Search names
Articles by Linda Rosenkrantz
Linda Rosenkrantz is the co-founder of Nameberry, and co-author with Pamela Redmond of the ten baby naming books acknowledged to have revolutionized American baby naming. You can follow her personally at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed New York Review Books Classics novel Talk and a number of other books.
Fri 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.
Thu 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?
Tue 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?
Mon 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.
Tue Dec 04 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.
Mon Dec 03 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?
Mon 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 (!?).
Mon 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??
Thu 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?
Mon 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?