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Nov 18, 2019
Top Baby Names of the Decade
The top baby names of the 2010s include several classic names that still dominate the charts: Emma, Olivia, and Sophia for girls, along with Liam, Noah, and James for boys.
Nov 3, 2019
Top Baby Names 2020
The top baby names 2020 feature new spins on old names, novel inventions, and names inspired by celebrities and pop culture.
Sep 25, 2019
Baby Name Trends: Names on the rise
This week’s news includes baby name trends, the fastest-rising names of the last five years, cute and clever nicknames for girls, and names you’ve never heard before from Scandinavia and South Africa.
Sep 4, 2019
Top British Baby Names: Some fun facts
This week’s news includes fun facts from the new top British baby name data, name inspiration from the football pitch to the pizza parlor, and an out-of-this-world naming challenge for the Teenberries out there…
Aug 29, 2019
New Top British Baby Names
Hot news! The latest British popularity figures are here! Olivia and Oliver are still #1, but there are also lots of surprises!
Aug 21, 2019
Unique Baby Names in the News
In the name news this week everything from top Swiss baby names to getting Grandma’s approval.
Aug 18, 2019
Names Meaning Red are Blazing Hot
An extraordinary number of names meaning red or red-haired–from Ruby to Rory to Flynn–are trending right now!
Jul 24, 2019
New Top French Baby Names
This week's name news includes new popularity lists from several other countries, alternative ways to pick a baby name, and the ups and downs of sharing your name with someone famous.
Jul 4, 2019
Most Popular Names of 2019….so far
Popular baby names midway through 2019 include Isla and Archie at Number 1. Unique names such as Posie for girls and Cassian for boys also make the 2019 list of top names. International names including Axel and Aarav rank on Nameberry’s Top 100
Jun 18, 2019
Place Names for Babies: The hot spots
What are the hottest place names for babies right now? Heating up are Holland for girls and HArlem for boys.
May 30, 2019
Best Baby Names: Beyond the Top 1000
Some fabulous names are given to only a small number of babies–here is our pick of the best!
May 27, 2019
The Top Baby Names in Every State
Not every state had Emma and Liam as #1. Let’s look at the variations!
May 22, 2019
Top Baby Names (and some at the bottom)
Baby name news this week includes popular and unpopular names, teachers’ dilemmas, Psalm West–and much more.
May 20, 2019
The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018
The royal Archie leads the nickname names heading up the popularity ladder.
May 16, 2019
Best New Names in the Top 1000
Some great new names made it onto the list this year for both girls and boys.
May 14, 2019
2018 Most Popular Names: The Playground Analysis
Kelli Brady’s highly anticipated annual analysis of the real baby name popularity of 2018–aka her Playground Analysis.
May 12, 2019
Popular names: Nameberry vs US
The Nameberry rankings of popular names is quite different from the Social Security list, and reflects baby name popularity of the future.
May 12, 2019
The New Top 10 Contest Winner
Congratulations to our Berry Amy, known in the comments as Orchid_Lover, who won our “Guess the New Top 10” contest! Amy’s predictions for the Top 10 baby names of 2018 were as follows: 1. Emma Noah 2. Olivia Liam 3. Ava William 4. Sophia Oliver 5. Isabella Benjamin 6. Charlotte Elijah 7. Mia James 8. […]
May 10, 2019
Top Baby Names 2018!
The Top Baby Names of 2018 in the US have been announced by the Social Security Administration.
May 8, 2019
Surprise Name News of the Week: Archie Harrison
Some long-awaited announcements in this week’s name news, including a royal baby, and new popularity charts from several countries!
May 5, 2019
Contest: Guess the New Top 10 and Win!
If there ever was a holiday for baby namers, it would be the Friday before Mother’s Day. For this is the day that the Social Security Administration releases the data on the most popular baby names of the previous year. This Friday, May 10th, the official list of US Most Popular Names of 2018 will […]
May 2, 2019
Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls!
How Millennial mom names can be transformed for the Alpha generation.
Apr 17, 2019
Unique Baby Names: Tiger, Mojave and Renoir
This week’s baby name news includes unique names from all over–from California to Cornwall.