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Welcome Back!: Names back on the Top 1000

　　Just like Oz, Nameberry has a Wizard: Our engineer and partner Hugh Hunter. One of the wonderful things Hugh can do, besides creating the digital structure of the site and keeping it running, is to produce lists of names that meet certain statistical criteria: Names whose popularity peaked in 1937,...

Jan 13, 2025

Why is Alexandra up but Alexis down?

Popular Baby Names: Sophia, Jacob new Number 1s!

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Berry Question of the Week: Are my favorite names becoming too popular?

Jan 13, 2025

　　Our second Berry Question of the Week comes from Blaire, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. The mom of infant daughter Rowan (that’s her in the adorable picture), Blaire writes: 　　“I really would appreciate a little input on trends, since you guys are so good at predicting the next hot baby...

Local Baby Names: What’s in in Indiana?

Jan 13, 2025

　　There was a time when we thought—rightly or wrongly– of regional names in terms of stereotypes—prim and proper appellations in New England, sweetly feminissima Southern belles, Tex-Mex cowboys out west. Now, though, it sometimes seems that baby names have become more and more homogeneous across the United States, but if we...

New Baby Names: Debuts on the pop list, from Aleph to Zephyrus

Jan 13, 2025

　　Over 1500 new baby names joined the Social Security extended list this year, 641 boys’ names and 896 names for girls. Nephele, one of the original Berries, tallied all the new baby names for us from the complete list of names given to five or more children in the U.S....

The Nameberry 9: Names with potential, from Adeline to Castle to Winslet

Jan 13, 2025

　　This week, for The Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks at new names that might make their way onto future Top 1000 lists. 　　Are you still drowning in data? I had barely finished devouring every bit of analysis regarding the new US Top 1000 before the state data started...

Girl Names >

See The Most Popular Baby Names by State!

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Baby Naming Patterns: Can they be broken?

Jan 13, 2025

　　They’re naming daughter number three, and feeling backed into a corner. Is the pattern they’ve established unbreakable? Or do they have more options than they think? 　　Hanna writes: 　　I have a bit of a dilemma. My husband and I have backed ourselves into a corner with our older girls’ names,...

Sunny Summer Solstice Names for Girls

Jan 13, 2025

　　Are you expecting a summertime daughter and still seeking her name? Maybe one that reflects the season of her birth, but doesn’t shout it out? 　　Here we’ve compiled a list of over two dozen more subtle choices, potential summer baby names that you may not have considered. 　　AinePronounced AWN-ya, this is...

Presidential Girl Names: Kennedy, Madison, Monroe

Jan 13, 2025

　　Since the beginning of US history, from the time of George Washington on, aspirational parents have bestowed presidential surnames (with a few exceptions like Eisenhower and Bush) on their sons, in the old platitude that every American lad could grow up to hold the country’s highest office. 　　Even now, the...

Boy Names >

More Neglected Nicknames for Boys

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Names for a Yuletide Babe: The O Antiphons

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Kate at Sancta Nomina (Katherine Morna Towne) 　　I recently went back through the Nameberry archives to see what posts have been done about Christmas names and found articles listing names relating to Christmas movies (Ralphie, Zuzu) and TV specials (Linus, Virginia), seasonal foliage (Holly, Ivy), colors (Crimson, Scarlet), Elf...

Name Sage: Grandma Hates the Name!

Jan 13, 2025

　　M. writes: 　　We’re expecting our first child, a son, in a few months. Our dilemma is this: my mom really wants to know our chosen name, but I am not sure if I want to share it. 　　I love my mother, but she’s very opinionated. She disliked having an uncommon...

9 Great Sports-Inspired Baby Name Stories

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　How far would you go to show your loyalty to your team? 　　You’ll buy season tickets, of course. Play the team’s signature song at your wedding reception? Maybe. Name your pet after a star player? Possibly. 　　But give your kiddo a name that clearly honors the team?...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 13, 2025

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 13, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

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Celebrity Baby Names: Our latest predictions!

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Celebrity Baby Names: What’s next?

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Every family has its own traditions and values when it comes to naming their children, and that’s true of celebrities as well. Some, like Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, like the meanings of their children’s names to be packed with significance. Their daughters are named Honor and...

Best New Names in the Top 1000

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　Each year, the Top 1000 names in the US are given to around 78% of boys and 69% of girls (in 2017 2,798,250 babies received a first name that ranked in the Top 1000). 　　While there is always a little movement in the Top 10 and Top...

Nameberry’s Unique Baby Name Trends

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　We know how much the Nameberry community loves stats! So we thought you’d enjoy a bit of analysis as to how the US Top 100 compares with the Nameberry community’s Top 100. 　　First, a few basics: 　　In 2017, the US Top 100 and the Nameberry Top 100...

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What names are you shocked to find so low on the list?

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Celebrity Baby Names: 10 years of starbabies

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The celebrity factor was already a major influence on baby names when Nameberry was born in 2008, but over the past decade the celebrity culture has exploded even further and become even more impactful on names. The names of celebs, the names they name their children, the...

Baby Name Battles and How to Solve Them

Jan 13, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes an Irish name you’ve probably never heard before, the most popular names in all four corners of the USA, and your most common baby naming conflicts solved. 　　Baby naming battlesThe thing about naming a baby is that it’s not just about names. It’s...

12 Best Golden Globe Nominee Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The awards season has begun, the Golden Globes and SAG nominations have been announced and, following a Nameberry tradition, we’d like to present our own awards for the best names on the lists. So here are our twelve 2018 nominees. Care to cast your ballot? 　　ALFONSO Cuaron,...

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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Jan 13, 2025

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Jan 13, 2025

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Jan 13, 2025

　　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...