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Pop Culture Influences Rising Baby Names

　　Each year, a new crop of pop culture names bursts onto the scene. Some will go on to reach massive heights — former Top 10 name Madison was introduced by the movie Splash in 1984 — while others will fade (remember Sekani and Kovid?) 　　The pandemic years cemented celebrities and popular culture...

Nov 26, 2024

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Top Baby Names 2022: The Playground Analysis

Nov 26, 2024

　　The most popular baby names in the US were recently revealed to be Liam and Olivia… again. But if you feel like you hear other names more often, there’s a good reason for that! 　　The baby name data released each year by the Social Security Administration lists variant spellings like Aiden and Aidan, Riley and...

200+ Baby Names With Great Meanings

Nov 26, 2024

　　In tough times, new parents are drawn to baby names with good meanings. 　　From direct word names like Loyal and Halo to names with less overt positive meanings, like Vida "life", Elio "sun" or Salem "peace", names with great meanings pepper the list of the fastest-rising baby names in the...

Ancient Roman Names For Modern Babies

Nov 26, 2024

　　Why do we keep coming back to Roman names? Just a decade or two ago, many ancient Roman names seemed lost to the past. These included both clunky names like Cornelius that had seen use in modern times, and those that never made it past the fall of Rome. 　　But...

Short Names: the Ultimate Guide

Nov 26, 2024

　　Good things really do come in small packages! It's amazing how much meaning and variety there can be in just a few letters and one or two syllables. Short baby names can be anything from super-classic John to modern Jax, popular Ava or chirpy Wren. 　　You may have heard that...

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Name Sage: Do rules make baby naming easier?

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Name Sage: Baby Names for a Fourth Daughter

Nov 26, 2024

　　Patricia writes: 　　We are due with our fourth daughter in May and are so excited. 　　She will be welcomed by big sisters Ailey (I-Lee) Carolyn, Juliana Allison, and Brynn Margaret. 　　Our inspiration for their names came from our love of our Scottish/Irish heritage and girlie classic names. All of their...

Naming a Baby (or 2) When You’re Over 40

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Joslyn McIntyre 　　My stepdaughter, Emily, is 17 and already has her first daughter’s name picked out. She doesn’t even have a boyfriend, but she has confidently repeated this name to me several times. To which I usually respond, “Don’t you dare have a baby for at least ten years.”...

Short, Sophisticated Girl Names You’ll Love

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe on the arrival of their daughter, Iris Mary. 　　The Oscar-winning actor and his public relations executive wife chose a sophisticated, nickname-proof name for their first child. Iris has so many qualities expectant parents seek. It’s literary and glamorous, but not...

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Baby Name Ronan: One of these kids–and his name– is not like the others.

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Vintage Boys’ Names: 9 choices ready for a comeback

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Let’s say you’re naming a son. 　　You’re a buttoned-up kind of family, and the classics seem like the right route. 　　The only problem? 　　Your nephew is James, your favorite cousin is expecting a Henry, and William is your BFF’s #1 choice. Charles was a frontrunner,...

Boy Names in the News: Hero Names and Daring Middles

Nov 26, 2024

　　Poor Princess Kate. 　　Not only is she suffering from serious morning sickness with Baby #2, everyone from late night talk show hosts to gossip columnists worldwide is busy speculating on her due date, whether #2 will be a princess or a prince, and, of course, what they’ll name the newest...

Christmas Baby Names: Elf on the Shelf names

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　It’s the holiday season, which means eggnog, carols, twinkling lights and — for millions of American parents — remembering to move that damn elf around the house every night. 　　Yes, I’m talking about Elf on the Shelf, the Christmas tradition that feels like it’s been going on...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

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What's a Classic Name?

Nov 26, 2024

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 26, 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...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Nov 26, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Nov 26, 2024

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Nov 26, 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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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Nov 26, 2024

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Nov 26, 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...