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Welcome to Nameberry!
Nameberry is the world's #1 resource for baby names, created by the leading experts. We bring you the largest name database, the most accurate name origins and meanings, the most comprehensive popularity data including trend forecasts, the most advanced name search tools, and the friendliest forums. We're built for parents searching for the perfect baby name and name lovers looking to navigate the universe of names.
Popular Baby Names
The most popular baby names in the U.S. are released by the Social Security Administration every May, counting the top names for babies from the previous year. Here's the official list for 2025, the most recent year counted. For more up-to-date statistics, check out Nameberry's real-time data and our exclusive popularity predictor.
Top Girl Names
Top Boy Names
Baby Name Trends 2027
Baby name trends 2027 go to extremes, with parents searching for the most unique, meaningful, or historic name they can find. Our new name prediction tools put real data behind our trend forecasts. In this year when more is more, our trends include Namemaxxing, Opulent Names, and Odyssey Names. Click through to discover our top ten name trends for the year ahead,
Unique Baby Names
What are the most unique, rare, uncommon, and unusual names for your baby? We can guide you to thousands and thousands of unique baby names, including ancient treasures and modern inventions, international names and names drawn from nature, places, and words. Visit our central page for unique names to find a baby name that's as individual as your child.
Top Baby Name Lists
Nameberry ncludes thousands of lists of baby names. Here are some of the most popular lists and pages right now.
Baby Girl Names
Visit our Baby Girl Names page for 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. Here are some girls' names that Nameberry visitors are loving right now.
Baby Boy Names
Find the latest news and information on naming your son on 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. Here are the top baby boy names among Nameberry visitors right now.
Gender-Neutral Baby Names
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 all the baby names are currently used more for girls, more for boys, or are true nonbinary names.
Names by First Letter
Classic Baby Names
Classic names come from many sources: Biblical, mythological, saints', royal, and simply the most popular name rolls over the centuries. Many classic baby names, from Olivia to James to Emma and Henry, dominate today's popularity list. Here are other classic names that are in style right now.
Baby Names by Origin
Search for the perfect name by origin: the country, culture, or language where a name is rooted. Here are some of the most common name origins among our visitors, but Nameberry also includes the full range of name origin options.
The Newest Baby Names
We're always adding new names to Nameberry. Here are the newest baby names in our database. Many of the names we add are suggested by our visitors.
Baby Names by Meaning
Search names by meaning by starting with most popular lists of name meanings to help you find a meaningful baby's name.
Trending Baby Names
What's popular on Nameberry tends to be ahead of the rest of the world, and the fastest-rising names in our database are the most forward-looking of them all. Hot, trending, stylish — whatever you want to call them, we predict you'll hear these baby names more often in the years ahead.
Baby Names by Vibe
All names carry an image or vibe: intellectual or cool, sophisticated or countrified, boho or badass. Nameberry includes lots of lists of names organized by image. Here are some of the most popular name vibes right now.
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Middle Names
You've found the perfect first name for your son or daughter, but what about a middle name? Middle names can be a place to honor a loved one or a hero, to use a name with meaning or one that's too adventurous for first place, a name that symbolizes your ethnic heritage or your family history. You can also pick a middle name, or two!, simply because you love it. Here are some lists of middle names, some ideas for cool unique middle names, plus a link to our ultimate middle name guide.
Invented First Names
More and more parents today are inventing names for their children. They repurpose nature names, place-names, last names, and words as baby names. They change the spelling or put together two traditional names to create a new one (Renesmee, anyone?). Or they may just patch together pleasing sounds or syllables to make a new name. Some names now considered traditional such as Vanessa and Wendy started life as invented names. Here, some lists of invented names, plus some of the best choices.
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.
Get Expert Advice on Naming Your Baby
The baby name experts at Nameberry can help you find the perfect name. Whether you need one name or are looking for someone to walk you through the entire baby naming process, private name consulting can help you make a choice you'll love forever.
Should I Change My Baby's Name?
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott changed their baby's name, from Wolf to Aire. But name changing isn't only for celebrities. Lots of parents experience baby name regret and consider making a change. Here are the stories of some who did, and tips if you're considering a name change for your child.