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The Baby Namers’ Alphabet

　　A 　　A was the most popular first initial for girls’ names in 2009, the last year for which there are official US statistics, and the most popular first letter overall, with one in eight babies getting a name that starts with A. 　　B 　　Boys’ names were led by J names,...

Jan 12, 2025

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Most Popular Names Predictions?

Jan 12, 2025

　　Today’s Questions of the Week focus on the upcoming Social Security lists of 2010’s most popular names. 　　The announcements of the Social Security Administration’s popularity lists for 2010 are almost upon us. So, time to place your bets, ladies and gentlemen, on what will be revealed. 　　What do you think will...

Nameberry Week in Review: January 16-24

Jan 12, 2025

　　Covering the week of January 16 to 24th, 　　Abby Sandel–creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog–brings you a roundup of the latest and juciest baby name news. 　　I’ll admit it: I obsessively read the Pottery Barn Kids catalog not for the color-coordinated, impossibly organized nurseries and playrooms, but for the names. They tend...

Name the Next Beckham Baby

Jan 12, 2025

　　Question of the Week: What should David and Victoria Beckham name their fourth child? 　　So Posh and Becks are expecting a new member of their team this summer. They’ve been both imaginative and trendsetting when choosing the names for their three boys: Brooklyn Joseph, Cruz David and Romeo James. Due...

Isabella and Jacob Still #1

Jan 12, 2025

　　Isabella and Jacob are still the top names in the U.S., according to the official statistics for 2010 released this morning by the Social Security Administration. 　　With a Top 10 list that was extraordinarily stable — Aiden was the only name that moved on, with Joshua falling off — most...

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Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great

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She Found the Perfect Name for Baby #7

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Tara Wood 　　Although I’ve done it seven times, I still find baby naming weird and challenging. 　　I don’t know about you, but my mood, thoughts, likes, and opinions all shift daily- sometimes hourly. Oftentimes I change my my mind three or four times before I finally decide on what...

The ABCs of Girls’ Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Everything you need to know about girls’ baby names, from A to Z. Looking for the boys’ version? It’s right here. 　　AA is the most popular letter for girls’ names, including Top Tens Ava and Abigail, plus Avery, Amelia, Aubrey, Addison, and fast-climbing newcomer, Aria. 　　BLongtime Nameberry...

VER-y Chic Names for Girls

Jan 12, 2025

　　by Kara Blakley 　　Name trend watchers are no longer limiting themselves to the waxing and waning popularity of certain letters. Vowels are certainly having their moment on monogrammed onesies, but endings (particularly -o and -ett) and sounds are catching the attention of keen observers. 　　Recently, Brooke Cussans wrote about PERfect...

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Name Sage: If Not Riley, What?

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Comeback Kid Nicknames for Boys

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Here is Part 2 of our search for fresh vintage nickname names, and this time we’re looking at boys’ names that at one time registered on the Top 1000 list. 　　Bear in mind, though, that, because of the growth of the overall population we can sometimes be...

Above-aVERage Names for Boys

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Kara Blakley 　　I recently wrote about some VERy exciting names for girls, and now it’s time for the boys’ list. 　　Recently, Brooke Cussans wrote about PERfect names: a wonderfully diverse list of names all sharing the PER syllable.I was inspired to create a list of VER names, and found...

Give Atticus’ Parents A Break

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Meghan Daum 　　Normally I’m all for making fun of parents who, by dint of ZIP Code or number of tattoos, fall into the hipster category and assert their nonconformity by giving their kids names that, once upon a time, were considered best suited for pets. Hang around a playground...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 12, 2025

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 12, 2025

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Jan 12, 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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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Jan 12, 2025

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Jan 12, 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...

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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Baby Names Before 1850

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Jan 12, 2025

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Jan 12, 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 12, 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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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

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Name Change Resources

Jan 12, 2025

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 12, 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...