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New Top Baby Names UK Announced!

　　The most popular baby names for England and Wales for 2021 have arrived...and there's a new Number 1 for boys! The latest top baby names UK are led by Olivia and Noah, with some new names entering the Top 10. 　　Olivia retains her #1 spot for the sixth year running,...

Nov 21, 2024

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Latest Babyberry Names Are Full of Love

Nov 21, 2024

　　Nameberry’s latest batch of beautifully named babies are here! These are the combined birth announcements for February and March from our Berry community. 　　The names chosen by our newest parents radiate love and positivity. Some choices put these sweet sentiments front and center, with positive word and virtue names such...

US vs UK Baby Names: Vive la difference!

Nov 21, 2024

　　Now that the 2015 statistics for England and Wales have finally been released, it’s interesting to take a look at how the British names rankings compare to that of our transatlantic cousins in the US. 　　Over 50% of names in both the US and England and Wales Top 100 are identical, perfectly showing...

Younger Parents Most Adventurous Baby Namers

Nov 21, 2024

　　Younger parents and older parents differ in many ways, but one of the most striking is their choice of baby names. 　　Nameberry’s exclusive analysis of our site statistics shows that young parents prefer more uncommon, less conventional names, while older parents favor more traditional choices. And that difference is borne...

How Gen-Z Will Revolutionize Baby Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Gen-Z is about to revolutionize the world of baby names, remaking the very foundations of names and naming. 　　As the oldest Gen-Zers turn 25, the average age in the US for women to have their first child, they'll take over from millennials as the primary baby havers...and baby namers. Like...

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Baby Name Etta-quette

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Since the meteoric rise of Ella and Isabella, parents have looked around at other ella-ending baby names, such as Mirabella, Arabella, Annabella and Ariella. 　　But now Ella’s cousin Etta is also beginning to attract some attention, already picked by one celeb, Carson Daly, who was inspired by...

Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3

Nov 21, 2024

　　Sarah writes: 　　We have two girls, Lavender Miriam and Cordelia Rose. 　　My husband and I cannot figure out a name for another girl. 　　Both daughters have eight letter first names and a flower/color name. Any ideas? 　　The Name Sage replies: 　　What gorgeous, lovely names – and what a fun challenge...

Name Sage: Kim Kardashian Stole My Baby Name!

Nov 21, 2024

　　Missy writes: 　　We are expecting a girl in December. We thought we had the perfect name picked out for our little darling: Easton Brennan LastName. We loved that Easton is not expected for a girl and Brennan is my best friend’s last name. Our son Nash Anderson‘s middle name is...

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Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Nov 21, 2024

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Nov 21, 2024

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

New Geek Chic Names For Boys

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 21, 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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Nov 21, 2024

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 21, 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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What's a Classic Name?

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America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Nov 21, 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...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Nov 21, 2024

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Nov 21, 2024

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Nov 21, 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...

Baby Names Before 1850

Nov 21, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Nov 21, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

Nov 21, 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...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Nov 21, 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...