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Mar 31, 2014
Wow! Some of our most creative names yet, from Dulcinea Tesla to Gable Juliette to Escher Reed Willem; and yet still–the two most popular Berrybaby names for March were the classic Jack and Peter.
Mar 30, 2014
This week, Abby Sandel considers the question of extreme unusual names–and how our perceptions of them might change over time. Any names that you once considered too weird to consider but seem perfectly acceptable now?
Mar 23, 2014
Names that strike just the right balance–what everyone would consider really ‘nice’ names–feature in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week. What do we call nice? Names like Charlotte, Miles, Simon and Nina.
Mar 16, 2014
It’s an almost-anything-goes week in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names–all the way from Alice to Buzz to Ferelith.
Mar 9, 2014
Some eye-catching baby names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, many of them starting with the letter B–Bridget, Booker, Bijou and Bowie.
Mar 3, 2014
The February Babyberry Report includes a Cecily and a Cormac, an Enid and an Ezeriah, plus two sets of twins.
Mar 2, 2014
Classic names with a twist are the subject of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week–as in Miriana, Coralie and Adelina. Will any of them catch on?
Feb 23, 2014
Bodhi, Machs, Sid, Fianna–this installment of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names of the week provides a perfect illustration of the immense variety found in today’s baby name landscape.
Feb 16, 2014
In this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Abby Sandel highlights some interesting international choices, such as Raphael and Ysabel, retro twins Ernest and Doris, and Simon Cowell’s baby name tribute to his dad, Eric.
Feb 10, 2014
Welcome to the world of reality star baby names–Jaxie, Alena and a girl named Beau are all in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week.
Feb 3, 2014
Three sets of twins in the January babyberry report–and some especially cool middles–Idris, Loyal, Florian and Noor.
Feb 2, 2014
After looking at Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, we’re wondering how far YOU would go in considering a daring middle name.
Jan 29, 2014
A great game, amazing ads, awesome half-time show — the Super Bowl offers something for everyone, even name nerds. Here, the best of the players’ names, via Denise Potter.
Jan 26, 2014
A wide variety of girls’ names in this week’s Nameberry 9, from the royal Mia Grace to the next Disney princess, Moana.
Jan 22, 2014
Some goodies from the latest Irish and Scottish birth announcements–Libby Letitia and Teddy Joe.
Jan 20, 2014
Here are our picks as candidates for Best Oscar-Nominee Name of the year. Who would you vote for? Celestine? Crispin? Wylie?
Jan 19, 2014
Abby Sandel takes a fresh look at the eternal fitting in/standing out divide as she analyzes this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names.
Jan 12, 2014
Abby Sandel explores some of the newer options in the widening world of acceptable names for boys in her Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week, options like Jasper and River and Axel.
Jan 6, 2014
The newest Babyberry names are here–from Apolline Ever to Zeller Baird! Plus three sets of nicely named twins.
Jan 5, 2014
Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week includes word names like Deacon and Zephry and Crimson and brand name Dior. How do you feel about this genre?
Dec 29, 2013
Sime wild and wooly celebrity names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, including Kate Winslet’s baby Bear.
Dec 24, 2013
Our French correspondent, Stéphanie Rapoport, presents her annual predictions of popular names for the next year. AT the top of her list:: the not-especially-Gallic Emma and Nathan.
Dec 23, 2013
We’re starting to get reports of the top names of 2013 from around the world. Lots of love for Jack, Sophie and Grace.
Dec 22, 2013
For many parents today, Sweet Spot names are classics with a twist. Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week includes such examples as Carolina, Raphael and Elena.
Dec 15, 2013
Finding the right baby name for a boy can be a challenge–where do you stand on the line between conservative and adventurous? Abby Sandel presents nine recent celebrity choices that fall mostly in the middle.