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Science Heroine Names: Inspiration from scientific barrier breakers

　　To commemorate this week’s International Women’s Day (we’re only a day late), we thought that this time we’d look not at creative artists or political figures, but at accomplished female scientists and mathematicians. These range in time from the 4th century BC to the recent past, all of them women...

Dec 12, 2024

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Top Baby Names 2010: 100 Most Popular Girls’ Names So Far

Dec 12, 2024

　　UPDATE!! Check out our final list of top baby names 2010 for girls. 　　Nameberry’s top baby names 2010 for girls are a mix of choices — Olivia, Sophia, Elizabeth, Ava, Isabella — that are also popular on the national count and more adventurous names, from Isla to Imogen to Iris,...

Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance

Dec 12, 2024

　　Harlem Renaissance names related to the cultural heroines of that movement comprise this year’s celebration of Black history names. These women—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors and musicians– all played significant roles in the movement that flourished from the end of World War I through the mid-1930s, during which a group...

Mother’s Day Names: Noteworthy names of notables’ moms

Dec 12, 2024

　　Well, the announcement of the coronation of Isabella on Friday usurped our regular Mother’s Day blog spot, but we hope you’re still feeling enough of an afterglow to enjoy revisiting this gathering of some of the more interesting names of moms of distinguished sons and daughters. Turns out that a surprising...

New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

Dec 12, 2024

　　It’s just a little over a week till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009. How do you think things are going to change? Will Emma and/or Jacob be toppled from their top spots? What names will rise and which will fall? 　　Here, as refresher, is the Top...

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1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

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Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such as Mary and Anne. 　　While I was sifting through the data for that piece, I noticed something interesting. Some of...

Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The good news about naming a girl: the options are limitless. 　　The bad news about naming a girl: the options? Limitless! How do you choose? 　　In the US, around two-thirds of all newborn girls are given a Top 1000 name. We play it safe with...

Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly!

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　Even though they didn’t make the top 20 list of names which had moved up the most in 2013, one thing I particularly noticed about the recent England and Wales data release was the number of “Dol” names that had shot onto the scene....

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Dec 12, 2024

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Dec 12, 2024

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Dec 12, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

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Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 12, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Dec 12, 2024

　　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,...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Dec 12, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

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The Best Baby Name Advice

Dec 12, 2024

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

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

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...