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Articles by Pamela Redmond

Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking books on names, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and People.
Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its sequel, Older. She has three new books in the works.
Sun Oct 04 2015
Give Atticus’ Parents A Break
Stop worrying–the Attici are all right, says writer Meghan Daum.
Mon Sep 28 2015
Unique British Baby Names
Recent British birth announcements include names drawn from far-flung cultures, cross-gender choices, and ancient revivals, along with surname names and animal names like Bunny and Bear.
Wed Sep 16 2015
How Popular Is Too Popular?
When it comes to baby names, how popular is too popular for you?
Mon Aug 24 2015
100+ Unusual and Exotic Baby Names
From the bottom reaches of the official US list of baby names, choices that are both high unusual and eminently usable
Mon Jul 27 2015
What Are Your Guilty Pleasure Names?
True confession time–we want to know your guilty pleasure names–we promise not to tell.
Wed Jul 22 2015
People Names for Dogs
As we think of our dogs more as our children, we give them names fit for babies.
Mon Jul 20 2015
Name Your Fantasy Triplets!
A multiples challenge: name your ideal triplets–of any gender.
Mon Jul 13 2015
Atticus Tops Baby Names 2015
by Pamela Redmond Satran Atticus makes major baby name news by topping Nameberry’s count of Most Popular Names for the first half of 2015, on the publication day of the new Harper Lee novel casting the inspirational namesake Atticus Finch as a racist. The ancient Roman boys’ name Atticus, which indicates a person from the […]
Wed Jul 08 2015
Baby Names Fit for a King
From the expected (Rex) to the surprising (Rory), these are all names that relate to the word king.