Feb 6, 2012
The Nameberry Nine: Football, Facebook, fiction
This week’s names in the news include Superbowl names, a name picked on a Facebook poll, a bloggerbaby, and some upcoming TV character names, plus a surprising future starbaby choice.
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Jan 30, 2012
Celebrity Baby Names: From Sundance and beyond
New names from celebrity birth announcements and from forthcoming films screened at Sundance star as this week’s Nameberry Nine.
Jan 19, 2012
Golden Globe Names: Winners on the Red Carpet
The Name Police investigate the Golden Globe-winning movies and TV shows for the most likely suspects to succeed.
Jan 8, 2012
Nameberry Nine: Meaning matters
What does a name really mean? Abby Sandel looks beyond etymology to meanings found in family, art, nature, politics, personal values — even colors, ala new starbaby Blue Ivy Carter.
Jan 4, 2012
Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name!
The most wildly anticipated celebrity baby name of the year will soon be revealed. Wacky, unique, unexpected, or unexpectedly sedate? Predictions, please.
Dec 20, 2011
Camryn Manheim never felt like a Debi
Growing up, the actress now known as Camryn Manheim just didn’t feel that her birth name fit–and made several attempts to change it before she got it right. Here’s her story.
Dec 19, 2011
Nameberry 9: What’s the Next Big Thing?
The latest Disney princess? The new ‘Office’ baby? Who and what will inspire the Next Big Name?
Dec 9, 2011
Celebrity Baby Names: The Best, The Worst, The Weirdest and The Wildest of 2011
Some stars this year mined new old-fashioned sources of inspiration, while others went wild with inventions of their own. Here, the Nameberry Awards for the best, the worst, the weirdest, and the wildest of them all.
Dec 7, 2011
Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!
What would be the perfect name for Baby Boy Affleck that would fit with and complement those of his big sisters Violet and Seraphina?
Nov 28, 2011
Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist
This week’s newsiest names have one thing in common–they’re all trend benders. Plus: One day ebook special! Details ahead.
Nov 21, 2011
Unusual Names: The Nameberry 9, from baby Rex Harrison to a girl named Casper
This week’s Nameberry 9 highlights an eclectic mix of newsworthy names, from the wearable (Alice, Noa) to the maybe not (Press, Dovahkiin).
Nov 14, 2011
Rock Star Baby Names: The Nameberry 9
What happens when punk rockers become proud papas? What kinds of baby names would they choose? Everything from Margaret to Clash, it turns out.
Nov 10, 2011
Live from New York–it’s SNL baby names!
Are the names that the Saturday Night Live players have bestowed on their kids as wacky as their skits? Yes and no.
Nov 1, 2011
Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!
Why do we say hooray for Henry? Because it’s classic yet quirky, popular yet not epidemically so, with a rich historical and literary background.
Oct 31, 2011
Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week
From Dusk to Knight, Ajax to Finnick–some truly unusual and intriguing names in this week’s boys-only edition of the Nameberry Nine.
Oct 24, 2011
Nameberry’s Newsiest Names of the Week—plus a giveaway!
The new First Baby of France, other celebrity babies named Genesis and Nolan, are all players in this week’s Nameberry 9–plus a bonus, personalized giveaway!
Oct 17, 2011
The Nameberry 9: A girl named Arlo and a boy named Drummer
This week Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 includes blogger kids’ names like Coraline and Drummer, the latest starbabies–and some thoughts on baby name remorse.
Oct 10, 2011
Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9
Buckaroo boys feature in this week’s rundown of the Nameberry 9 newsiest names, including frontier starbabies Weston, Colt and Boone McCoy.
Oct 4, 2011
Baby Name Spike: People vs pet names
Spike, the new arrival at Mike Myers’ house, is a bouncing baby boy. But what about other celebrity darlings–like Buster and Bear, Ella, Harley and Holden? Which ones say woof and which ones say mama? It’s getting harder and harder to tell.
Sep 28, 2011
Celebrity Baby Names: The hottest and the nottest
Celebrity babies can have even more influence on name trends and popularity than their famous parents. Here, why Harlow’s hot, Huckleberry’s not, and which celebrity baby names are catching on with the rest of us.
Sep 26, 2011
Nameberry 9: Top new TV names
What’s the Fall TV line-up in baby name ideas? They range from exotics like Tigerlily and Kimantha, international names like Anders and Minka, classics like Conrad, and good old nicknames like Maggie and Bert.
Sep 19, 2011
Nameberry 9: Are Blogbabies the New Name Trendsetters?
High-profile Mom sites have become among the hottest sources of wild and wooly baby names–from Reverie to Glow to Boheme.
Sep 12, 2011
Baby Name News: Raden, Ransom, Revere and the rest of the Nameberry 9
You’ll find some names you may never have heard before in this week’s baby name news–Raden? Revere? Vox?
Sep 6, 2011
Baby Name News: Milo, London, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
The brewing Beyonce baby name question, Alyssa Milano’s pick, and other nameberry name news of the week.
Aug 29, 2011
Baby Name News: Georgia, Phayson, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
This week’s Nameberry 9: Why it’s good to be ahead of the name curve, which surprising celebrity is inspiring a new name craze, and whether it’s goodnight, Irene?