Lum, Lyman, Lawyer: Hundreds of names popular in 1880 have been forgotten. We're resurrecting them.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/19/the-lost-boys%e2%80%99-names-of-1880/feed/ 15 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/18/the-lost-names-of-1880/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/18/the-lost-names-of-1880/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:58:04 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=6065

From the baby name archives, hundreds of eccentric choices we've all forgotten ever existed.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/18/the-lost-names-of-1880/feed/ 33 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/15/word-names-for-babies-whats-in-a-word/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/15/word-names-for-babies-whats-in-a-word/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:33:47 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5980

Some parents are hitting the dictionary in their search for a novel name--for better and for worse. Take our poll on the word name trend.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/15/word-names-for-babies-whats-in-a-word/feed/ 16 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/06/scottish-baby-names-whats-in-in-inverness/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/06/scottish-baby-names-whats-in-in-inverness/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:04:28 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5917

Ellie, Evie, Alfie and Archie--nickname names rule in Scotland.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/06/scottish-baby-names-whats-in-in-inverness/feed/ 21 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/05/no-expiration-date-on-names/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/05/no-expiration-date-on-names/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:41:34 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5578

Names declared obsolete by one generation can often come back to life generations later, stronger than ever. ]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/10/05/no-expiration-date-on-names/feed/ 10 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/21/most-popular-names-how-the-list-was-born/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/21/most-popular-names-how-the-list-was-born/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:59:40 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5361

The inventor of the Social Security popular names list talks about how -- and why -- he revolutionized baby naming.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/21/most-popular-names-how-the-list-was-born/feed/ 23 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/17/top-english-boys-names/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/17/top-english-boys-names/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:12:05 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5425

Jack heads the 2008 UK boys' popularity list for the 13th straight year.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/17/top-english-boys-names/feed/ 17 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/16/who-are-the-most-popular-english-girls/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/16/who-are-the-most-popular-english-girls/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:27:48 +0000 linda http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5371

Just in: The top British baby names of 2008 are here at last.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/16/who-are-the-most-popular-english-girls/feed/ 32 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/14/names-of-the-future/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/14/names-of-the-future/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:59:17 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5348

The inner workings of nameberry reveal the baby name secrets of the future.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/09/14/names-of-the-future/feed/ 24 http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/31/emmas-daughters/ http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/31/emmas-daughters/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:44:18 +0000 pam http://nameberry.com/blog/?p=5078

Love Emma (or Ava or Jack) but fear it's too popular? Then you may want to explore these names that are the same but different.]]> http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/31/emmas-daughters/feed/ 15