Dec 16, 2014
Top 100 Girl Names of 2014
Nameberry’s most popular girls’ name for 2014 is one that hasn’t yet cracked the US Top 1000. Also new to the Top 10: Two pop culture stars.
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Dec 7, 2014
Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents
Though they have certain drawbacks, names with accents definitely have a special je ne sais quoi. Guest blogger Alice Pinder presents some of her favorites.
Dec 4, 2014
Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee
You think Lynn and Lee have disappeared? In this blog, Nick Turner proves that they’re just hiding inside other names. It’s Lynnsanity!
Nov 10, 2014
Buttoned-up Girls’ Names
All the flowery, elaborate girls’ names dominating the popularity list are enough to make these buttoned-up standards feel downright refreshing.
Oct 21, 2014
Happiness is just a thing called Jo
Kelli Brady looks at the name Jo– its place in her family history and its variations and extensions.
Oct 5, 2014
Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys
It’s a whole new world out there for both girls’ and boys’ names, as reflected in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names of the week.
Sep 21, 2014
Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between
There’s a wide range of names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, from a British Bunny to a musical Viola.
Sep 10, 2014
Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly!
Eleanor Nickerson has spotted a new trend emerging across the pond–the Dolly girls. Do you see it happening here?
Sep 7, 2014
Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New
Scarlett’s Rose Dorothy, Alyssa Milano’s Elizabella–lots of interesting celebrity and other name news from Abby Sandel this week.
Aug 20, 2014
The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned
Making the case for reviving the two Aggies–transforming -the formerly fusty Agnes and Agatha into quaint and charming modern choices.
Aug 17, 2014
Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale
Is there a sea change in the way girl babies are being named? Abby Sandel fills us in here about what’s behind the emerging modern choices.
Jul 16, 2014
Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000
Which girls’ names are sailing off toward baby name oblivion this year, and which are merely taking a short nap? Our new intern Ren Williams looks at names we’ll be hearing less of.
Jul 13, 2014
Adelaide or Adeline?
Adelaide and Adeline–they may look alike but they have very different backstories, as Brooke Cussans explains.
Jul 13, 2014
The Long and the Short of Girl Names
Very long and very short girls’ names each have their pros and cons, as Abby Sandel illustrates in the current edition of her Nameberry 9 newsiest names.
Jun 22, 2014
What makes a name a name?
Some things to really ponder in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 column this week. Like when does a word become a real name? Aviatrix, for example.
Jun 5, 2014
Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende
Want to de-modernize one of the Top 10 girls’ names? Abby Sandel offers some historic suggestions from the Middle Ages.
Jun 1, 2014
Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle
Names from movies and myth, a tribute to a powerful poet…all feature in Abby Sandel’s 9 Newsiest Names of the Week.
May 27, 2014
Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?
In the 70s, “Love Story” shot the name Jennifer into the stratosphere; Nick Turner wonders if “The Fault in Our Stars” could do the same for the already ascending Hazel.
May 25, 2014
SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!
Time to put our collective heads together and help your fellow Berry find the perfect names for Twin Girl A and Twin Girl B. She’s set out all her rules, possibilities and predilections.
May 22, 2014
The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1
And now here’s the girls’ edition of Abby Sandel’s bold predictions for the Top 20 names of 2033, from Charlotte to Hadley.
Apr 15, 2014
Your Top 5 Girl Names!
List the five girls’ names you like best. They might include names you used for your daughter, names you plan to use, or just your five favorites.
Mar 18, 2014
What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?
Anne and Elizabeth, Charlotte and Alice — out of all the wonderful classic girls’ names, which do you love the best?
Mar 17, 2014
14 Signs Your Name Might Be Jennifer
During Jennifer’s 15-year reign at Number 1, nearly a million girls were given the name. Could one of them be you?
Mar 10, 2014
100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000
Think you have to choose between names that are classic and those that are unusual? Here are more than 100 girls’ names that give you both.
Mar 6, 2014
S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds
NameFreak!’s Kelli Brady applies her awesome analytic skills to the popularity of the varieties of girls’ name starting with the letter ‘S’.