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Articles by Pamela Redmond

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 Jan 17 2012

Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices

Are there really any good unusual boys’ names left in the Bible? You bet. Here, a dozen obscure-yet-usable choices most of us have somehow overlooked for the past several centuries.
Sun Jan 15 2012

The Nameberry Nine: Embracing the Modern

Our January newness theme continues, as these week’s Nameberry Nine gathers the newest name choices from around the web. Dare you go this far?
Tue Jan 10 2012

Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?

We’re all about newness today. Tell us what new names you’ve heard and seen, we’ll tell you ours, plus we want your baby name questions for a brand new Nameberry feature!
Sun Jan 08 2012

Nameberry Nine: Meaning matters

What does a name really mean? Abby Sandel looks beyond etymology to meanings found in family, art, nature, politics, personal values — even colors, ala new starbaby Blue Ivy Carter.
Wed Jan 04 2012

Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name!

The most wildly anticipated celebrity baby name of the year will soon be revealed. Wacky, unique, unexpected, or unexpectedly sedate? Predictions, please.
Thu Dec 29 2011

Top Unisex Names 2011

Unisex names are popular for both boys and girls. Here, the top 25 most-viewed unisex names on Nameberry this year. Plus, be sure to vote for #101 on our girls’ and boys’ popularity lists to win a signed book!
Wed Dec 28 2011

Top Boy Names 2011

There’s big behind-the-scenes news in Nameberry’s most popular names for boys in 2011. We have a new Number 1. Can you guess what it is? How about Number 101?
Tue Dec 27 2011

Top Girl Names 2011

What the list of Nameberry’s Top Girls’ Names for 2011 tells us is not what people were naming their baby girls last year but which names they’re going to choose for their daughters in the future.
Thu Dec 15 2011

5 Routes to Baby Name Happiness

Can’t find a name you both love? Maybe you and your partner need to try an unconventional strategy to find the right name.
Tue Dec 13 2011

Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara

A collection of once-popular girls’ names are falling from favor fast. Are they headed for obscurity, or just a very long nap?