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Starbaby and Other Name News of the Week

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes name announcements from YouTubers, popular names in Canada and Scotland, and debate over a Christmassy name. 　　Stylish starbaby names: Flynn and FreyDo you like keeping up with celebrity baby names? You’re not alone. The most-Googled starbaby names of 2018 included some that you’d...

Dec 29, 2024

Newsiest Names this Week: Eamon, Fabian and Florian

Celebrity Baby Names: 10 years of starbabies

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New Top Baby Names in England and Wales

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Latest Baby Name News from Around the Globe

Dec 29, 2024

　　This week’s news includes the top names in the UK and France, names from past generations that need more love, and some of the reasons people don’t like their name. 　　What’s hot in England and WalesThe big excitement of the week, for anyone who loves British baby names, was the...

Untouristy Place Names You Should Visit

Dec 29, 2024

　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　Place names have always been a source of inspiration for baby names, though the practice really gained momentum in the 1980s with destinations like Savannah, Sydney and Siena setting a trend. 　　The trend has become a torrent with vast numbers of locations from all over the world...

The Best Popular Names–and why to pick one!

Dec 29, 2024

　　Lots of prospective parents today are adamant about not picking popular names, quite possibly because they themselves were victims of the I-was-one of-five-Jennifers-in-my class syndrome and they don’t want the same fate to befall their own offspring. 　　Many not only avoid the Top 10 names, but won’t even consider anything...

20 Unique Baby Names That Deserve More Love

Dec 29, 2024

　　If you could give just one largely unknown and under-appreciated baby name a big PR boost, what would you choose? 　　We recently stumbled across this intriguing thread topic from the Nameberry Forums, and it got us thinking… As wonderful and wide-ranging as the community here is, Nameberry can still be something...

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Great Lost Nicknames for Girls, Part 2

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Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3

Dec 29, 2024

　　Sarah writes: 　　We have two girls, Lavender Miriam and Cordelia Rose. 　　My husband and I cannot figure out a name for another girl. 　　Both daughters have eight letter first names and a flower/color name. Any ideas? 　　The Name Sage replies: 　　What gorgeous, lovely names – and what a fun challenge...

Long, Lovely Names for Girls

Dec 29, 2024

　　Great news! Your private lists are back! Access them through your member panel. It will be a few more days till you can modify lists or create new ones. 　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this week, Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale welcomed a new daughter, a sister for Spike Alan and...

Name Sage: A Sister for Juliet and Celia

Dec 29, 2024

　　Erin writes: 　　I am due at the end of September. I already have two little girls – Juliet Selah and Celia Edaleigh. I need help with a third girl’s name. 　　We narrowed it down to Rosalie Jemma or Edie True, but I am open to suggestions. 　　I want to include...

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15 Cool Country Boy Names For Your Little Cowboy

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How I Named My Baby: Osric Theo Peregine

Dec 29, 2024

　　Anna, a writer, and Ian, who works in metal recycling, live in Virginia with their four children: Adelaide Iria, Evelina Story, Seraphine Clementine, and Osric Theo Peregrine. 　　Their fourth and final child, Osric Theo, was born on July 5, 2021. Here, we talk to Anna about how she and Ian...

Baby Name Wolf is Nameberry’s New #1!

Dec 29, 2024

　　Nameberry’s new top boy name is a quirky wild nature name with serious starpower. Welcome to the stage, Wolf! 　　When Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced the name of their newborn son Wolf Webster last week, this fierce nature-inspired choice leapt to the top of the Nameberry charts overnight. It...

Scandinavian Boy Names Hit the Sweet Spot

Dec 29, 2024

　　Scandinavian boy names offer a rich pool of names that are deep-rooted but little-used and sometimes unknown in other parts of the world. 　　With a few exceptions, like Eric, Scandinavian names — focusing here on Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland — didn’t figure much in the American name landscape of...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Dec 29, 2024

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Dec 29, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Dec 29, 2024

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

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Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 29, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Dec 29, 2024

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Dec 29, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

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Popular Twin Names

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Dec 29, 2024

　　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...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Dec 29, 2024

　　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....

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Dec 29, 2024

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Dec 29, 2024

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Dec 29, 2024

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Dec 29, 2024

　　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...