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Irish Baby Names: Hot Off The Press

　　Our latest book, Cool Irish Names for Babies, will be hitting the bookstores in a few weeks and we’ll be offering you a few hors d’oeuvres (that doesn’t sound very Irish) before then. The book contains lots of undiscovered Irish baby names drawn from myth, legend and history, cool celebrity and...

NAMES OF THE NEW WEST

Is Your Favorite Name More Popular Than You Think?

CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!

THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE

Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!! Taking Baby Names Seriously French Baby Names: Prune, Anyone? Sam and Sadie: Geezer Names for Babies COWBOY (& COWGIRL) NAMES Baby Name Trends: View from the Peak Baby Name Trends: Heading Up

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Biblical Names: From The Baby Name Bible

　　When we finally finished researching and writing our encyclopedic name book, the day came when we had to decide what to call it. (The working title of Big Baby Name Book just wasn’t going to cut it.) 　　This turned out to be almost as laborious a task as writing the...

ANNE HECHE’S ATLAS JOINS THE PANTHEON OF STARBABY GODS & GODDESSES

　　Yesterday we got the news flash that Anne Heche named her son Atlas and last week we learned that Erykah Badu chose Mars for her baby girl. Do we smell the beginnings of a trendlet? 　　Yes, some celebrity parents do seem to be intent on making little gods and goddesses–instant objects of...

DE-HIPSTERIZE THAT BABY NAME

　　One thing we learned when we wrote about hipster baby names is that nobody wants one. Many people were horrified if they found their favorite names — or worse, their actual children’s names — on our list of hipster names. No matter how much they’d loved the name before, they...

GOODBYE, GLADYS?

　　There’s a lively discussion going on over at our message boards on what names have gone out of style and will probably never come back. On the permanent Out List, by consensus, are: 　　BERTHA 　　BEULAH 　　BRUNHILDA (was this ever in, I mean since the 11th century?) 　　CLORIS 　　DORCAS 　　DORIS 　　EUNICE...

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23 Cool New TV Girl Names: Prairie and Peach

23 Cool New TV Girl Names: Prairie and Peach

Blending Baby Names for a Modern Brady Bunch Family Biblical Girl Names for Now Cool Short Middle Names for Girls Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls! Sibset: A name for Jack’s baby sister Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!

Tailored but Feminine Girl Names

　　Tailored girl names that are also feminine are the order of the day. He says Mary. She says Halston. Where’s the middle ground between those two extremes? The Name Sage sets out to find a compromise for their daughter. 　　Taylor writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting a baby girl...

Sister Names: Long or Short?

　　Sibling names add a whole layer of complexity to naming a baby. Naming your first child may have been challenge enough — finding names that you like, agreeing on a single name with your partner — but naming a sibling comes with its own set of tasks. 　　The goal of naming siblings...

Popular Girl Names: Lost in the La-Crowd

　　They’ve long loved Lyla for a daughter. But is Lyla too close to all those other lovely, La-la names? 　　Emily writes: 　　We are struggling with choosing a name for our baby girl arriving in March. 　　Our son’s name is Theodore and he goes by Theo. For years we have liked...

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9 Stylish Classic Boy Names You Should Consider

9 Stylish Classic Boy Names You Should Consider

Name Sage: On first-last name harmony Trendy Boy names ending in i 12 Unique Nature Names for Boys 13 Celebrated Juniors Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2 New Surname Names for Boys Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name 101 Fresh Subs for Top 10 Boy Names

Name Sage: Traditionalish Baby Boy Names

　　It’s off to the wild blue yonder for this week’s challenge! First-time parent Allison is seeking a boy’s name that feels traditional, but still slightly offbeat, with possible ties to their loved ones’ names and the world of aviation. 　　Allison writes: 　　We are expecting our first little one at the...

Vintage Baby Names: Lost Boys of 1916

　　In April, we looked at the vintage girl names of 1916, rarities still lingering in the attic. Now it’s time for vintage boy names from 1916! These choices weren’t chart-toppers one hundred years ago, but they were in the Top 1000, and in steady, regular use. Today, they feel surprisingly...

Is Any Name Better than Theodore?

　　They’ve always wanted to name a son Theodore, but now a friend has used it first. Should they forge ahead or search for a replacement boys’ name? The Name Sage ponders. 　　Kate writes: 　　My husband and I are having our first child, a little boy. We are over the moon!...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Gender-Bending Baby Names The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

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...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

　　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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Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna How Millennial Is Your Name? What's a Classic Name? 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest The Secret Meanings of Color Names Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

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...

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Classic Baby Names on the Rise Forgotten Names Making a Comeback Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 How Gen Z Is Your Name? 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names Top Czech Names Follow International Trends 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　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...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts Updating Popular 1950s Names What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

　　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...

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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

　　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...

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