Baby Names

Baby names are the overall focus of all the news and features on Nameberry. Our news stories cover the latest popular baby names, analysis of baby name trends, and news on baby girl names and baby boy names. We bring you all the news on baby names as it happens.

Cool Classic Baby Names
Tue May 30 2017

Cool Classic Baby Names

Yes, classics can be cool, and the Name Sage offers some examples for both girls and boys.
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.
Best Unusual Girl Names: Twyla, Thora, and Lake
Sun May 28 2017

Best Unusual Girl Names: Twyla, Thora, and Lake

If you’re looking for a really, really unusual name for your daughter, here are 50 fabulous options in every conceivable category–long and short, vintage and modern, nature names and interesting imports.
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.
Frills-Free Girl Names
Tue May 23 2017

Frills-Free Girl Names

Sophie fatigue has set in, leaving this family stuck for a name for their third daughter. What goes well with Margot and Audrey? The Name Sage has some ideas.
12 Awesome Arabic Names
Mon May 22 2017

12 Awesome Arabic Names

With the approach of Ramadan, John Kelly takes a look at Arabic names that have found international approval, from Aaliyah to Jamal to Layla.
Best Unusual Boy Names: Cassian, Macsen, and Wolf
Sun May 21 2017

Best Unusual Boy Names: Cassian, Macsen, and Wolf

Crushed that Fox, Gus, and Shepherd made the Top 1,000 baby names list? Nameberry looks at the best unusual boy names, finding possibilities that fall far outside of the current most popular choices.
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.
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.
Mon May 08 2017

Literary Names from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

The Handmaid’s Tale–a distinguished novel and much talked-about TV series–offers a range of mostly classic baby name possibilities–from Lydia and Luke to Cora and June.
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.
Vintage Modern Girl Names: Margot or Juliet?
Tue May 02 2017

Vintage Modern Girl Names: Margot or Juliet?

Where’s the middle ground between mainstream favorites like Olivia and Ava and vintage picks like Dorothy and Cora?
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.
French Boys’ Names: From the Top 100 in France
Thu Apr 27 2017

French Boys’ Names: From the Top 100 in France

Names that are super popular in France which could catch on here.
What’s the Most Unusual Name in Your Family?
Wed Apr 26 2017

What’s the Most Unusual Name in Your Family?

What’s the most unusual name on your family tree? And will it ever come back into style?
10 Great Girl Names from the French Top 100
Mon Apr 24 2017

10 Great Girl Names from the French Top 100

10 great names from the French popularity lists.
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?
What Will  Be the Next Liam…and Sophia?
Thu Apr 20 2017

What Will Be the Next Liam…and Sophia?

Names like Liam and Sophia have become thoroughly integrated into American nomenclature. What’s next?
Tue Apr 18 2017

International Baby Names: Boston Marathon winners

Taking a look at some of the more interesting international names of past Boston Marathon winners.
Sweet Southern Girl Names
Tue Apr 18 2017

Sweet Southern Girl Names

The Name Sage offers some sweet Southern choices -- Georgia, Delia and Clementine.