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Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

　　When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it...

Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV Irish Baby Names: Last Names First Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom How About Harvey? What About Walter?

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Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back

　　I don’t you know if you’ve noticed a growing trendlet—at least among celebrities—for what we might call generic-boy-nickname-names. In other words, these aren’t specific short forms like Charlie or Archie, but ol- timey macho boy tags like Buddy and Buster. 　　In the recent past, we’ve seen Noel Gallagher’s Sonny, a...

Boys’ Names Ins and Outs

　　Yesterday we took a look at the girls’ names moving in and out of fashion and now we turn our attention to their brothers. 　　And here we find a somewhat different picture. 　　Overall, it confirms the fact that there is much greater consistency on the boys’ side of the fence, with...

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

　　_Covering the week of January 25 to 31st, Abby Sandel– creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– unearths some treasures in the male Oscar nominee names announced this week._ 　　The list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards came out last week. Even though the only category in which I’ve actually seen all the...

A Boy Named Chelsea

　　This guest blog by a guy named Chelsea lets us in on his gender-bender life experiences. 　　There’s nothing that unusual about being named after a place, except when that place name becomes one of the more popular names for girls during the 1990’s and you are a boy. That’s what happened to me. My...

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A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit?

A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit?

Place Names: New Destinations Family Names: Naming from the Heart Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular? The Lost Names of 1880 Name Shame Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure? Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names? The Magic of Maya

Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word?

　　For several years now, word names have been singled out as being at the extreme edge of cool—we may have been guilty of pushing that edge ourselves at times. But I’m starting to wonder if it’s time to pull back a little, and put the brakes on. Celebrities have tried to outdo...

Will This Baby Ever Get A Name?

　　Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry’s very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry’s message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself. 　　Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old...

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A Boy Named Chelsea

A Boy Named Chelsea

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry! Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!

　　The news is out–even if it hasn’t been formally announced–that the soon-to-arrive third Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck baby will be a boy. This provides us all with a perfect opportunity to display our sibset-crafting skills. 　　I think all will agree that the couple made gorgeous (and trend-setting) choices for...

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

　　I have a friend, a pretty quirky guy, who has one of those generic boys’ names: Bill. I was thinking recently what an advantage it is for Bill to be named Bill rather than something like Jasper or Jarvis, one of those boys’ names that’s his equal in quirkiness. Bill...

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

　　When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it...

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Unisex Baby Names: the new entries for 2013

Unisex Baby Names: the new entries for 2013

Gender Neutral Baby Names A Girl Called Liam Who gets to judge your baby’s name? Get Your Latest Baby Name News! Naming Baldwin Baby Names: The gender reshuffle Modern Virtue Names Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown

The Subconscious Bias of Unisex Baby Name Trends

　　It used to just be one of those quirks reserved for the parents of future celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Taylor Swift, Hayden Panettiere and Blake Lively, but now giving baby girls a traditional boy name is on trend. 　　Evelyn, Mackenzie, Billie, Frankie, Addison, Tyler, Dylan,...

Baby Name News: Norse names, nicknames and more

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes gender-neutral names for boys, lots of creative nicknames, and inspiration from revolutionaries, Norse myth, and the internet. 　　Unisex names for boys 　　Sometimes it feels like when a name crosses genders, it tends to go more from the boys to the girls than the...

Irish Baby Names 2018

　　Irish baby names only continue to get more popular in the US, with Liam, an Irish short form of William, at Number 2 on the boys’ list, all forms of Aiden continuing to be widely-used, and surname-names Riley and Kennedy popular for girls. 　　Other new Irish names increasing in style and...

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Babyberries: Class of 2023! Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style These Names Are At Their Peak 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

　　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...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!

TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!

Popular baby names: The case for the common name Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era? Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops International Faves: Top names across the globe Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now

Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10?

　　Popular baby names are the Number 1 topic of the week, but today we thought we’d turn the tables and ask instead about favorite baby names. What are your personal Top 10 names for each gender? 　　The criteria: Those you love best, period. Put them in order, with Number 1...

Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa

　　The term Latin American, of course, takes in a number of countries and cultures, with both shared name histories and trends and distinctly individual ones. The names in Portuguese-speaking Brazil are, for example, quite different from those in the various Spanish-speaking cultures. Some currently popular names prove to be international...

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

　　Since our last round-up of Nameberry’s actual baby names of 2011 in June, there’s been a bonanza of beautifully named newbies posted on our forums–and I’m sure they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Once again Pam and I are blown away by the fantastic choices being made—from the elegant classics to the more imaginative...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　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...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

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