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Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?

　　For the new year, we thought it would be fun to ask you to post the new baby names 2012 you’ve heard or see lately, on babies or in movie credits or in the newspaper or even new choices you’ve encountered on Nameberry. 　　We think we’ve heard them all…..until we...

Baby Names 2012: The Hottest New Choices

Baby Names: A New Wave of “A” Names

Trendy Baby Names: And why not?

Baby Names of 1912: Hester, Chester & Sylvester

Bird Names: Avian options beyond Robin and Raven Too trendy? Or just right…. New Baby Names: Our ten freshest Australian Baby Names: What’s up down under Happy 3rd Birthday to Nameberry! Baby Name Spike: People vs pet names Berry Question of the Week: Are my favorite names becoming too popular? Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name!

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Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist

　　This week, in her Nameberry Nine round-up of the latest newsy names, Abby Sandel, of Appellation Mountain, looks at recent celebrity and other interesting name sightings. Also, take advantage of our CyberMonday Nameberry ebook special! Buy our ebooks for just $3.99 today only, in our store. 　　If you’re an avid follower of all things onomastic,...

35 Names You’re Not Using (but maybe you should)

　　On a recent tour through Nameberry’s mysterious inner vault — think of it as a vast industrial basement jammed with gears and pipes, or maybe the endless stacks of a big city library, except instead of chemicals or books, it’s full of names — I came across a lot of...

W-Names: Where’s Waldo?

　　Once upon a time, in the now distant past, popularity lists–particularly for boys–were teeming with names starting with the letter ‘W’. 　　In 1920, for example, there were twenty-seven of them in the boys’ Top 500, including every conceivable appendage to the first syllable Wil. Aside from the eternal William, there were Willie,...

Baby Names Trends: Cassia, Caspian and Cash

　　Here in our baby name bubble, in case you haven’t noticed, we tend to parse every element of every name for hints of incipient baby name trends. This would include first syllables, middle letters (like the current x), and endings like en and er for boys. 　　Just recently we’ve been...

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President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children

President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children

Flower Names: A floral bouquet of names for girls Great Names: All About Katherine Mother’s Day Names: Noteworthy names of notables’ moms Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots Oscar Names: Girls’ edition Top Baby Names 2010: 100 Most Popular Girls’ Names So Far Mary: The mother name and her offspring New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

Question of the Week: Are girls namenapping too many boys’ names?

　　It’s nothing new, this appropriating of boys’ names by the parents of girls. After all, once upon a time, names like Evelyn, Vivian, Esmé, Hilary, Florence, Jocelyn were all predominantly male as were, in more recent times, Jordan, Morgan, Ashley, Courtney and Lindsay. 　　But the trend does seem to be...

Hate Your Name? Change It!

　　Guest blogge__r GRETA GOSS went through life as Peggy, a name she hated. And then one day she ran out of business cards. This blog originally appeared on More magazine’s site. 　　I’d always hated my name. When I was fourteen, I found a book in the library called “The History...

Two Celebs Chose Cosima

　　Is it a coincidence that Sofia Coppola and Claudia Schiffer both picked the same unusual (in the U.S. anyway) name for their baby daughters almost simultaneously—or is it a signal that it’s about to enter the mainstream? 　　Cosima (accent on the first syllable) derives from the Greek Kosmos, and refers to...

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Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous

Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry! Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 A Boy Named Chelsea Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List

Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker. The er-ending...

Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar

　　Many people—berries included –sometimes complain that it’s harder to find names for a boy than a girl, that we’re running low on male names that are usable but not overused (outside of or as far down the Top 1000 as possible), interesting, distinctive, appealing, and authentic—names that would fit into our old Fitting In/Standing Out...

Top Boy Names 2011

　　Nameberry’s top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year’s number one and two, to take the top spot. 　　The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year. Consider them a predictor of which names parents...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Gender-Bending Baby Names Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

　　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...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

　　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...

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! America's Next Top Baby Names Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest Babyberries: Class of 2023! Ancient Names for Babies

These Names Are At Their Peak

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

What's a Classic Name?

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames Popular Twin Names 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name The Top Baby Names A-Z 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More 30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

　　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...

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

Baby Names Before 1850

　　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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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Test-Driving Your Baby Name Name Change Resources How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name Unique Twin Names to Inspire 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

The Best Baby Name Advice

　　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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

　　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...

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