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A Letter to Jacob and Sophia

　　Here, with the kind permission of writer Jonathan Anker, we’re reprinting his humorous take on the possible future effects of megapopular names; it appeared first on the hlntv.com site. 　　Dear Jacob and Sophia, 　　You should know that your mother and I spent the better part of both her pregnancies agonizing over...

Jan 11, 2025

Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar

Popular Names 2012: Guess the Top 10 and win!

British Baby Names: Two Middle Names

Springtime in Paris: A New Generation of French Names

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2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9

Jan 11, 2025

　　Today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, finds some 2013 baby name predictions embedded in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names. 　　As 2012 faded into 2013, the world welcomed many a new little life. Re-reading birth announcements, I was struck by something. 　　None of them received outlandish names, but every one of...

Popular Baby Names: The next top names

Jan 11, 2025

　　Popular baby names aren’t always replaced at the top by similar names, though sometimes it feels that way. Emily moves down, Emma moves up. Jason slips, while Jacob and Mason rise. 　　With the new US popularity list due out in less than a month, we thought it would be fun...

Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names

Jan 11, 2025

　　Guest blogger Angela Mastrodonato, of Upswing Baby Names spots an impending baby names trend: names ending in ‘illa’ replacing the ubiquitous ‘ella’s. 　　When it comes to names, a small change can make a big impact. Ella-ending names have been loved for a while for their elaborate elegance. To find fresh alternatives,...

Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not

Jan 11, 2025

　　Dog names have become indistinguishable from baby names, with virtually all the most stylish and popular dog names coming from the human lexicon. 　　Cities like New York and Seattle as well as smaller towns such as Wellesley, Massachusetts and several dog-oriented websites publish yearly tallies of most popular dog names....

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Poetic Baby Names for Girls: Ancient to modern inspiration

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Name Sage: English-Spanish Baby Names for a Daughter

Jan 11, 2025

　　Mary writes: 　　I am due in July with baby number two, a girl. My husband and I are having a difficult time agreeing on names. 　　We are looking at both English and Spanish baby names. My husband’s only condition is that it can be pronounced easily in both Spanish and...

Top Baby Names of 2016 (so far)

Jan 11, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The most popular baby names of 2016 (so far) have been tallied, and we have a new Number 1 name for girls: Olivia. 　　This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberry’s popularity polls, unseating Charlotte. Olivia ranks in second place in...

30 Rare, Exotic, Gorgeous Girls’ Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　Very feminine girls’ names that were unusual and exotic a generation or two ago have risen to the top of the US popularity lists: I’m looking at you, Isabella, Sophia, Olivia. 　　So what’s the parent to do who loves this kind of elaborate girls’ name but wants something a lot...

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Tricky Last Names: What Goes with Lo?

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Unusual Boy Names Starting with C and K: Seeking fresh ideas

Jan 11, 2025

　　They’d like to stick with another C or K name for their baby on the way. The only problem? None of their favorites feel like The One. 　　Calla writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our second, and much wished for rainbow baby, in September. It’s a boy! We have...

Coachella Boy Baby Names: Mac, Jai & Indio

Jan 11, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Another Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just wrapped up. Every spring, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California transforms into a weekend-long music venue, the modern incarnation of Woodstock. 　　We’ve all heard of the 2017 headliners – Lady Gaga, stepping in for pregnant-with-twins Beyonce, Kendrick...

Heroes vs Villains in Baby Name Land

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Nick Turner 　　Are villain names becoming more popular with today’s parents? It sure seems that way. The rise of Anakin (Darth Vader) and Kylo (Darth Vader’s murderous grandson) has shown that bad guys often capture the hearts of baby-namers. 　　And here’s another sign that the dark side is winning. For the first...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Jan 11, 2025

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 11, 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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Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far

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Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1!

Jan 11, 2025

　　Noah has unseated Jacob to become the new Number 1 name for boys – the first new top boys’ choice of the 21st century. 　　The boys’ side of the list claims all the hottest news, in a turnaround from the usual pattern in which girls’ names dominate the trend shifts. Liam...

Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Jan 11, 2025

　　The major headline for British baby names in the last decade has undoubtedly been the rise of diminutives as given names. Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Tommy, Evie, Millie, Maisie and many others are boundless in our playgrounds as parents opt for cheerful and breezy short forms. But this phenomenon is certainly not...

Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Everybody loves the letter A. 　　A is the most common first initial for baby names today. Many of the most popular baby names start with A, including Ava, Abigail, and Amelia for girls, and Alexander, Andrew, and the Aiden constellation for boys. And then there are...

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Popular Twin Names

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Jan 11, 2025

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 11, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Jan 11, 2025

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Jan 11, 2025

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...