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Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

　　Okay, you’re Berries, of course you wouldn’t. 　　On the other hand, if crowd-sourcing your baby’s name is good enough for the most powerful new mom in corporate America….. 　　Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist husband Zack Bogue had their first baby, a boy, on Sunday, and took to Twitter...

Jan 12, 2025

Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?

Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned

Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?

Classic Names: A trio of Theos Top Boy Names 2012 Papal Baby Names: Possibilities beyond Pius and Innocent Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9 Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface? Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

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Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

Jan 12, 2025

　　This week, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds boys’ names that are anything but traditional, and wonders if nickname-free is the new priority when naming a son. 　　Flip through on an old high school yearbook, and you’ll probably find pictures of William “Billy” Jones and Mary “Mimi” Smith. 　　For generations, there...

Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James

Jan 12, 2025

　　The revelation of Tennessee as the name of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s baby boy came as something of a surprise to the celebrity babies‘ name-watching world—but perhaps it shouldn’t have been, what with other recent starkids named Alabama, Indiana and Arizona. And a simple Google search will tell you that though...

Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition

Jan 12, 2025

　　Yesterday we did a rundown on the divide between the girls’ names that are stylish to the point where it feels like they must be popular and those that are actually, statistically widely used. It’s especially hard to distinguish when it comes to the names we see appearing so often in berry...

Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Jan 12, 2025

　　Now it’s the boys’ turn at the Top 100 list. These are the most popular names gauged by visitors to their pages so far in 2012. 　　As with the national list, the boys’ top names are more stable than the girls’ — though the Nameberry list is very different from...

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What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?

S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now 100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000 Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really? Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!

Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　As a child, I remember asking my mum for a videocassette that I had my eyes on in the grocery store. Any normal preschooler would be asking for some sort of cartoon, but not me. My passion was musicals, and one actress, who had blonde curls and...

Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　The ‘Doctor Who‘ Christmas special aired on Christmas Day, so I thought this would be a good time to follow up my Fiftieth Anniversary Special post on Doctor Who actor names with one inspired by the other stars of the show – the companions....

Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　With names, as with other subjects, once I learned my assumptions were wrong, I was put in my place. 　　Pre-kids, I was a name-snob who openly expressed disdain for invented names, grouping all invented names with experimental spellings, and modern word-play creations such as...

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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

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Trending Boy Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Jan 12, 2025

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Jan 12, 2025

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 12, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Jan 12, 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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 12, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Jan 12, 2025

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 12, 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...

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Classic Baby Names Make a Comeback

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Names by the Numbers

Jan 12, 2025

　　Baby name numerology holds that every letter of every name counts toward its significance, but number names count more than most. 　　Numerical names can reflect a child’s place in the birth order — if I somehow had eight children I’d definitely consider Octavia for the youngest — or the day...

The Hottest Celebrity Baby Names

Jan 12, 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...

Not-So-Different Baby Names: Elena, Caroline, Matteo

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Would you pay tens of thousands of dollars to have a crack team of experts develop a one-of-a-kind name for your baby? 　　If you’ve got the cash, a Swiss firm has assembled the creative linguists prepared to do just that. It isn’t clear just how...

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

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 12, 2025

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 12, 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...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Jan 12, 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...