Baby Names

Welcome to the world's most complete resource for baby names, featuring a database of 70,000+ girl names and boy names (and gender-neutral names too), thousands of comprehensive and creative name lists, friendly forums, plus news and advice from the experts to help you find the perfect name for your baby.

The top pages on Nameberry are your starting place for girl, boy, and unisex names as well as popular names and unique names.

You can find all the baby names on Nameberry by first initial, with the top names for each letter ordered by popularity and the thousands of unique names starting with each letter listed alphabetically. Narrow your choices with this search-by-letter tool for girl, boy, and gender-neutral names.

The top baby names on Nameberry are updated monthly, based on which names are attracting the most attention right now from expectant parents and name lovers.

Our top girl names project which names will be most popular for baby girls in 2021, versus which names were popular last year. The top girl name on Nameberry right now is Luna, with the Irish Maeve ranking in second place. Other girl names popular on Nameberry in May 2021 include three names starting with the letter I -- Isla, Iris, and Ivy -- along with newcomer to the Top 10 Hazel.

The Number 1 boys' name right now is the surprise newcomer Arlo, with two other 0-ending names -- Milo and Leo -- making the Top 5. The Ancient Roman Atticus in second place. We update our lists of popular baby names every month – so you can see which boy names are attracting the most attention in (almost) real time. Boy names more popular on Nameberry in than on official lists in 2021 include Kai, Finn, and Ezra.

If you want to move beyond the top baby names, there are thousands of unique, uncommon, unusual, and rare names to discover. One good way to approach the wealth of unique names is by list. Here are some of our top lists of rare and unusual names. You can also jump straight to our Unique Names page.

Another way to explore all the names on Nameberry is by country, language, or culture of origin. The links below are just the beginning: Click through to find the full lists of names in our database organized by a wide range of origins.

You can begin your search for the right name by zeroing in on a style of name you like and then exploring all the names that fit that style. Here are a few excellent places to start your exploration of name style.

The hottest names on Nameberry, which are marked with a fire emoji, are those that are catching fire among our visitors, attracting the most new views in the least amount of time. These names might be unusual now, but watch for them to become (a lot) more popular in the future. You can search them by first letter below.

Talk about baby name trends and choices with your fellow berries on our friendly forums. We have forums focusing on girl names and boy names, for players of baby name games and for birth announcements. Get baby name advice and join the Nameberry community.