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　　In 1963, there were 23,900 baby girls named Lori, the same year that there were 21,191 little Tammys and 11,000 Cindys, not to mention all the Mindys, Mandys, Marcys, and Marnies with the then modern-sounding nicknamey, quasi-unisex, names popular from the mid-fifties and into the next couple of decades. 　　So is it any wonder that...
Jan 15, 2025
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Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny
Jan 15, 2025
　　There’s a certain species of girls’ names that we’ve referred to in our books as freckle-faced, pigtailed and button-nosed: they’re the kind of character names inhabited by Shirley Temple as a curly-haired moppet, and Judy Garland as a wide-eyed, innocent teen, as well as starring in dozens of old popular...
Valentine Names: Romancing the Name
Jan 15, 2025
　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...
Girls’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far
Jan 15, 2025
　　Three-quarters of the way through the year, we check in again with the most popular girls’ names 2010, nameberry style. 　　Once again, Charlotte heads the list of most-searched girls’ names on nameberry. In the number two spot is Violet, and former number two Seraphina has dropped to third place. 　　A...
Word Names: A Dozen of the Best for Girls
Jan 15, 2025
　　The lovely Lemon, one of nameberry’s greatest treasures, guest blogs on her favorite word names. 　　I’d venture to say that many of the frequent posters on the Nameberry message boards consider themselves equipped with a “name-sense” of sorts, but for me it’s more of a “word-sense,” really.  After all, at...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　May was an extraordinary month in the Nameberry Birth Announcement forums. We had a girl named Tully, boys called Godric and Endymion and Ignatius, middle names Lilac and Nickleby, brothers Atlas and Apollo, and nicely paired twins August Matthias and Thomas Nathaniel. 　　Parents drew inspiration from sources...
Playground Analysis 2017: The REAL Top 50 List!
Jan 15, 2025
　　By Kelli Brady 　　After seeing the SSA’s 2017 Popular Baby Names list, did you wonder why you aren’t hearing the #1 name as much as a name further down on the list? Do you hear a lot more “Sophia!” on the playground than “Emma!”? One way to try to explain...
Most Popular Baby Names of 2017
Jan 15, 2025
　　The biggest news in the most popular baby names in the US for 2017 is that there’s a new boys’ name at the top of the list.  Liam, the Irish short form of William, long used on its own, moves from second place to first. 　　For girls, Emma is Number...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...
New Geek Chic Names For Boys
Jan 15, 2025
　　Hipster, nerdy, funky-clunky… Call them what you will, there’s no denying that geek chic names for boys and girls are cool. 　　But fashion moves fast, and some of the original names on our Geek Chic Boys master list — like Jasper, Cyrus and Augustus — now feel almost mainstream. 　　So...
Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Jan 15, 2025
　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　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...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Jan 15, 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...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　By Arika Okrent, mentalfloss.com 　　The Social Security website has data on the thousand most popular baby names for boys and girls going back to 1880, when John and Mary came in first. A look at the old lists shows that the most popular names are always changing, but some of...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　We are working on a major upgrade to the site and user lists are temporarily unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience but your lists are safe and will be available again shortly. 　　A Nameberry reader recently asked: How long do baby names in the US Top 10...
B Baby Names in the News: Bowie, Brie, and Beyond
Jan 15, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel 　　A is the stand-out star, the most popular first initial for girls’ names (hello, Ava and Amelia) and the second most popular for boys (I’m looking at you, Alexander and Aiden). 　　But what about B? Lately it’s the letter making baby name news. It’s nowhere near unseating...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...
Top Names in Each State Revealed!
Jan 15, 2025
　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...
50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
Jan 15, 2025
　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...
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Jan 15, 2025
　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...
Unique Twin Names to Inspire
Jan 15, 2025
　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...
Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Jan 15, 2025
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
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