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Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now

　　Flower names for girls never go out of style, and for good reason! 　　Flower names have a fresh femininity which has appealed to parents throughout the ages, but they can also make a meaningful choice. 　　Choosing a seasonal flower name can be a sweet way to connect your baby girl...

Jan 14, 2025

Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane

Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

Sundance Catalog Names

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Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　I’m imagining next Christmas morning at Buckingham Palace. 　　Sure, it is a palace. Even the simplest room is probably chock full of history and priceless antiques. 　　The children opening presents might be members of the royal House of Windsor, but they will share their rather...

Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　With names, as with other subjects, once I learned my assumptions were wrong, I was put in my place. 　　Pre-kids, I was a name-snob who openly expressed disdain for invented names, grouping all invented names with experimental spellings, and modern word-play creations such as...

Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Tara Ryazansky 　　The roster of US athletes hoping to compete in the Olympic games is a name list as diverse as the nation itself. Here I have curated a list of some girl names that feel like winners for a 2014 baby. 　　Petra– As in Petra Acker, college student...

Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　As a child, I remember asking my mum for a videocassette that I had my eyes on in the grocery store. Any normal preschooler would be asking for some sort of cartoon, but not me. My passion was musicals, and one actress, who had blonde curls and...

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Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way

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Girls’ Names in Limbo: When can Kay come out to play?

Jan 14, 2025

　　We’ve all pretty much on board with the Hundred Year Rule that says it usually takes a full century for a name to shake off its musty image and start to sound fresh again. Which is why so many turn-of-the-last-century names have returned, names we don’t associate with any older person we have...

He Says Shayla, She Says Cecilia: Help this couple agree on a baby name!

Jan 14, 2025

　　Our Berry Question of the Week comes from Jen Barnes of Seattle, who’s facing a common problem in Baby Name Land: She and her husband are having trouble agreeing on a name for their second daughter. Here, the names he likes and those that she likes. Your job, dear berries,...

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar

Jan 14, 2025

　　The other day we offered eight fresh choices for boys, and now it’s the girls’ turn—girl names ranging from a rare botanical specimen to a nostalgic nickname to an undercrowded place name. 　　1–Acacia—This a a pretty and delicate botanical name that has hardly been heard in this country, though it...

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 14, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Jan 14, 2025

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 14, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 14, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

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Unpopular Names: Which ugly ducklings grow up to be swans?

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Do The Next Big Names Appear In Pottery Barn Catalogs?

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　For years there has been a theory floating around the name world that names appearing on personalized items in the Pottery Barn Kid’s catalog are up-and-coming names to watch. The topic has come up on the Nameberry forums. 　　Being a big time name watcher,...

Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

Predicting Starbaby Names of 2014

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Tara Ryazansky 　　We all took guesses at what the British royal baby would be named. We brushed up on ‘K’ names to make bets at what Kimye would name their daughter. I haven’t thought much about celebrity baby names now that George and North are here though, but it...

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

Jan 14, 2025

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Jan 14, 2025

　　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....

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

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

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Jan 14, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...