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Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

　　The current popularity lists are full of Irish names that are also surname names—Ryan, Riley, Brody, Brady, Brennan, Connor, Keegan, and Quinn, to name just a few—and have been for quite some time. For the most part, they have been two- and occasionally one-syllable names; we’d like to suggest that...

Jan 13, 2025

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Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...

How About Harvey? What About Walter?

Jan 13, 2025

　　The Nameberry Question of the Week: Would you name your baby boy Harvey or Stanley or any of the other up-and-coming oldies appearing on the recently released British pop list? 　　Is this another case where the Yanks will follow the Brits in baby-naming trends and revive such previously verboten Grandpa...

Boys’ Names Ins and Outs

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...

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Sibling Names: Should They Share the Same Initial?

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25 Unusual Names Inspired by Celebrities

Jan 13, 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...

Vintage Modern Girl Names: Margot or Juliet?

Jan 13, 2025

　　She says vintage; her partner prefers something more mainstream. Where’s the sweet spot? 　　Emma writes: 　　My partner and I are expecting our first together in less than two months! My partner has two daughters already; Olivia Sadie and Lucy Elena and I’ve got another Penelope Tilda. We’re team green, but...

Playing it Safe Baby Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　UPDATE: She’s here! Scroll to the bottom of the post to learn what they chose for their daughter. 　　L. writes: 　　We are expecting our first baby later this year, a girl, and we are stuck on names. 　　For many years, I thought I would name my future daughter Chloe. My...

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Exotic Lite: Boys’ Edition

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Baby Name Thomas: A Salute to Poor Tom Turkey

Jan 13, 2025

　　Not only is old Tom Turkey again making his annual holiday sacrifice, but the poor guy has also had to bear the shame of seeing his name slide down the popularity list, now being out of the Top 50 for probably the first time ever in this country. Multiple Thomases arrived...

Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend

Jan 13, 2025

　　Guest blogger Kathryn Livingston__, author of the essay collection All About Motherhood, knew you weren’t supposed to name a baby after an old boyfriend. But she couldn’t resist. 　　My first two babies—both boys—were easy enough to name, and my husband and I agreed that the names Aaron and Sam were...

Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Boys’ Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Last week we unearthed twenty long lost literary girls’ names–some of which have rarely been used outside of books, plays and poetry– and now we turn to the boys’ equivalents. The diverse sources of these creative baby names range from Shakespeare to Stoppard– and be aware that, as before, the...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 13, 2025

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 13, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 13, 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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Names of the Future

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Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily?

Jan 13, 2025

　　On Friday the official list of most popular names will be announced, and we’ll find out whether Jacob and Emily will continue their reign or end their long runs as the Number One Names in the U.S. 　　(Plus, everyone who’s entered the Nameberry Mother’s Day Contest will see whether their...

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

Jan 13, 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...

CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!

Jan 13, 2025

　　We all know how the media likes to jump on every new ‘weird’ starbaby name, predicting dire consequences down the road for the likes of poor little Moxie CrimeFighter, Pilot Inspektor, Bronx Mowgli, and Apple. Well, only time will tell how these kids will actually meet that particular challenge as...

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Happy Hanukkah Baby Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Hannah Katsman 　　We recently posted a blog about modern Hebrew names used in Israel; now, on the eve of Hanukkah, we turn to our Israeli correspondent Hannah Katsman, for a little history of the holiday and eight traditional names—one for each day of the holiday– that are still popular,...

A Different Kind of College Ranking

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Nick Turner 　　What are the best colleges in America? Well, you could consult rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and others. They’ll probably tell you the answer is Harvard or Princeton or some other predictable choice. 　　But in my view, no college is worth anything if people...

The Hottest Celebrity Baby Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Do celebrity baby names influence the names we choose for our children? Or are the stars just like us, drawn to the same styles and trends that appeal to parents everywhere? 　　It’s probably a little bit of both, but looking at the new US Top 1000, there’s...

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 13, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...

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

Jan 13, 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...