Dec 18, 2012
Top Boy Names 2012
There’s a new Number 1 boys’ name this year on Nameberry. Here, our Top 100 for 2012, plus insights into what’s moving up and moving down, what’s hot and what’s hottest.
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Dec 18, 2012
Top Girls’ Names of 2012
The most popular girls’ names on Nameberry this year have been counted, and we’ve got a new Number 1. Here’s what’s up, what’s down, what’s new, and what’s tops for 2012.
Dec 16, 2012
Baby Names 2013: Future starbabies and more
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes both celebrity and civilian picks–current ones and future possibilities–from Eloise to Dex to Dinah.
Dec 14, 2012
The 12 Most Notable Names of 2012
What were the dozen most notable names of the year? They range from a Civil War president to a heroic Pakistani girl to a Korean pop sensation to the latest Bond girl.
Dec 13, 2012
Sweet Spot Baby Names: Fitting in and standing out
Here are our picks of some of the best names that are familiar but not overly popular, distinctive but not outré. What other names are in your sweet spot?
Dec 12, 2012
What Are The Classiest Names?
Do you believe names convey class? And which names have the most of it?
Dec 11, 2012
British Baby Names 2013: The next big things
British name expert Eleanor Nickerson looks into her crystal ball to predict the next big things on UK birth certificates. Will Eliza be the next Olivia?
Dec 10, 2012
Mary, Maya, Magnus and Olive: This week’s newsiest names
Yes, there is other baby name news this week aside from the royal bump–and here it is.
Dec 4, 2012
Baby Namer’s Remorse: A bad name story
What seems like the perfect baby name may not turn into a teen’s dream–as this guest blogger would discover.
Dec 3, 2012
Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
Some daring girl choices in today’s Nameberry 9– but do they go too far?
Nov 29, 2012
Names That Sound Smart
Rylee may get better grades, but Ruth sounds smarter, doesn’t she? Here, some names with intellectual power.
Nov 28, 2012
Stump the Masters!
What names have you heard or seen that will be new to us? Bring on your strangest, most obscure baby names to stump the masters.
Nov 26, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Newer oldies and bolder boys
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes some sweet girl revivals like Pearl and Miranda, and some bold boy choices like Rocky and Phaedra (!?).
Nov 21, 2012
What Name Do You Love That Everyone Hates?
Crazy love? Bring us your ugly, your awkward, your unpopular, or maybe your way too popular….
Nov 20, 2012
Middle Names: 100 fresh choices
Anything goes when it comes to middle names today. Here, 100 unusual choices with modern meaning.
Nov 19, 2012
The Nameberry 9:This week’s newsiest names are right smack on trend
Most of this week’s newsiest names confirm Nameberry’s trend predictions…but how about Hephzibah??
Nov 15, 2012
20 Best Scandinavian Celebrity Names
There are some hidden treasures in the Scandinavian Book of Names–some of them made familiar via celebs. Stellan? Viggo?
Nov 14, 2012
Name Stereotyping: Are you guilty?
Do you assume Jesse will be a bad boy and Margaret a good student? And is that fair?
Nov 13, 2012
This Couple Needs A Baby Name Pre-Nup!
Guest blogger Duana Taha forgot one important thing before she tied the knot: She shoulda worked out the baby names.
Nov 12, 2012
This Week’s Newsiest Names: From John to Kash to Kroy
The pundits are predicting the future popularity of Sandra and her sisters–but do wrenching natural disasters really impact the popularity of names?
Nov 8, 2012
Old School Nicknames
These new old nicknames can give a fresh spin to a classic name, distinguish your little girl from her namesake grandma, or set your Henry apart from the other five in his class.
Nov 7, 2012
The Names That Got Away
The girl’s name you treasured….but then you had three boys. The name your spouse nixed, or that didn’t work with your surname. What are the names you loved but never got to use?
Nov 6, 2012
Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?
Wayne and Duane and Kent and Trent have been off on an extended surfin’ safari. Are we ready to welcome them back?
Nov 5, 2012
Letters, Spellings and Sounds: The Nameberry 9
The theme of this week’s newsiest names is distinctive letters and sounds–as in Thiago, Ajax and Zane.
Oct 31, 2012
Noble Names: Earls, Dukes, Kings and Queenies
Do aristocratic titles really make upscale names–or is it quite the opposite?
