Baby Name Trends
What baby names are coming into style and what name trends do we predict for the months and years ahead? Baby name trends and predictions are Nameberry's specialty, and here's where you'll find all our news on the subject. For more research on name trends and data on name popularity, visit our Unique Names page or browse Nameberry's up-to-the-minute lists of popular girl names and popular boy names.
Sun Jan 27 2019
What Uncommon Names Do You Hear a Lot?
Our Question of the Week: What supposedly common names do you never hear? And the reverse: What supposedly rare names do you hear a lot?
Mon Jan 07 2019
2019 Celebrity Baby Name Predictions
Several celebrity dads, including Kanye and Kobe, will be adding to their families this year. Here are Sophie’s predictions for their names.
Tue Jan 01 2019
British Baby Name Trends of 2019
What were the uniquely British naming trends in 2018? Expert Eleanor Nickerson clues us in!
Sun Dec 09 2018
Celebrity Baby Names: Looking Ahead!
Sophie’s predictions for the names of next starbaby arrivals.
Wed Nov 07 2018
The Long and Short of Baby Name News This Week
A wide-ranging report on the week’s baby name news, from the worlds of sports and other celebrities, international and old lady names, and more.
Thu Nov 01 2018
Great Anglo-American Baby Names for Harry and Meghan
Our British name authority Eleanor Nickerson offers her enlightened opinions on the leading baby name favorite possibilities for Meghan and Harry’s baby.
Mon Oct 29 2018
New Starbaby Name Predictions: What’s next?
Our baby name predictions for future starbabies of Jessica Simpson, Amy Schumer, Benedict Cumberbatch andmore!
Thu Oct 25 2018
The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future
We looked back at the first ten years of Nameberry, now we look ahead to what we think the next decade will bring.
Tue Oct 16 2018
The Decade’s Hottest Baby Name Trends
Nameberry calculated which names have increased the most in usage over the past 10 years and identified five major baby naming trends of the decade.
Mon Oct 15 2018
10 Years of Baby Names
Nameberry celebrates its tenth anniversary with a look at how baby names have changed in the past ten years.
Mon Oct 08 2018
Fancy Schmancy Starbaby Names
A number of celebs have started to pick some pretty fancy names for their baby boys.
Thu Aug 23 2018
Celebs are Crazy for Nickname Names!
Celebs are ahead of the trend for nickname names–here’s what they picked for their girls.
Thu Aug 09 2018
The Ultimate Guide To Game Of Thrones Names
Game of Thrones names have become standard for modern babies, with Arya, Khaleesi, and even Snow used as names for girls and boys.
Thu Jul 26 2018
Names Hot in England, Still Outliers Here
The Brits are often in the vanguard of baby names–here’s a chance to get ahead of the curve!
Tue Jul 24 2018
The Hottest Baby Names in Poland Right Now
These baby names are fashionable in Poland right now.
Sun Jul 15 2018
What are your favorite gender-neutral names?
What names do you like equally for boys and girls?
Mon Jul 09 2018
X, Y, Z Take Middle Place
Have you noticed how many trendy names have x, y or Z in the middle?
Sun Jul 01 2018
Most Popular Names of 2018….so far
These are the top 100 names for girls and boys for the first half of 2018.
Sun Jun 17 2018
French Baby Names: Classics making a comeback
A report from France on the classic names that are making a comback there.
Mon Jun 11 2018
Nameberry’s Unique Baby Name Trends
Nameberry faves are very different from the Social Security popularity list!
Mon May 28 2018
Baby Name Trends: The latest ley-ending girls
So many girls’ names ending with ley and ly are on the rise! So move over Ashley, Everly has arrived.