May 18, 2014
Unexpected Baby Names in the News: Buster, Neal and Finola
In this week’s Nameberry 9 Names in the News, Abby Sandel spots some unexpected choices, from Pepper to Paisley, Atlas to Apple.
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May 15, 2014
Pairing Up the Most Unpopular Names of the Past: Orange & Leafy
Arika Okrent takes a look at the lower depths of the pop lists from 1880 to 1932, and makes some fascinatingly eccentric finds, pairing them into such couples as Orange and Leafy, and Okey and Erie.
May 13, 2014
I love that name BUT….
What name do you love love love, except for that big fat but that stands in the way of your ever using it?
May 11, 2014
Celebs Embrace Popular Names: Jaxon, Maxim, and Evelyn
Celebrities–they’re just like us–and plenty of them choose the same popular names that we do, as shown in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.
May 11, 2014
2013 Playground Analysis: How combined spellings change the rankings
What happens if you combine the different spellings of a name? Kelli Brady analyzes how that changes the baby name popularity rankings.
May 9, 2014
Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1!
There’s a new Number 1 name for boys….and a new Number 2, as the boys take the fashion spotlight away from the girls for the very first time.
May 8, 2014
Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach
Guest blogger and financial journalist Nick Turner applies his stock analyzing skills to baby naming–with some intriguing results.
May 7, 2014
New Starbabies Born in April: Girls named Asa and Frankie, a boy named Tennessee
Thanks to CaraMichelle, the full list of celebrity babes born in April, to such high-profile parents as Drew Barrymore, Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde, and Mike Myers.
May 6, 2014
The Numerology of Names: Another baby-naming tool
Using the Expression Numbers of Numerology can be yet another tool in helping to decide on your baby’s name. Berry Juice blogger Madelyn explains.
May 4, 2014
French-Accented Baby Names: Jeanette, Cosette, Colette
Jeanette Soto explores the origins of her own less-than-fashionable, difficult-to-spell name, and learns to love it in the process, then goes on to explore other ‘ette’ names.
May 4, 2014
Solid with Sparkle: Amelia, Athena and Isabelle Amarachi
Abby Sandel’s round-up of the 9 newsiest names this week includes names as classic as Mary, as popular as Isabelle, and as unusual as Mabrey and Pearson.
May 3, 2014
Revolutionary New Baby Name Book: Get Yours Now!
Our new book, The Nameberry Guide to the Very Best Baby Names, is available today at a price anyone can afford — you pay what you want. Get the details, and the book, inside.
May 1, 2014
Jersey Shore SOS: Seeking a sib name for Lorenzo
Jersey Shore’s Snooki has put out a call for help in naming her next child and Tara Ryazansky offers some suggestions. What are yours?
Apr 30, 2014
Merry Month of May Names: Archibald, Arabella & Malcolm
A big bouquet of historic May names, courtesy of Denise K. Potter, including an astronaut, an aviator, an activist and an athlete.
Apr 29, 2014
Swiss Baby Names: A small country with a wide variety of names
The three different linguistic strains running through Switzerland leads to a wide variety of names, as explained by native Guest Blogger Rene Brunner.
Apr 29, 2014
What name would you steal, if you could?
We all know you’re not a namenapper. But if you knew you could get away with it, whose wonderful name would you steal, and why?
Apr 28, 2014
Baby Name Junior: 13 ways to name your baby after yourself without using the J-word
Some semi-serious tips on naming your baby after yourself without actually using your name. Like if you’re Mike, you can call your son Spike.
Apr 27, 2014
Expanding Baby Name Boundaries: Asa, Frankie, and Otis
This week, Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 looks at gender-bending and other expansions within the baby name universe, seen through the prism of the latest celebrity picks.
Apr 27, 2014
Baby Name Pronunciation: AHN-drea, AN-drea, on-DRAY-a?
Guest blogger Gay Cioffi addresses the issue of pronunciation–a sometimes overlooked consideration when making your baby name choice.
Apr 24, 2014
Australian Baby Names: Fastest Rising Top 100 Names–Aria, Penelope and Lincoln
The Australian top name stats are out, and Oz native Anna Otto is here to analyze the fastest rising names on the list. We’ll soon be able to compare them to the rising stars in the US.
Apr 23, 2014
One Hit Wonders: Beatrix, Baker & Boone
Close to a thousand names have appeared on the Social Security list only once. We’ve made a selection of the ones we think have the best chance for a return appearance. Which of them you would pick?
Apr 22, 2014
Your Top 5 Boy Names!
What are the five boys’ names you love above all others? Bring us your longtime loves, your guilty pleasures, the names you used and the ones you’re saving for someday.
Apr 20, 2014
Old Names That Sound New: Ione, Nova and Archer
You’ve just come upon a name that sounds fresh and new to you–Ione, say, or Archer. But guest blogger Angela Mastroianni points out that some of these stylish “new” names have surprising solid roots.
Apr 20, 2014
Little Ladies & Gents Names: William, Willa, Winston, and Pearl
Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week features keeper names with history and heft, from Augustus to Winston to Willa to Pearl.
Apr 17, 2014
Baby Name Trends: The n-ending boys’ names epidemic
Many popular boy names end with the letter n.