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How I Named My Baby: Rozella Jayne

Nov 26, 2024

　　Author Georgia Clark and Lindsay Ratowsky, founder of Brightside and co-founder of Esther Perel Global Media, live in Brooklyn. They welcomed their daughter Rozella Jayne Ratowsky-Clark on February 27, 2022. 　　We spoke with Georgia, whose sixth novel, Island Time, was released on June 14. Below, she shares Rozella's name story...

How I Named My Baby: Yani Rose

Nov 26, 2024

　　Style blogger Desiree Marcano and her husband Eduardo Alonzo live in North Carolina. Their daughter Yani Rose was born on November 4, 2021. 　　We talked to Desiree about how she and Eduardo named their little girl. 　　Tell me Yani’s name story!The name is derived from my mom's name, Yaniere. She...

12 Best Beachy Names for Girls

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you want to give your summertime daughter a name that reflects the season of her birth, but don’t want to pick the most obvious choices, we’re here to suggest a dozen interesting names that more subtly reflect the sun, surf and sandy beach, either through meaning...

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Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie

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Newest Boy Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Alaric to Zion

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We had that great bonanza of great girls’ names in Part One of this Quarterly Report yesterday, now here are the boys. This should once and for all put the kibosh on the idea that they aren’t as varied, interesting, copious and creative as their sisters’. Two...

Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

Nov 26, 2024

　　Last week we asked you to nominate your favorite literary names for girls and were flooded with wonderful ideas, from the expected Matilda and Eloise to intriguing names such as Remedios (from 100 Years of Solitude) to Adah (of The Poisonwood Bible). 　　And now it’s the boys’ turn. What are...

The Best Boys’ Names: 10 great biblical choices

Nov 26, 2024

　　Our new book, The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys, selects the 600 very best choices from the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry. 　　We wanted to pick the top choices from a wide range of different types of names – classics and new inventions, adventurous and conservative...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Nov 26, 2024

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Nov 26, 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...

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Nov 26, 2024

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 26, 2024

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 26, 2024

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Nov 26, 2024

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 26, 2024

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Nov 26, 2024

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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