Baby Names
Baby names by the experts at Nameberry, including popular names and unique names, baby girl names and baby boy names and gender neutral names too. We've got baby name lists, news and a revolutionary name generator. It's more than a name, it's an identity.
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Popular Baby Names 2023
Some people search the top baby names to get ideas for what to name their babies, and some people search them to see what NOT to name their babies. On our Popular Names page you'll find all the available lists of popular names around the world. And we have our list of Top 4000 names most popular with Nameberry visitors this month. The latest popular girl names and popular boy names start below.
Top 2000 Baby Girl Names
- 1Luxury
- 2Maeve
- 3Aurelia
- 4Isla
- 5Eloise
- 6Luna
- 7Alice
- 8Aurora
- 9Ophelia
- 10Evangeline
- 11Iris
- 12Violet
- 13Daphne
- 14Matilda
- 15Freya
- 16Cora
- 17Josephine
- 18Eleanor
- 19Phoebe
- 20Clara
Top 2000 Baby Boy Names
- 1Royal
- 2Soren
- 3Theodore
- 4Silas
- 5Atticus
- 6Felix
- 7Oliver
- 8Hugo
- 9Arlo
- 10Caspian
- 11Cassius
- 12Oscar
- 13Ethan
- 14Jude
- 15Otto
- 16August
- 17Milo
- 18Sebastian
- 19Cyrus
- 20Finn
Unique Baby Names
We've got thousands (upon thousands) of unique names, including unique girl names, unique boy names, and unique unisex names that transcend outdated gender boundaries. Rare, uncommon, and unusual names might be ancient treasures or modern inventions, they may be international names, nature names, place names, or word names. Here's a starter set.
Search All Names A-Z
Narrow your name choices and focus your name search with this search-by-letter tool, which lets you see all the names on Nameberry from A to Z. Children's names starting with each letter are organized according to their current popularity, giving you further insight in your alphabetical name search. Find all our search by letter tools on the Baby Names A-Z page.
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Baby Girl Names
Congratulations, it's a girl! To find a name for your daughter, visit our Baby Girl Names page to find out more about top girl names and unique girl names, classic names for girls and bold new female names. You can search girl names by letter, origin, and style. And get all the latest news and advice on choosing a name for your baby girl.
Baby Boy Names
Congratulations, you're having a baby boy! To get all the latest news and information on naming your son today, visit our page for Baby Boy Names. You'll find popular boy names and unique boy names. You can search for boys' names by letter, origin, and style, browse the latest trends in boy names, and connect with other parents naming baby boys.
Gender Neutral Baby Names
Team Green? Learn the latest about unisex names on our main page for Gender Neutral Baby Names. You'll find the top unisex names for children, lots of kinds of unique gender neutral names, plus information on which names are currently used more for girls, more for boys, or are true nonbinary names.
Baby Names by Origin
Baby name origins let you explore all the names on Nameberry by country, language, or culture of origin to find the right name for your child. The links below are just the beginning: Click through to find the full list of baby name origins in our database.
Random Name Generator
Why spend months searching for the perfect baby name when you can generate one with the touch of a button? It's quick, it's easy, it's random. Try our Random Name Generator now.
Baby Names by List
We literally invented baby name lists, organizing names into lists by gender, origin, style, era, meaning, popularity, spelling -- any category you can imagine. Jump to our most popular name lists via the links below, or head to our main Name Lists page for a complete list of lists. Whether you're looking for flower names or badass names or names that mean red, there's a list for that. And if there's not, create one!
- Nature Names
- Vintage Girl Names
- Bible Names for Boys
- Nonbinary Names
- Badass Baby Names
- Pretty Girl Names
- Word Names
Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide, Nameberry Style
Nameberry's Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide has you covered, from TTC to the fourth trimester (wait, there's a fourth trimester?). We look at everything from medical signposts to useful gear to, yep, baby names. Check it out here.
Baby Names by Meaning
Maybe you want to start with a meaning that speaks to you and find a name that fits. Here are some of the most popular lists of name meanings to help you find meaningful baby names for your child.
- Names That Mean Love
- Names that Mean Brave, Strong, or Powerful
- Names That Mean Hope
- Names That Mean Ocean
- Names That Mean Light
- Names That Mean Star
- Names That Mean Trouble
Talk About Baby Names
Talk about baby name trends and choices with your fellow berries on our friendly forums. We have girl names forums and boy names forums, forums for players of baby name games and for birth announcements. Get baby name advice and join the Nameberry community.
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Expert Advice on Naming Your Baby
Our private name consulting service, staffed by our own baby name experts, offers individualized advice on baby names. We can generate a list of perfect names to meet your criteria or help you sort through the list you have, find you the one perfect name or help you break a tie between your two favorites.
Book a private name consultation today.
The Ultimate Pregnancy Shopping List
At Nameberry, we're devoted to helping you find the best, the newest, the coolest, and the most reliable of every kind of baby name — and every kind of everything else. That includes pregnancy products, as recommended by the parents just like you that we've interviewed for our How I Named My Baby feature. Here is our Berry-recommended ultimate pregnancy shopping guide.