence on baby name trends? 　　Some celebrities here have already turned their rare monikers into baby name hits. Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams has propelled...

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Keeping the Tradition Alive: 150+ Years of Ursula and Mildred

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Name Sage: A Sister for Sofia, Amalia, and Eloise

Jan 9, 2025

　　Becca writes:We are having trouble naming our fourth daughter. 　　My first two girls, Sofia and Amalia, are Venezuelan-American and it was important to my husband and me that their names be pronounced the same in both cultures. 　　My first husband passed away when the girls were young, and I've...

Meghan and Harry's Royal Baby Name: Lilibet Diana!

Jan 9, 2025

　　Welcome, Lilibet Diana! 　　Meghan Markle and Prince Harry used a name ripe with familial significance for their daughter. But like Archie, it was an unexpected choice, throwing off the bookies (and even us). 　　Lilibet is famously the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's grandmother. Lilibet is extremely rare as...

How I Named My Baby: Aria Sloane

Jan 9, 2025

　　Sammi, a marketing manager, and Danny, a guidance counselor, live in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn with their daughter Aria Sloane. 　　Their little girl was long-awaited, but her name was decided years in advance. Here, Sammi shares Aria’s name story. 　　Tell me how you named Aria!My husband Danny and I were in...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 9, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Jan 9, 2025

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 9, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

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Brilliant Baby Names You’re REALLY Using

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Names That Will Define the Next Decade

Jan 9, 2025

　　Given that we’re looking at all things decade-related, we analyzed which baby names dominated the 2010s. Read our analysis in the New York Times and on Nameberry. 　　But if you’re expecting a baby at the end of 2019 or in 2020, you’re probably more concerned about which names are going...

Nameberry’s Popular Baby Names 2019

Jan 9, 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...

Top Baby Names 2020….so far

Jan 9, 2025

　　The top baby names of 2020 are yet to be decided for the full year, so we are a long way from knowing whether and how the cataclysmic events of 2020’s disastrous first quarter will shape names of the future. 　　For now, we’ve got a new top girls’ name for...

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No Expiration Date on Names

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Popular Baby Names 2009: From here, there and everywhere

Jan 9, 2025

　　We’ve still got five months to wait before we get the official word on what the top names across America were in 2009, but in the meantime we can console ourselves with the lists that have started to come in of the most popular names in various US cities, states and even individual hospitals, and in in...

Love That Name, but…

Jan 9, 2025

　　Wherever Ewe Go, There Ewe Are is the wonderful blog of today’s guest blogger formally known as “Ewe,” an American living in the United Kingdom with her Scottish husband. She’s the mom of two sons, ages four and two, and is expecting a daughter, known for now as Lambchop. 　　I...

Undiscovered Baby Names: What New Names Have You Heard Lately?

Jan 9, 2025

　　Our first crowd-sourced blog, on original names that lead to popular nicknames, was such a hit that we’ve decided to give it another go. Our new topic: Undiscovered baby names — undiscovered by you, that is, at least until recently. 　　I first thought of this subject last September at a...

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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Jan 9, 2025

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 9, 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...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...