By Abby Sandel 　　Filler middle names are a thing of the past. 　　It’s a 21st century baby naming reality. Not only do we obsess over finding the perfect first name, we have to find middles that hit the right note, too. 　　That wasn’t always the case. If you were born...

　　By Jackie at Namesplash 　　Have you ever been frustrated to find that a name you’ve loved for years is actually more popular than you thought? 　　When I was ten or so, I remember thinking the names Piper and Cooper were adorable and unique. While my personal tastes have changed quite...

　　By Tara Ryazansky 　　Here’s the latest in Tara’s continuing series offering her predictions of what the next batch of starbabies will be named. Be sure to add your own guesses in the comments. 　　Although everyone is wondering and talking about what the name of North’s baby brother will be, I...

　　September is here, which means that summer is just about over and schools have once again reconvened. As a college instructor, I always find myself interested in the names of my new students each semester. Here, I take a look at some of the names that might appear in a...

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Certain comeback kids have been getting a lot of buzz lately—names like Elsa and Amelia and Elias and Tobias, all of which have that nice vintage 19th century vibe. But there’s another group of names inching their way back that you might find a bit more surprising....

　　By Abby Sandel 　　When it comes to baby name trends, it’s tempting to declare that the classics are back, or that originality is the new rule. And some weeks, it does feel like everyone is sticking with tried-and-true names, or turning to the dictionary, or just drawing letters from a...

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　We are working on a major upgrade to the site and user lists are temporarily unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience but your lists are safe and will be available again shortly. 　　A Nameberry reader recently asked: How long do baby names in the US Top 10...

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Here’s something that fascinates me: the difference between the names that we truly love, but don’t use, and the names that we actually bestow upon our children. 　　My own shortlist tends towards the daring – Leif, March, Everild, Swan. But would any of those names make it...

　　To check out the latest trends in French baby names, we turn once again to our go-to expert Stéphanie Rapoport, creator of the popular site Meilleurs Prénoms. Each year, Stéphanie shares her predictions for the following year, based on her analysis of the current data provided by the French National Statistics Office....

　　By Arika Okrent, mentalfloss.com 　　The Social Security website has data on the thousand most popular baby names for boys and girls going back to 1880, when John and Mary came in first. A look at the old lists shows that the most popular names are always changing, but some of...

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Not so long ago, the only names starting with the letters Au that were getting any traction were Audrey and Austin. But lately—have you noticed?—a lot more are now attracting attention. The once male name Aubrey is now in the girls’ Top 20, and then there are...

　　Duana Taha writes the Duana Names column for the website Lainey Gossip, where this piece first appeared. She last wrote for Nameberry on wishing she and her husband had signed a baby name prenup. 　　The idea that people are naming their children after Instagram filters. 　　Let me be clear, I...

　　By Eleanor Nickerson 　　As this year draws to a close, it’s time once again to look back at the most prevalent trends that have influenced baby names in Britain in 2015. 　　The 2014 British Name Trends of ‘ar’ sounds and surnames which I wrote about last year are in full swing. Arlo...