The Story of O Names: Then and Now
　　By Kelli Brady of  NameFreak!__ 　　Apart from the letter ‘U’, ‘O’ is the least likely vowel to be used at the beginning of names. In fact, there have been zero ‘U’ names in the Top 100 since 1880. On my blog I have already looked at I names, and putting...
Nov 27, 2024
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Boys Baby Names: The viable and the verboten
Nov 27, 2024
　　Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　A French film made its US debut this week.  What’s in a Name? takes us to a dinner party.  A happy couple announces that they’re expecting a son, and they’ve chosen a name. 　　Adolphe. 　　It’s as scandalous a choice in French as it...
Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　The Victorian nickname trend that’s hot in the U.K. is getting attention in the U.S.—for girls. 　　The Brits have embraced this genre on both sexes. Alfie and Charlie are in the U.K. top 10. Archie, Freddie, and Harvey round out their top 50....
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Last week we looked at some neglected girls’ namesake names, now it’s the boys’ turn as we seek some equally distinctive names from American history and culture, names that could provide unique-ish options with interesting back-stories.  What’s especially evident here is how many of the unusual boys’...
Nickname Names for Boys
Nov 27, 2024
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　A friend of ours recently named his baby Jake.  Not Jacob, just Jake. 　　Why name the kid Jacob, he and his wife reasoned, when they weren’t really crazy about it and intended to call the little boy Jake all the time anyway? 　　Nickname names have become...
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Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3
Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3
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VER-y Chic Names for Girls
Nov 27, 2024
　　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...
Best Botanical Baby Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　Botanical names have been beloved for many generations. We’re all familiar with Rose, Violet, and Lily, but the scientific (genus and species) names for plants are actually a gold mine for beautiful, unique baby names. Hundreds of thousands of plant species exist, so here are just a few lovely finds...
The Long and (mostly) Short of Baby Names
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel 　　Looking at this week’s baby names in the news, you might think that parents are all about short names. We’ve heard high profile birth announcements for Edie and Della, Iyla and Poppy – no formal names required. 　　But it’s not that simple. Sure, Ava and Mia are...
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Baby Boy Names: Tough, Tender, Traditional, Trendy?
Baby Boy Names: Tough, Tender, Traditional, Trendy?
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Boys’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far
Nov 27, 2024
　　There’s a new Number One boys’ name three-quarters of the way through the year.  Finn beat out Henry to become the most popular of the boys’ names 2010, as the most-searched male name on nameberry for the nine months that just ended. 　　This is big news, not least because well-liked...
Vintage Boy Names: How To Find A Cool Old Name
Nov 27, 2024
　　Do you love vintage names but want to move beyond the usual classics and Biblical choices to cool names from history?  We looked at the popularity lists of 1910 to uncover hundreds of vintage boy names that are no longer in use — but could be revived. 　　It’s odd that there...
Conan: From saint to savage, comic book to comic
Nov 27, 2024
　　With the possible exception of Jay, no first name has been in more headlines in the past few weeks than Conan.  Which got me to thinking about all the image reversals this name has gone through over the years.  In our first book, Beyond Jennifer & Jason, for example, it...
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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
Nov 27, 2024
　　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...
Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
Nov 27, 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...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Nov 27, 2024
　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...
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The Most Popular Names Over Time
The Most Popular Names Over Time
Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they? From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer M Baby Names: Initial of the future? Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names
Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic
Nov 27, 2024
　　It’s tempting to predict the future.  Difficult, too. 　　Last week, I stumbled across a 1994 article in the L.A. Times.  Nameberry’s chief name expert Pamela Redmond predicted the stylish names of the future would be Felix and Frances, Charlotte and Claire, Hazel and Dexter. 　　Twenty years later, it’s all come...
Twin name trends in this week’s baby names news
Nov 27, 2024
　　Twin names present double the naming challenge but can also be double the fun. Naming twins is a rare opportunity to choose two related baby names at the same time that are compatible but also distinct. 　　With twins, it can be more tempting to use rhyme, sound play, and same...
Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more
Nov 27, 2024
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago.  Their names were just revealed last week.  If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...
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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
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Top Names in Each State Revealed!
Nov 27, 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...
Classic Baby Names on the Rise
Nov 27, 2024
　　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...
The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Nov 27, 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...
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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup
Nov 27, 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...
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Nov 27, 2024
　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...
20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask
Nov 27, 2024
　　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,...
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