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Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　I’ve long loved Lola, and lately I’ve been crushing on Viola and Finola–which inspired me to take a look at what other ola names there are, and was pleased to find that there are lots of options, coming from several different ethnicities. As opposed to the diminutive ina-ending, ola‘s...

Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende

14 Signs Your Name Might Be Jennifer

Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle

100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000

SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap! Your Top 5 Girl Names! S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai What makes a name a name? Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?

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Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　My seven-year-old daughter didn’t inspire my interest in American Girl dolls, one of their names did. 　　My daughter hasn’t expressed any interest in American Girl dolls and doesn’t own any. 　　But an American Girl doll has one of my favorite names. A retired...

Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?

　　By Nick Turner 　　In 1970, the novel Love Story captured America‘s imagination with the tale of a wealthy Harvard jock who meets a girl from the other side of the tracks. It was soon followed by a movie of the same name — a tear-jerker that became the top box-office draw...

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Americans are more daring when it comes to naming daughters, and the numbers bear this out. 　　In 2013, just over 67% of girls born in the US received a Top 1000 name. Boys, on the other hand, received a Top 1000 name nearly 79% of...

Restoration Comedy Names for Girls: Amaryllis, Araminta and Prue

　　By Amy of histornamia 　　While the Elizabethan/Jacobean playwright William Shakespeare has had a long influence on the names of children, his Restoration successors haven’t had as much impact on the name game. But when looking through character lists of these Restoration comedies, written between 1660-1710, there are some fabulous names...

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Goodbye Girls’ (Names)

Goodbye Girls’ (Names)

Golden Girl Names Hate Your Name? Change It! Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13) Family Names: Naming from the Heart Oscar Names: Girls’ edition Romantic Names for Girls Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers The Magic of Maya

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons

　　We looked at trailblazing women in Part One of this blog yesterday—bold and courageous achievers who would prove worthy namesakes for a daughter. Now we turn to those with major accomplishments in the arts—a varied mix of writers, artists, and musicians of the far and fairly recent past—many of whom seem to...

Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

　　This blog is adapted from our most recent book, Beyond Ava & Aiden: The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby 　　When people look for baby names online, they often put in a search for unique names. Some of them are trying to find names that are unusual and distinctive, but...

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Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming Exploring the Meaning of Julian How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name 12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

New Geek Chic Names For Boys

　　Hipster, nerdy, funky-clunky… Call them what you will, there’s no denying that geek chic names for boys and girls are cool. 　　But fashion moves fast, and some of the original names on our Geek Chic Boys master list — like Jasper, Cyrus and Augustus — now feel almost mainstream. 　　So...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

　　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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

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Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin

Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin

Baby Name Trendlet: Ev-starting names from Eve to Ever to Everest Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100? The Most Popular Names Over Time Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1! Do The Next Big Names Appear In Pottery Barn Catalogs? Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach Choosing Baby Names: Sense vs sensibility

Bold B-Names and Beyond: Booker, Bowie, Bridget and Bijou

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Brian is your brother-in-law, Bill’s your uncle, and Barbara is your mom. But could B be the new letter to watch for baby names? 　　Up until recently we were all mad for Aiden and Ava, Amelia and Alexander. A was the most popular letter for...

Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The folks at the Social Security Administration publish not only the thousand most popular names for every year dating back to 1880, but also the Top 200 names for every decade, making it possible to see broader patterns and trends. 　　I was scanning these decade lists to...

Baby Names 2014: Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of?

　　Happy New Year! 　　It’s time to usher in the new and look ahead to baby names 2014. 　　Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of this year? 　　We’d love to hear your predictions for: 　　— Trendy names you think will zoom to the top of the popularity lists....

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More How Gen Z Is Your Name? Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 Baby Names Before 1850 Forgotten Names Making a Comeback Classic Baby Names on the Rise Popular Twin Names New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　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...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

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The Best Baby Name Advice

The Best Baby Name Advice

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Test-Driving Your Baby Name Updating Popular 1950s Names Unique Twin Names to Inspire Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

　　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

　　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...

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