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British Name Trends 2014

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　Now that 2014 is coming to an end, here is a look at the main trends and influences that have proven popular in Britain in this eventful year. 　　ALL ABOUT THE AR 　　The hottest sound this year is the undoubtedly ‘Ar’. Archie, Arthur, Martha...

Jan 15, 2025

A peek inside the Nameberry bubble

Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean

Italian Baby Names: Popularity and trends

From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer

The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground Baby Name Image: Seeking a glamorous Gertrude Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley Portuguese Baby Names: The aristo trend Name the Next New Starbabies Challenge! Your predictions wanted! The Newest, Hottest, Oldest Baby Names

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On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you remember those fifteen trend predictions for 2015 posted about a month ago? And the trend-spotting from the UK, courtesy of Elea? 　　It’s only been a few weeks, but it feels like high profile parents are following along. Recent birth announcements all reflect the...

Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　2014 was another amazing year for starbaby names, with some of the most varied, at times contradictory trends, ranging from classics like Rosemary, Frances, Evelyn and Eric to gender-benders, oddball spellings, and words refigured as names. 　　Among the strongest trends of the year: more boys’ names borrowed...

Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The stars, they’re just like us. They shop for groceries. Run out for coffee. And celebrity parents love names with vibrant, exciting letters like V, X, and Z – just like the rest of the world. 　　Names featuring V, X, and Z aren’t novel. One...

Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top

Jan 15, 2025

　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it. We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...

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New Berrybaby Arrivals: Georgia Geraldine and Jethro Valor

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Don’t pick these baby names if you want to be unique!

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　So you’ve come up with what you’re sure is a unique name for your baby. A Biblical/word/animal/place name no one else has thought of using. Right? Wrong! That special, singular, clever, utterly distinctive name that you imagine no one else has considered was actually used by as...

Fresh, Modern Girl Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　Their firstborn’s name came to them without any difficulty. But if this new baby is a girl, she’s nameless! Can we help Everly’s mama find some fresh inspiration? 　　Laura writes: 　　We will be welcoming our second child this summer. Our sweet Everly Reed will be a great big sister …...

A Middle Name to Grow Into

Jan 15, 2025

　　by Eva Sojourner Dunsky 　　On the playground, I remember my friends and I trying to guess each other’s middle names. It didn’t take long to arrive at the Elizabeths and Maries, the Annes and the Lynns. But no one ever guessed mine. 　　“It starts with an ‘S’,” I conceded. My...

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Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

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Name the All-Boy Quints!

Jan 15, 2025

　　All-boy quintuplets are very rare, so naming them is one of those name nerd fantasies that is unlikely ever to come true. 　　But we can dream, can’t we? 　　Over in our forums, there are nearly 500 pages of responses to the name game challenge to name a set of all-boy...

Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best?

Jan 15, 2025

　　For our new book, we winnowed the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry down to our picks for the very best: the most stylish classic names, the fashionable choices that transcend trends, the most usable unusual names. 　　It was a difficult task, but now we’re asking you to choose the best...

The Best Boys’ Names: 10 great biblical choices

Jan 15, 2025

　　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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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Jan 15, 2025

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

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These Names Are At Their Peak

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 15, 2025

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Jan 15, 2025

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Jan 15, 2025

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Jan 15, 2025

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Jan 15, 2025

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

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The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 15, 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: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 15, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

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

Jan 15, 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...