Name Image News

Looking for a girls’ name that means beautiful, or that sounds lovely, or simply a name for a pretty girl? We’ve got several that qualify on every count.

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.

Abby Sandel of appellationmountain.net spots a new trendlet: preppy boys’ names that end in ‘s’, as in Eames, Yates and Keats.

Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain looks at the changing trends and perceptions of baby names for boys.

Yes, we know, we shouldn’t be judgmental, and we really try, but there are times when we just have to draw the line. We’re looking at you, Younique.

Sure, the sweet, pretty names are nice enough, but when Suzi Catchpole of Australia’s Babyology was naming her three sons, she wanted names with serious attitude.

Guest blogger Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names wonders if it’s time to reconsider some names that peaked in popularity a few decades ago–names like Amy and Cynthia and Diana–which have a lot in common with current faves.

Guest blogger Isadora Vega of the blog Bewitching Names tells her own name story, refuting the adage that children always grow into their names–and why it may or may not matter.

Some baby names are so uncool they’re cool, like these geek chic names that wear heavy horn-rimmed glasses in the most fashionable way. PLUS: Read to the end of today’s blog to find out how to enter our new Nameberry Store contest — a fresh giveaway every day this week!

Woody Allen turns out to be a pretty decent baby name trend predictor in his choice of movie character names over the years.

You know you shouldn’t love them but you can’t help yourself. Bring us your eccentric, your tacky, your Guilty Pleasure Names.

If you could wish yourself a new name, which one would you claim….and why?

Sure, baby names that carry positive images are desirable. But some names may prove impossible for a child to live up to.

Do you believe names convey class? And which names have the most of it?

Rylee may get better grades, but Ruth sounds smarter, doesn’t she? Here, some names with intellectual power.

Do you assume Jesse will be a bad boy and Margaret a good student? And is that fair?

Wayne and Duane and Kent and Trent have been off on an extended surfin’ safari. Are we ready to welcome them back?

Do aristocratic titles really make upscale names–or is it quite the opposite?

It happens with names as it does with romance: Longtime loathing can suddenly, sometimes inexplicably, turn to love. Did it happen to you?

Here we take a deep breath and bravely present a baby name heretic who offers plenty of arguments against some Nameberry norms. Ready to fight back? Or relieved that someone else said what you were thinking?

Would you, did you name your child after a hero or heroine? Who, and why? The hottest, most inspiring hero names today.

Female sleuths might be femmes fatales or retired schoolmarms, but one thing many of them share is a great first name.

We’re entering a new era for unisex names, one in which many parents are looking for names that transcend any connection to gender. The thinking and the names behind that ideal.

Where did your Berry name come from? How and why did you choose it, and what does it mean? We’d love to know!

Nuns with boys’ names, Popes with new names, naming the pagan babies — how could I not become a name nerd?