Mar 31, 2013
Unusual Baby Names: The Nameberry 9: Girls named Zinnia and Lincoln
Some highly unusual baby names in the Nameberry 9 this week–including a little girl named Lincoln.
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Mar 25, 2013
Jewish Baby Names: Passover possibilities
A wide selection of Jewish baby names related to Passover, from the familiar Moses and Miriam to less recognizable choices.
Mar 24, 2013
Word Baby Names: New Noun names from Haven to Holiday
This week’s Nameberry 9 features some noun names you may not have thought of.
Mar 17, 2013
Sweet Spot Baby Names: Romy, Francis and Quinn
This week’s nine newsiest names: they are all sweet spot baby names–fresh but with firm foundations.
Mar 11, 2013
Surname Baby Names: Surfing for new inspiration
You like surname names but want to move beyond Mason and Mitchell? Here are 21 new ideas for you.
Mar 11, 2013
Colorful Baby Names: Rainbow, Aurora and Jett
Rainbow may be the most literally colorful, but what other unusual baby names made the news this week?
Mar 6, 2013
A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice
Natalie Hanson tells us where she found Wilhelmina (here!) and why she and husband Taylor chose it for their second daughter’s name.
Mar 5, 2013
Creative Baby Names: The Nameberry 9, from Ruby Rey to Tessa Tangerine
This week’s baby name news is full of inventive surprises, including Vaunne, Quilla, Tangerine and Cloud.
Feb 28, 2013
Secret Baby Names Connections
Looking for an inventive way to honor a namesake? In search of a secret identity? Then consider these names linked in not-so-obvious ways.
Feb 20, 2013
Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut
In the seventies and early eighties, there were nearly a million baby Jennifers born in the US. What made Jennifer one of the biggest hit baby names ever?
Feb 3, 2013
Unisex Baby Names: Emerson, Everly and more
This week's Nameberry 9 features a mix of gender-neutral names, unusual surname choices and novel names.
Jan 31, 2013
Award-Winning Baby Names: And the Nameberry Oscars go to…
A look at the best names of this year’s Oscar nominees and the characters they play–from Hildi to Hugo, Cora to Cosette.
Jan 24, 2013
Nameberry Picks: Best Broadway Musical Names
There have been some great characters singing and hoofing on the Great White Way over the years, with names from Ivy to Amaryllis. Do you have a favorite?
Jan 22, 2013
Share Your Secret Baby Names!
What names are most parents not using….but should be? Help us discover your favorite hidden treasure names!
Jan 20, 2013
Meanings of Names: The Nameberry 9–Blythe, Bridger and Bram
There’s a big difference between a name’s literal meaning and the associations it conjures up–and here are nine perfect examples.
Jan 17, 2013
Sweet Baby Names: From Adeline to Georgia Brown
Song-title names to serenade your sweet babe–from Sweet Caroline to Sweet Savannah.
Jan 13, 2013
Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa
Some highly unusual choices in this week’s Nameberry 9–as in girls named Vivid, Calvary and Bo.
Jan 8, 2013
TV Names: Upstairs, Downstairs & Downton
From two British TV period dramas, Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, character names that are jumping onto American birth certificates–Cora, Edith and Ruby and more.
Jan 2, 2013
The Top Berrybaby Names of 2012
Sophia and Jacob may be the Number 1 names in the U.S., but the top names chosen by our Berries buck the national trends. Here’s what’s hot and what’s hottest for Nameberry babies.
Jan 2, 2013
Babyberry Roundup: The fourth quarterly report of 2012
After all the discussion and debate, what names did Berries actually choose for their babies? Here’s our final Quarterly Report of 2012.
Dec 14, 2012
The 12 Most Notable Names of 2012
What were the dozen most notable names of the year? They range from a Civil War president to a heroic Pakistani girl to a Korean pop sensation to the latest Bond girl.
Dec 13, 2012
Sweet Spot Baby Names: Fitting in and standing out
Here are our picks of some of the best names that are familiar but not overly popular, distinctive but not outré. What other names are in your sweet spot?
Dec 10, 2012
Mary, Maya, Magnus and Olive: This week’s newsiest names
Yes, there is other baby name news this week aside from the royal bump–and here it is.
Nov 28, 2012
Stump the Masters!
What names have you heard or seen that will be new to us? Bring on your strangest, most obscure baby names to stump the masters.
Nov 26, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Newer oldies and bolder boys
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes some sweet girl revivals like Pearl and Miranda, and some bold boy choices like Rocky and Phaedra (!?).