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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.
Tue Dec 31 2013
Baby Names 2014: Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of?
Happy New Year! It’s time to look ahead to baby names 2014. We’d love to hear your predictions for which names will be cool, hot, and oh-so-very 2014.
Mon Dec 30 2013
Unique Baby Names: Do you dare?
These names from recent birth announcements in a British newspaper are undeniably exotic and intriguing. But would you dare give one to an actual baby?
Sun Dec 22 2013
Does This Name Make Me Look Old?
What’s more aging than gray hair or wrinkles? A name that’s not Jone, Joni, JoAne, or Jo but old school Joan.
Wed Dec 18 2013
Top Unisex Names 2013
Our most popular unisex names of the year feature a famous newcomer, choices that lean both toward the girls’ and the boys’ side, and one highly unusual trend.
Tue Dec 17 2013
Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
There’s a new top baby boy name on Nameberry for 2013. What’s up, what’s down, and what’s ahead for boys’ names, with our Top 100 of the year.
Mon Dec 16 2013
Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013
Our girls’ popularity list for 2013 features names with literary connections, hot names that start with the letter E, and a brand new Number One.
Tue Dec 10 2013
What are your favorite holiday names?
Would you give your baby a name that references the holidays, from Noel to Nia to Christmas? And which of the range of festive choices do you like best?
Wed Dec 04 2013
Sundance Catalog Names
Annesley and Sienna, Indigo and Reverie: The Sundance Catalog features names in keeping with its cosmopolitan cowgirl fantasy.
Tue Dec 03 2013
If you ruled your baby name world….
Let’s imagine, for one shining moment, that your partner turns over all baby naming power to you. What names do you pick, and why?
Tue Nov 26 2013
The family name you’re NOT going to pass down…
Whether it’s a name you like but a relative you don’t or a family name you simply can’t abide, which ancestral monikers are you planning NOT to pass down to your children?