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.
Mon Jan 06 2014
New Babyberry Report for December: Carrigan, Cillian and Clyde
The newest Babyberry names are here–from Apolline Ever to Zeller Baird! Plus three sets of nicely named twins.
Sun Jan 05 2014
Noun Names for the New Year: Dahlia, Deacon, Dior and Velvet
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?
Sun Jan 05 2014
Twelfth Night Names: From Airi to Wren
What names do partridges and pear trees bring to mind? K. M. Sheard of the blog and book “Nook of Names” has some imaginative, free-associative, Twelfth Night ideas.
Tue Dec 31 2013
Baby Names 2014: Which names do you think we’ll be hearing more of?
Happy New Year! It’s time to look ahead to baby names 2014. We’d love to hear your predictions for which names will be cool, hot, and oh-so-very 2014.
Tue Dec 31 2013
Honoring a Loved One Whose Name You Don’t Love
You’d love to name your baby after a dear relative, friend or ancestor, but just can’t get on board with their actual name? Here’s some practical advice on how to work around the dilemma.
Mon Dec 30 2013
Unique Baby Names: Do you dare?
These names from recent birth announcements in a British newspaper are undeniably exotic and intriguing. But would you dare give one to an actual baby?
Sun Dec 29 2013
Jagger, Bear, and Lucy Diamond: Fierce and Fanciful Baby Names in the News
Sime wild and wooly celebrity names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, including Kate Winslet’s baby Bear.
Tue Dec 24 2013
The Names of Christmas Past: Movie names from Anya Claus to Zuzu Bailey
Some of the most appealing (and subtle) Christmas names can be found in the classic holiday films of the past–Miles, Mitzi, Augustus…
Tue Dec 24 2013
French Baby Names: Trends and Predictions 2014
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.
Mon Dec 23 2013
2013 Baby Name Popularity: Latest reports from Scotland and more
We’re starting to get reports of the top names of 2013 from around the world. Lots of love for Jack, Sophie and Grace.
Sun Dec 22 2013
Distinctive Classics: Carolina, Raphael and Katie Bea
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.
Thu Dec 19 2013
Winter Solstice Names: Odin, Demeter and Ivy
It’s the WInter Solstice, and Dantea–aka Angel Thomas–takes the occasion to introduce us to some relevant choices from the plant and pagan deity worlds.
Wed Dec 18 2013
Top Unisex Names 2013
Our most popular unisex names of the year feature a famous newcomer, choices that lean both toward the girls’ and the boys’ side, and one highly unusual trend.
Tue Dec 17 2013
Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
There’s a new top baby boy name on Nameberry for 2013. What’s up, what’s down, and what’s ahead for boys’ names, with our Top 100 of the year.
Mon Dec 16 2013
Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013
Our girls’ popularity list for 2013 features names with literary connections, hot names that start with the letter E, and a brand new Number One.
Sun Dec 15 2013
A Teenberry Name Nerd’s Path to Enlightenment
UK teenberry Josie (whirligig) Crocker traces her name progression from Jessyca to Wren–in other words pre- and post-Nameberry.
Sun Dec 15 2013
Boys Baby Names: The viable and the verboten
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.
Tue Dec 10 2013
The Story of O Names: Then and Now
How have names starting with ‘O’ fared over the years? Kelli Brady does the math and comes up with some interesting stats.
Sun Dec 08 2013
Baby Name Inspiration: Naia, Noa, and Jett
Baby name inspiration can come from an infinite variety of sources–including family and popular culture– as Abby Sandel demonstrates in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Thu Dec 05 2013
Baby Naming Traditions Around the Globe
Thanks to guest blogger Abigail Cukier for explaining the diverse baby naming traditions of various cultures, including Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese and Japanese.
Wed Dec 04 2013
Sundance Catalog Names
Annesley and Sienna, Indigo and Reverie: The Sundance Catalog features names in keeping with its cosmopolitan cowgirl fantasy.
Wed Dec 04 2013
Science Geek Chic Names: Biology Department
And now for something completely different: a syllabus of scientist names of the biological persuasion. And you don't have to be a geek to appreciate them.
Tue Dec 03 2013
If you ruled your baby name world….
Let’s imagine, for one shining moment, that your partner turns over all baby naming power to you. What names do you pick, and why?
Mon Dec 02 2013
New Babyberry Report for November: Ruby, Rory and Rowdy
A bumper crop of beautifully named babyberries arrived last month, from Alice to Alonzo, Vivienne to Viggo. Here’s the full Monthly Report.
Sun Dec 01 2013
Picture Perfect Names: Saffron Rose and Dashiell Ford
Finding the formula for achieving the perfect balance of first and middle names is a lot like solving a puzzle–and the subject of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.