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Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Katie Price’s firstborn daughter has Nymphadora Tonks syndrome. 　　By now, you might have heard that British glamour model-turned-reality star Katie Price has welcomed a daughter with a surprising name: Bunny. 　　That’s the way Katie rolls. Her older daughter is Princess, and Katie apparently shortlisted Duchess...

Jan 13, 2025

Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite?

A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names

PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone

Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly

Top 100 Girl Names of 2014 Buttoned-up Girls’ Names Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents What’s your favorite flower name? Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name! Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names 12 Literary Ladies: Unique names from Abra to Sapphira 1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

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Happiness is just a thing called Jo

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, of Name Freak! 　　My middle name is Joyce. I absolutely love it, not only because it is after my beloved grandmother, but also because it is lovely, versatile, and has a delightful meaning. And while I think it is perfectly splendid as a first name, as many...

Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter. Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous. Will Wyatt go girl? Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...

Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Nick Turner 　　In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such as Mary and Anne. 　　While I was sifting through the data for that piece, I noticed something interesting. Some of...

Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you hear the phrase ‘Top 10 girls’ name,’ you might tend to think of classics like Mary and Elizabeth, or later long-running favorites Jennifer and Jessica, or the current Sophia. But it certainly wouldn’t be Bertha—which in fact was in that golden group for twelve years–...

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40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita Baby Girl Names: Short and sweet Baby Name Influencers: What name did someone else make you love? Classic Girls’ Names: The Claire Contingent–Claire, Clara and Clarissa Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013 The Blooming of Lily

Your Favorite Literary Names for Girls

Jan 13, 2025

　　Great girls’ names abound in books, from classic characters like Jane Eyre and Scarlett O’Hara to more contemporary heroines like Matilda and Katniss. 　　So for our Question of the Week, we’d like to know: What are your favorite girls’ literary names? 　　Consult our master list of literary names for girls for inspiration....

Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　It’s a common baby name dilemma: You love a name like Cora or Lila forever, holding it close as your own special secret choice, and then bang! Right when you’re finally in a position to use it, you discover it’s become a trendy new favorite, vaulting...

Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...

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Confessions of a Desperate Baby-Namer

Nameberry Makeover: Boys’ Edition Ooooops! Baby Name Mistakes Boys’ Names: A New Generation The Principles of Patronymics Hot Baby Names: Max in the Spotlight Top English Boys’ Names Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys Exotic Lite: Boys’ Edition

Nameberry Faves II: The Boys’ Names Nameberryites Love Most

Jan 13, 2025

　　A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the favorite girls’ names on a Nameberry Message Board thread–led by the lovely Beatrix, Penelope and Clementine–and now it’s time to look over at the boys’ side. 　　The most striking result is the strong showing for the good old traditional, timeless classics, with...

Famous Dad Names: Noteworthy Names of Some Famous Fathers

Jan 13, 2025

　　It’s Famous Dad Names time! For Mother’s Day we took a look at some of the more interesting names of the mothers of distinguished people, and now we do the same for the paternal parent. Once more, it turns out that an unusual number of past (and a few present)...

Baby Name Thomas: A Salute to Poor Tom Turkey

Jan 13, 2025

　　Not only is old Tom Turkey again making his annual holiday sacrifice, but the poor guy has also had to bear the shame of seeing his name slide down the popularity list, now being out of the Top 50 for probably the first time ever in this country. Multiple Thomases arrived...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Jan 13, 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...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Jan 13, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 13, 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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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Jan 13, 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...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Jan 13, 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...

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Jan 13, 2025

　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...

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The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 13, 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...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 13, 2025

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Jan 13, 2025

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 13, 2025

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 13, 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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 13, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...