Baby Name News

Nameberry brings you up-to-date news on baby name popularity, laws, and customs around the world.

Popular Baby Names: Inside the Top 100 of 2016
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.
Baby Name News of the Week
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.
Baby Name News of the Week
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.
Most Popular Baby Names In Every State
Thu May 18 2017

Most Popular Baby Names In Every State

These maps show the most popular names in every state.
The Hottest Trends in Baby Names Today
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.
Baby Name News of the Week
Tue May 16 2017

Baby Name News of the Week

News from across the namescape on the biggest baby name week of the year!
2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis
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.
The Newest Baby Names on the List: Contest Winners!
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.
Popular Baby Names 2016
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.
Boy Names Starting with B: Billy and Bear
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
CONTEST: Guess the Newest Names on the List
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!
Brilliant Berry Baby Name Picks in April
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.
Modern Romance Girl Names: Sienna and Vienna
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.
Vintage Boy Names: Grover and Friends
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
Most Popular Girl Names Of 2016
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.
What Will the Next Zuckerbaby be Named?
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.
Two-Letter Baby Names: Bo,Ty and Vi
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.
April Showers Bring Flowery Baby Names and More
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.
Short Boy Names: Hal, Heath and Hugh
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.
Poshest Names in Britain: Crunching the Numbers
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.