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Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The good news about naming a girl: the options are limitless. 　　The bad news about naming a girl: the options? Limitless! How do you choose? 　　In the US, around two-thirds of all newborn girls are given a Top 1000 name. We play it safe with...

Apr 10, 2025

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The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you prefer your girls’ names short and simple, or long and elaborate? 　　There’s no right answer, and plenty of parents shortlist Rose and Isabella, Blair and Ellington. 　　From just one syllable to seven or eight, this week’s high profile birth announcements proved that parents...

Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between

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　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Katie Price’s firstborn daughter has Nymphadora Tonks syndrome. 　　By now, you might have heard that British glamour model-turned-reality star Katie Price has welcomed a daughter with a surprising name: Bunny. 　　That’s the way Katie rolls. Her older daughter is Princess, and Katie apparently shortlisted Duchess...

Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly!

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names 　　Even though they didn’t make the top 20 list of names which had moved up the most in 2013, one thing I particularly noticed about the recent England and Wales data release was the number of “Dol” names that had shot onto the scene....

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Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9

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Gender Shock! What to do when nature foils your naming plans?

Apr 10, 2025

　　Remember Kristen, the mom who was suffering from Baby Name Desensitization Disorder and just couldn’t settle on a name for the little brother she was expecting for Colette and Weston? Well, her problem turned out not to be BNDD or even Boy Name Ambivalence but something much more dramatic. We’ll...

Can you help this teenberry love her name?

Apr 10, 2025

　　Elaine, a young berry with what she feels to be an “old-lady name,” prefers to go by the sprightlier nickname, “Laney.” But she doesn’t love Laney either and so poses her dilemma to her fellow berries. Can she learn to love her name? Or is it time to start over...

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Does one name have it all?

Apr 10, 2025

　　This week’s Berry Question of the Week comes from a Kansas mom named Amy, who is excitedly awaiting the arrival of a daughter to add to her trio of well named boys. Problem is, she’s waited so long to have a little girl that she feels the name she’s looking for can be...

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Rocky, Stony Baby Names: Jasper, Piers and Cole

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Are These Word Names for Boys Ready to Pop?

Apr 10, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　If you look below the Top 1000 baby names on the US popularity list, you’ll find an awful lot of word names for boys inching up toward visibility. These are mostly names that didn’t exist a decade ago, but now the fashion for word names —...

Name Sage: Traditionalish Baby Boy Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2

Apr 10, 2025

　　During his long career, rock icon David Bowie was the master of reinvention, constantly changing image and donning guises, until it has become a cliche to describe him as chameleon-like. 　　More unusually, the masks that Bowie wore and the roles he assumed were often given a name, becoming characters in...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Apr 10, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Apr 10, 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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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What's a Classic Name?

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Apr 10, 2025

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Apr 10, 2025

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　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...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Apr 10, 2025

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Apr 10, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Apr 10, 2025

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Apr 10, 2025

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

Name Change Resources

Apr 10, 2025

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...