Baby Name News
Nameberry brings you up-to-date news on baby name popularity, laws, and customs around the world.
Sun Jun 04 2017
Popular Baby Names: Inside the Top 100 of 2016
Name Nerds welcome! Kelli Brady digs deep into the popular names on the Social Security list and comes up with some interesting discoveries about their ups and downs.
Wed May 31 2017
Baby Name News of the Week
News of the baby name world this week, from celebrity to state names, name popularity and upcoming twin starbabies.
Mon May 29 2017
Latest Starbaby Name Predictions!
What will the brother of Sid Biggs be names? And how about Serena Williams’ first child? Here are Sophie’s best bets.
Wed May 24 2017
Baby Name News of the Week
This week it’s state and territory names, some cool name stories and popularity stats.
Thu May 18 2017
Most Popular Baby Names In Every State
These maps show the most popular names in every state.
Wed May 17 2017
The Hottest Trends in Baby Names Today
Nameberry’s original analysis of the Social Security data of 2016 versus 2006 identifies the names that have exploded in use over the past ten years and reveals the major baby name trends of the decade.
Tue May 16 2017
Baby Name News of the Week
News from across the namescape on the biggest baby name week of the year!
Mon May 15 2017
2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis
Kelli Brady analyzes what the popularity list would look like if all the spellings of a name were combined.
Sun May 14 2017
The Newest Baby Names on the List: Contest Winners!
Nameberry’s contest for guessing the new popular names on the Social Security list brought many good guesses and two big winners. Royalty for girls and Fox for boys came in strongest as first-time names on the list.
Thu May 11 2017
Popular Baby Names 2016
The most popular baby names of 2016 have been announced, and the list contains some major surprises.
Wed May 10 2017
Baby Names News of the Week
As we eagerly await the new Top 1000 popularity list, Clare Bristow debuts her Baby Names News of the Week blog.
Sun May 07 2017
Boy Names Starting with B: Billy and Bear
Best new baby boy names starting with B, from Bear to Beau to Bodhi
Thu May 04 2017
CONTEST: Guess the Newest Names on the List
The new official most popular list is about to be released and we want you to guess what names will enter for the first time or make a return!
Wed May 03 2017
Brilliant Berry Baby Name Picks in April
A wide variety of great new Nameberry choices this month from classics to creative, Ethan to Ensley.
Sun Apr 30 2017
Modern Romance Girl Names: Sienna and Vienna
A new category of baby names: 21st century romantic, as in Ciara’s choice of Sienna Princess.
Sun Apr 23 2017
Vintage Boy Names: Grover and Friends
The baby name Grover made news this week: could it and other similarly quirky vintage boy names like Roscoe and Rufus start to rise?
Sun Apr 16 2017
Coachella Boy Baby Names: Mac, Jai & Indio
A rock and rap music festival of boy names from Indio to Sasha to Mac
Mon Apr 10 2017
Most Popular Girl Names Of 2016
The most popular names for baby girls have just been announced, and we are bringing you the top 25.
Sun Apr 09 2017
What Will the Next Zuckerbaby be Named?
Sophie’s predictions for the forthcoming babies of celebrity dads Mark Zuckerberg, Oscar Isaac, Peter Dinklage and more.
Sun Apr 09 2017
Two-Letter Baby Names: Bo,Ty and Vi
The most mini of names, here are some two-letter names for boys and girls.
Wed Apr 05 2017
April Showers Bring Flowery Baby Names and More
Inspirational names for your April baby.
Tue Apr 04 2017
Starbaby Report for March: Azalea, Lyric and two Judes
All the celebrity babies born in March, including the new Cumberbatch boy and Tori Spelling’s 5th.
Mon Apr 03 2017
Latest Batch of Babyberries: Adia Primrose to Remy James
The latest birth announcements from the Nameberry Berries–Adia and Acre, Rafaela and Remy–and more.
Sun Apr 02 2017
Short Boy Names: Hal, Heath and Hugh
As in the new Cumberbatch baby Hal, short, single-syllable names for boys are a rising trend.
Tue Mar 28 2017
Poshest Names in Britain: Crunching the Numbers
British Baby Names blogger Eleanor Nickerson gives a fascinating rundown on the names used almost exclusively by the UK's upper classes.