Baby Name Advice

With ever-increasing baby name options, you need a way to narrow the search — fast. Answer these 20 questions every baby namer should ask to find a description of your perfect name in five minutes or less.

So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change.

Rachael is down to the wire and has yet to find a girl name that she loves and honors her late mother Nancy. Should she abandon the search for the right N name and instead find a name connected to love and remembrance? Or has the perfect name been under her nose this whole time?

Donna's daughter is two months old and still without a name! She has a strong list of contenders, but which one is the right fit with older sisters named Nora and Lia? Should Donna choose another name that ends in A, or go with a choice that breaks the mold? Nameberry's expert consultants weigh in.

How do you honor someone who hates their own name? This Berry wants to name her baby in honor of her own dad Aristoteles — the Spanish variation of philosophic Aristotle — who has requested that his name not be passed down.

The Baby Naming Calendar is Nameberry's month-by-month guide to choosing the perfect baby name. Read an excerpt from Month One here, and subscribe to the Nameberry Newsletter to see the rest!

Can you name a baby after your pet sheep? What are the next trendsetting girl names? Are there any good nicknames for Barnaby? Nameberry's experts answer these quick-fire questions in the latest lightning round of our advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby

Our expert consultants talk to Logan, who wants to give her daughter a polarizing family name that will surely upset her mother. Should she stick with the name she loves and endanger family harmony, or keep the peace and go with a less charged but also less meaningful name?

In this week's edition of our advice column, we speak to Catherine, who is searching for the perfect way to honor her late brother Dave in her daughter's name. Nameberry founder Pamela Redmond chimes in with her ideas, finished off with our first official "Let Us Name Your Baby" birth announcement!

Nameberry's experts hear from Danielle, who wants to name her June baby June — but not because it's her birth month! Will strangers judge her and think she named her baby uncreatively? We tackle this baby name dilemma with help from a Berry with personal experience and baby name consultant Colleen Slagen.

In this week's edition of our advice column, we speak to Remy, who's naming a younger sister to Arden Valentine. He's searched the internet high and low, but each name pales in comparison to Arden. Nameberry's expert consultants offer their words of wisdom and name suggestions, of course.

Nameberry's experts hear from Jen, who asks: Can you break family naming traditions? And how do you break the news to your in-laws? Thankfully, we have a therapist on staff.

In the latest edition of our advice column, we speak to Molly and Adam, who are searching for the perfect simple, sleek, and straightforward girl name to go with their complicated double-barrel surname. Can Nameberry's experts help them find a name that ticks all their boxes, or will Molly and Adam have to loosen their criteria?

Nameberry's experts offer their solutions to three readers' baby name puzzles. Can we find the perfect dark academia boy name with a sweet nickname? Or a girl name that somehow feels demure and feminine, but also spunky and tomboyish? Thankfully, we love a good baby name paradox.

Nameberry's experts talk to Sam and her astronomer husband who have three kids — Eva, Ronan, and Conor — and a baby girl on the way. Aurora might be the perfect name, but the nickname Rory is a no-go for this Irish father. Can Rory be avoided? And if not, what should they choose instead?

In the latest edition of our new advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby, we speak to Tamara, who's in search of a name just as meaningful as her older daughter's, Talia Dee. The catch? It needs to work in Serbian and English, and ideally connect to the anime series One Piece. Nameberry's experts are on the case.

In the first edition of our new advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby, we talk to parents whose older children are Scout and Cruz — and now are struggling to find a name for their third. So far, their only overlap is Cub. But can Cub and Scout be siblings? Nameberry's experts weigh in.

Beware of these common mistakes many baby-namers make.

Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond reinvented baby names once with their groundbreaking book, Beyond Jennifer & Jason, and again with their website Nameberry. This is the story of their remarkable 35-year partnership, which produced ten bestselling books, the world's largest website devoted to baby names, and a baby-naming culture transformed forever.

If you’re looking for ways to update popular 1950s names for a modern baby, the good news is that there is plenty of scope for creativity! You might choose a fresher version of the name or look to meaning or key sounds to find clever ways to reinvent important honor names.

Ten secrets to choosing a name you love — and what happens after you've completed your child's birth certificate.

Baby name struggle? You're not alone. A lighthearted take on how to break up with those on-off name loves in style!

Overthinking baby names, obsessing over popularity, changing plans at the last minute...some things haven't changed in 40 years! Guest author Mary McKay recalls the challenges and plot twists of naming her children in the 1980s.

How do you avoid choosing the top baby name of the future? Crystal balls at the ready! Here are our five top tips for predicting the future popularity of your favorite names.

Sure, baby naming is fun in the abstract, but when it becomes real, some parents-to-be are left stressed and overwhelmed. How can you make the process enjoyable again? We have seven tips for how to have more fun naming your baby.