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2016 Baby Name Faves

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Have your favorite baby names changed this year? 　　Thinking about the names that captured my attention, week after week, I sense a theme. The names feel modern, but have history and roots. They’re not invented, exactly, but in most cases, they wouldn’t have seemed like given names...

Nov 23, 2024

Emma and Noah Top Baby Names List….Again

If This Is Your Name, You’re Probably in Kindergarten

New Baby Names on the Rise

Nickname Names: Johnny be gone

Jamie & Jools: Baby namers extraordinaire What Names are in the Stars for These Starbabies? 1990s Pop Icon Names Nameberry’s Names of the Year 2016 Top Baby Names: What’s Popular Where? Guess the New Top 10 and Win! Fastest Climbing Baby Names in Australia The Most Popular Baby Names of 2016

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Future Starbaby Names: Predictions for the New Hammer and Grammer Babes

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Some big celebrity broods are about to get bigger–Kelsey Grammer is going to be a dad to seven kids, and Mel Gibson‘s girlfriend is expecting his ninth! Predicting names for such huge families is a daunting task. People’s naming styles tend to change over time, especially when...

Celebrity Baby Names: Newest Predictions

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　The cycle of celebrity pregnancies never slows down. 2016 has been an especially fruitful year so far, with superstars like John Legend, Chelsea Clinton, Adam Levine, Blake Lively, and Ryan Gosling all growing their families. And we can’t forget the celebrities who might not be as well-known...

Meet the New Instababy Name Stars!

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Tiana Putric 　　Baby and child Instagram stars, now also known as ‘Instababies’ and ‘Instatoddlers’, have been taking social media by storm. Not only are their flawless photographs and captivating videos drawing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of staunch followers, but because they’ve been dubbed “Kid Influencers,”...

Invent-a-Baby-Name Challenge Champs!

Nov 23, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Whew! 　　If we’ve ever had the slightest doubts about the creativity of the Nameberry community, they are hereby gone forever. 　　When we announced our latest Invent-a-Baby-Name challenge two weeks ago, we expected something like the healthy response we got last time—which was 222 entries. 　　This...

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Name Sage: Girlish Baby Names with Boyish Nicknames

Baby Name Patterns: To Keep Going or Break the Mold? Pre-Hillary Women Candidates for POTUS 21 Great Greek Baby Names for Girls Fresh Vintage Baby Names for Girls Name Sage: Do rules make baby naming easier? Name Sage: Baby Names for a Fourth Daughter Naming a Baby (or 2) When You’re Over 40 Rare Nature Names for Girls

The Upside of Having an Unusual Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　by Addie Kugler-Lunt 　　The story of my name began as unconventionally as my birth. My mom was so convinced that she was going to have a boy, that she wove blue ribbons into the lace on the night gown she sewed for my birth. Since my parents were planning a...

Top Baby Names of 2016 (so far)

Nov 23, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The most popular baby names of 2016 (so far) have been tallied, and we have a new Number 1 name for girls: Olivia. 　　This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberry’s popularity polls, unseating Charlotte. Olivia ranks in second place in...

Name Sage: Long and Lovely Girl Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　After being a longtime local Name Sage, Eloise is now expecting her first child and wants a choice that will live up to her lifelong interest in names. Let’s help her find a spectacular combination for her daughter due this summer. 　　Eloise writes: 　　This is my first pregnancy, due late...

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Nameberry Faves II: The Boys’ Names Nameberryites Love Most

Baby Name Thomas: A Salute to Poor Tom Turkey The New Boys’ Names 3: Ethnic Choices Hot Baby Names: Max in the Spotlight Confessions of a Desperate Baby-Namer Exotic Lite: Boys’ Edition Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend Scottish Surnames: Beyond Campbell and Cameron Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys

Hooray for Henry: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool

Nov 23, 2024

　　When Henry was chosen as the #1 favorite boy’s name on the collective 5-star lists of the nameberry community, I was somewhat surprised and yet somewhat not. Because in many ways Henry is the perfect boy’s name—as classic and historic as James and John and William –yet with a quirkier edge that makes it...

Bad Boy Names: Asking for Trouble?

Nov 23, 2024

　　The other day on the nameberry message boards, I heard tell of a little boy named Vandal. And then, the next day, one of the bandmembers of My Chemical Romance named his newborn daughter (yes, daughter) Bandit. 　　Are these parents masochistic? Gang members? Or do they just love the idea...

Popular Baby Names 2010: Top 100 Boys’ Names So Far

Nov 23, 2024

　　UPDATE!! Check out our final list of popular baby names 2010 for boys! 　　Our most popular baby names 2010 for boys are a mix of the traditional and trendy choices like Jacob and Aiden that dominate the official list of popular baby names 2010 plus a variety of more intriguing...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Nov 23, 2024

　　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 Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

The Secret Meanings of Color Names These Names Are At Their Peak Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names What's a Classic Name? 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 23, 2024

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Nov 23, 2024

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

Ancient Names for Babies

Nov 23, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

New Popular Irish Names Revealed 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 Baby Names Before 1850 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! The Top Baby Names A-Z Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning? 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Updating Popular 1950s Names Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...