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.
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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.
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.
Nov 21, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for boys
Six great literary names from the blue column this week, thanks to Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda. Which is your favorite?
Nov 18, 2013
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition
Today we serve up 40+ unusual names for boys, all with the plus of honoring notable figures from the past–from Adlai to Lemon to Zebulon..
Nov 11, 2013
Nickname Names for Boys
Why name a baby Jacob if you only want to call him Jake? An increasing number of parents are asking just that, and putting nickname names on the birth certificate for their sons.
Oct 15, 2013
Top 100 Boys’ Names of 2013…so far
There’s a new star name on the boys’ most popular list for the first nine months of the year, thanks to Britain’s young prince. All about George’s turn in the spotlight along with the other hottest boys’ names.
Oct 8, 2013
Newest Boy Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Alaric to Zion
Today we have the boys’ half of the Quarterly Report–again a feast of fabulous names–unusual choices as well as most popular Liam, Milo, Oliver and Walter.
Oct 6, 2013
The Fitzes: Beyond Mr. Darcy, F. Scott and JFK
Fitzgerald and short form Fitz have recently come onto the radar via the presidential character in ‘Scandal’. Kelli Brady of NameFreak! takes a look here at the whole range of Fitzes.
Oct 2, 2013
The Best Boys’ Names: 10 great biblical choices
In our new book, The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys, we select the best of the best boys’ names of all kinds — like the 10 biblical picks here.
Oct 1, 2013
Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best?
It was hard enough to sift through the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry to pick the 600 in our newest book. Now we’re asking you to get that down to just one.
Sep 30, 2013
Best Boys’ Names: 10 stylish selections
From our new book “The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys” comes this group of top stylish names. These boys’ names combine freshness, quality, and broad appeal.
Sep 29, 2013
Jack, Jackson & Theodore: Who says it’s tough to name a boy?
Finding a good boy’s name is a lot easier today than it once was, says Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain, as she scans the newsiest names of the week for her Nameberry 9 feature, thus launching our week of boy name blogs, to commemorate our new “Nameberry Best Baby Names for Boys” eBook..
Sep 26, 2013
Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names, shows us that the long-term UK trend for quirky vintage nickname names for boys like Freddie and Louie has the potential to make it on this side of the pond.
Sep 2, 2013
Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it
Sometimes what you need is not one name but two: a long, elaborate, proper baby name with a short, sleek nickname. Here are some baby boy names that satisfy on both counts.
Sep 1, 2013
Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name
Robbie Blair wanted to honor the grandfather he loved, and what better way than taking his name? The next challenge: Finding a way to truly make that name his own.
Sep 1, 2013
Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain classifies this week’s Nameberry 9 as Goldilocks names–modern classics for boys that are not too hot and not too cold, but just right.
Aug 19, 2013
Popular Boys’ Names: Top 100 Makeover
One of our most popular blogs of all time, a makeover of the top 100 boys’ names, was mysteriously zapped, stolen, disappeared from our archives. Here, our reinvention of that list and of the 100 most popular boys’ names.
Aug 13, 2013
Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys
From Rhett Butler to Harry Potter, books feature a host of appealing heroes with dashing names. Which are your favorite boys’ names from books, and why?
Aug 12, 2013
20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys
Crime-solving detectives are often eccentric and so, it turns out, are their names; here, for instance, are Hieronymous, Endeavor and Ebenezer.
Aug 11, 2013
Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys
In this week’s Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel wonders whether we name girls and boys the same way, as evidenced by the latest most noteworthy names.
Jul 22, 2013
Baby Men Names
These buttoned-up, serious boys’ names can sound both traditional and fresh. And many of them come packaged with cute nicknames that make them a lot more user-friendly.
Jul 8, 2013
Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far)
There’s a new old name at the top of Nameberry’s 2013 popularity chart for boy names, and some hot choices moving quickly up the ladder. What’s Number 1? And can you guess Number 101?
Jul 7, 2013
Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names offers her vision of mid-century bad boys’ names that have a poetic edge. Do you agree? Are there others you think would fit the category?
Jun 7, 2013
Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices
Ssssssh: Let us tell you a secret about boys’ names today. You don’t have to be wild to be cool Here are some stylish boys’ names with a sweet, gentle image and a soft sound.