Mar 8, 2012
Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?
We’ve seen the revival of some boys’ names dating all the way back to ancient Rome. But how about those that have faded more recently?
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Mar 6, 2012
Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition
Which boys’ names are stylish to the point where they feel popular and which are really hitting the big numbers? The standing of your favorite name might surprise you.
Mar 6, 2012
Stylish vs. Popular Names: Do you know the difference?
Which girls’ names are truly popular, by the numbers, compared with those that are merely stylish? The answers may surprise you….
Jan 25, 2012
Berry Question of the Week: Are my favorite names becoming too popular?
This mom picked a name for her daughter that she thought was unusual, only to start hearing it everywhere. Are her other favorites also destined for superstardom?
Jan 4, 2012
Baby Names of 1912: Hester, Chester & Sylvester
There’s a Hundred-Year Rule in baby names, which Ava and Austin and Amelia have already obeyed by coming back into favor. Which will be the next century-old appellations to reemerge?
Jan 2, 2012
The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1
What was the most popular name of the year? It all depends where you were. Could be Macie, could be Mia.
Dec 29, 2011
Top Unisex Names 2011
Unisex names are popular for both boys and girls. Here, the top 25 most-viewed unisex names on Nameberry this year. Plus, be sure to vote for #101 on our girls’ and boys’ popularity lists to win a signed book!
Dec 28, 2011
Top Boy Names 2011
There’s big behind-the-scenes news in Nameberry’s most popular names for boys in 2011. We have a new Number 1. Can you guess what it is? How about Number 101?
Dec 27, 2011
Top Girl Names 2011
What the list of Nameberry’s Top Girls’ Names for 2011 tells us is not what people were naming their baby girls last year but which names they’re going to choose for their daughters in the future.
Dec 1, 2011
Baby Names Trends: Cassia, Caspian and Cash
New trendlet in town: Names beginning with the syllable Cas–from Caspian to Cassiopeia to Cash.
Nov 16, 2011
Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)?
How do you feel when you meet someone who shares your name? And what about if they’ve made the same name choice for their child?
Nov 3, 2011
Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa
Some great undiscovered names that are currently hot south of the border, por ejemplo Antonella, Florencia, Luiz, Thiago
Oct 19, 2011
W-Names: Where’s Waldo?
A windfall of W-names seems to be wafting though the air–both oldies like Weston and Winifred, and nouveaus like West and Wren.
Oct 6, 2011
Popular baby names: The case for the common name
Do you really have to shy away from an uber-popular name? Today’s guest blogger makes the case for the common name.
Sep 30, 2011
Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries
The last few months have seen a bonanza of beautifully named Nameberry newbies–including those with great first and middle name combos and sibsets, from classics like Julian James to creatives like Baker Ann.
Sep 27, 2011
Popular Names: Nicknames Gone Wild
These dozen nicknames come with a warning label: rampant popularity ahead.
Sep 13, 2011
BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List
Which boys’ names are attracting a quiet but dramatic rise in interest right now? These sleepers could be the most popular boys’ names of the future.
Sep 8, 2011
GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List
There’s the official popularity list: ho-hum. Then there’s the Nameberry popularity list. And now there’s the secret Nameberry popularity list.
Aug 5, 2011
TOP NAMES 2011: Nameberry’s Most Popular
Want to know which baby names are going to be popular in the years ahead? For an accurate predictor of future trends, survey this list of the 200+ names attracting the most searches on Nameberry in the first half of 2011.
Aug 2, 2011
British Baby Names: Tops of the pops
Olivia and Oliver were the twinnie-sounding #1 baby names in the UK this year. The complete list of Top 100 names shows both the differences and similarities in tastes and trends across the Big Pond.
Jul 29, 2011
Hottest Baby Name Trends: a century ago
Jackson and Jasper, Mason and Milo all sound like the latest thing in boys’ names…well it turns out that they were also hot a hundred years ago. But so were Liddie and Ludie. Here’s the full report.
Jul 26, 2011
The Hottest Baby Names of 2011
Here’s our surprising list of the hottest names of 2011 (so far), driven by unexpected celebrities, rediscovered classics, and the year’s most compelling events.
Jul 11, 2011
Baby Name Trends: Top Names of 2030?
Many of today’s top names were at the bottom of the list in 1990. So using that principle, we scour the bottom of the current popularity list to predict the most popular names of tomorrow. Yes, your grandchildren will be named Leona and Lennox.
Jun 29, 2011
Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now
The new ranking of most popular Irish baby names is out, and it’s full of surprises. From Sophie to Zuzanna to Patryk, what’s tops in Ireland today.
Jun 23, 2011
Baby Name Trends: Gender Benders
Gender bending is a hot topic in the media, among parents, and with baby names. Names that push conventional gender boundaries are among the fastest-rising for both sexes.