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Baby Names 2014: Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of?

　　Happy New Year! 　　It’s time to usher in the new and look ahead to baby names 2014. 　　Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of this year? 　　We’d love to hear your predictions for: 　　— Trendy names you think will zoom to the top of the popularity lists....

Jan 15, 2025

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Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle

Ava, Sid, and Bodhi: The New Reality of Baby Naming

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Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

Jan 15, 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...

French Baby Names: Trends and Predictions 2014

Jan 15, 2025

　　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 [_meilleursprénoms.com](http://meilleursprenoms.com/) and author of L’Officiel des Prénoms 2014 . For anyone conversant in French, the site is filled with interesting lists, charts and analysis on French baby names...

Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100?

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The other night a friend asked me what happens to kids with really strange names. Not made up names, or names with crazy spellings, he clarified. Names like Apple. Or Bartholomew. Names that make you do a double take when you spot them on the...

Choosing Baby Names: Sense vs sensibility

Jan 15, 2025

　　By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science 　　When my husband announced the birth of our first child to my family last June, they were convinced, thanks to a bad cell phone connection, that we had named our daughter Tetra. My dad Googled the tropical fish, and my brother, who was wielding a...

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Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning

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Ann Alternatives: Updating a Classic

Jan 15, 2025

　　Searching for alternatives to the classic girl name Ann? Perhaps you want to honor a loved one, or you're looking for a fresh route to sweet nickname Annie. We take a look at some of the most stylish Ann variants and alternatives. 　　Ann: Former Classic Fallen From FavorUntil the late 20th...

100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!)

Jan 15, 2025

　　Rare girl names — the best ones, anyway — are not only uncommon but also unusual, usable, and fit your personal style. 　　You may be looking for a name so rare and cool, it’s intimidating (try Dolucila or Xelat). Or perhaps you’re on the hunt for one that conveys friendliness...

Olive or Olivia, Sophie or Sophia?

Jan 15, 2025

　　Do you prefer your girl names plain or fancy? Streamlined or frilly? In other words, are you Team Olive or Team Olivia? 　　Popular tastes today run towards girl names ending in A. Seven of the Top 10 popular names for girls end in A, starting with Olivia at number one....

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Tricky Last Names: What Goes with Lo?

Jan 15, 2025

　　What to do when your last name rules out nearly every first name you love? An Australian reader turns to the Name Sage to solve the puzzle of a not-too-religious boys’ name that works with Lo. 　　Ping writes: 　　I’ve been reading your Name Sage posts keenly, hoping one might help...

Unique Vintage Boy Names: Roscoe, Cosmo & Clive

Jan 15, 2025

　　Continuing our series on you-don’t-have-to-be-youneek-to-be-unique names, here are 25 unique vintage boy names that are hardly heard today. 　　Unlike vintage classics like William and James, most of these unique vintage boy names were in common use at one time but then slid into obscurity. See which ones you think are...

Coachella Boy Baby Names: Mac, Jai & Indio

Jan 15, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Another Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just wrapped up. Every spring, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California transforms into a weekend-long music venue, the modern incarnation of Woodstock. 　　We’ve all heard of the 2017 headliners – Lady Gaga, stepping in for pregnant-with-twins Beyonce, Kendrick...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 15, 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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 15, 2025

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 15, 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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Top Dog Names 2022 Announced!

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French Names We Need To Borrow Now

Jan 15, 2025

　　French names for babies are a rich source of inspiration, whether you need a name that works across cultures or just want something with a fresh, sophisticated sound. 　　So many of the names we love have French origins. Some, like Charlotte and Louis, are so well-established that it’s easy to...

Top Baby Names 2021: The Playground Analysis

Jan 15, 2025

　　The top baby names in the US were recently revealed to be Liam and Olivia… again. But if you feel like you hear other names more often, there’s a good reason for that! 　　The baby name data released each year by the Social Security Administration lists variant spellings like Aiden...

Adorable Names That Start With A

Jan 15, 2025

　　Names that start with A are hands-down the most popular in terms of first initial. Maybe that’s because parents know that children whose names start with A may do better in school (yes, really) or because A simply has an innate tendency to come in first. 　　You can find an...

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Jan 15, 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....

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 15, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 15, 2025

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

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Name Change Resources

Jan 15, 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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Jan 15, 2025

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 15, 2025

　　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...