Boys’ Names

• Boys’ Names: Names gone wild

  Posted May 3rd, 2012

  The fierce new boys’ names combine traditional masculinity with modern swagger and unconventional cool. Dare you choose one for your son?

• Happy National Joe Day!

  Posted March 26th, 2012

  Don’t like your name? Then today you can call yourself Joe (or Jo or even, if you must, Joey), in celebration of the most All-American of names.

• Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?

  Posted March 8th, 2012

  We’ve seen the revival of some boys’ names dating all the way back to ancient Rome. But how about those that have faded more recently?

• Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition

  Posted March 6th, 2012

  Which boys’ names are stylish to the point where they feel popular and which are really hitting the big numbers? The standing of your favorite name might surprise you.

• Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names

  Posted February 23rd, 2012

  Whether or not you want to call your son Al, here are a dozen intriguing names starting with that syllable, up for your consideration.

• To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition?

  Posted February 21st, 2012

  Her husband is a IV, and her mother-in-law says baby has to be the V. But this Mom isn’t too keen on following the family naming tradition. Is it possible to break the pattern without declaring war?

• President’s Day Names: Beyond Taylor and Tyler

  Posted February 17th, 2012

  The surnames of U.S. Presidents have made a major impact on baby names–from Madison to Monroe, Taylor to Tyler. Here are the twelve best for today.

• Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD

  Posted February 1st, 2012

  Our guest blogger fell in love so easily the first two times she went looking for baby names. But this time she’s afraid she’s come down with Baby Name Desensitization Disorder. Is there a cure?

• Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices

  Posted January 17th, 2012

  Are there really any good unusual boys’ names left in the Bible? You bet. Here, a dozen obscure-yet-usable choices most of us have somehow overlooked for the past several centuries.

• Top Boy Names 2011

  Posted December 28th, 2011

  There’s big behind-the-scenes news in Nameberry’s most popular names for boys in 2011. We have a new Number 1. Can you guess what it is? How about Number 101?