Nov 12, 2012
This Week’s Newsiest Names: From John to Kash to Kroy
The pundits are predicting the future popularity of Sandra and her sisters–but do wrenching natural disasters really impact the popularity of names?
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Oct 15, 2012
The Nameberry Awards Go To…..
The names you voted the tops, from the Best Popular Name to the Best Unusual Choice, the Best Celebrity Baby Name to the Best Flower Name.
Oct 14, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Unusual but usable boys’names
What are this week’s newsiest names? They’re all on the blue team, they’re all mainstream, but they’re all somewhat off today’s radar–such as Dean.
Oct 11, 2012
Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Nameberry’s top boys’ names for 2012 so far include lots of unconventional choices, celebrity-inspired names, and softer sounds.
Oct 9, 2012
Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Our Top 100 names for girls so far this year reflects ahead-of-its-time style, celebrity influence, and a new Number 1 name not likely to be used for babies.
Oct 3, 2012
Baby Names 2012: The third quarterly report of Nameberry newbies
The latest batch of new babyberry names–and more fantastic than ever!
Sep 12, 2012
Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?
There’s been a progression of mega-popular names leading from Emily to Emma to Ella. What’s most likely to follow?
Sep 9, 2012
Name Popularity: The Nameberry 9–Ezra, Etta and June
Do you tend to reject a name because of its popularity–be it current or foreseeable?
Aug 27, 2012
The 50-Year Rule: 1962 names revisited
Is it time to revive some half-century-old faves? How about Polly, Portia, Benedict or Booker?
Aug 13, 2012
Oh Noooooo! Which names do you hate to see getting popular?
Did you moan when the lovely Sophia hit Number 1 or Juniper vaulted into the Top 1000? Tell us which favorite names’ success you dread and fear.
Aug 13, 2012
Breaking News: Amelia and Harry the new top UK baby names
Bye, bye, Olivia and Oliver and hello to Amelia and Harry. Many surprises on the new Brit stats.
Aug 1, 2012
Swedish Baby Names: What’s stylish in Stockholm?
Alice and William are Number 1 in Sweden, but the popularity list also includes such native favorites as Linnea and Ebba. Here’s the lowdown on Scandinavian trends.
Jul 17, 2012
Welcome Back!: Names back on the Top 1000
After an absence of just a year or more than a century, these names have climbed back onto the Top 1000. Is this the first step in a long march to the top?
Jul 4, 2012
Newest Babyberries: The quarterly report
Get ready for a brimming basketful of the names of babyberries born in the past three months–our Quarterly Report, Including a girl named Bennett and a boy called Hawthorne.
Jun 26, 2012
British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations
What names are hot in the UK and not in the US, and vice versa? Here are some stats to pin them down.
Jun 25, 2012
British Baby Names Trends: 5 categories on the rise
Edwardian names like Elsie, Celtics such as Callum: here are the five hottest baby name trends in Britain today.
Jun 20, 2012
TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!
Once a prime inspiration for baby names, soap opera characters of the past have included such ahead-of-their time appellations as Ava and Lark, Holden and Hunter.
Jun 4, 2012
Why is Alexandra up but Alexis down?
Some popularity ups and downs clue you in to important trends. And then there are those that make no sense at all.
May 21, 2012
Local Baby Names: What’s in in Indiana?
Ryker is up in Utah, William is a winner throughout the South — what’s hottest in YOUR neck of the baby name woods?
May 15, 2012
Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10?
Forget the popularity statistics: What are your ten favorite names for girls and boys? And which names do your fellow berries like best?
May 14, 2012
Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops
Did you find your favorite too high on the new popularity list? Here are lots of great choices that didn’t appear at all!
May 14, 2012
Popular Baby Names: Sophia, Jacob new Number 1s!
The official announcement of 2011’s most popular names is here, with Sophia and Jacob claiming the top spots.
May 8, 2012
Popular Names: Your 2011 predictions, please!
In advance of Friday’s big baby name news, we’d love to know which names you think will be Number 1, in the Top 10, and zooming up the popularity ladder.
May 7, 2012
International Faves: Top names across the globe
Any minute now, we’ll have the new list of top names in the US, but how about other countries? Here, some of the leading choices in places from Austria to Australia to Argentina.
Apr 1, 2012
The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?
This week’s rundown of newsy celebrity names focuses on ‘normal’ names. But what does that really mean? Current popularity? Longevity? Abby Sandel shares her thoughts.