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Jan 27, 2017

Hottest Baby Names of 2017

A whole raft of hot new names signalling a major cultural shift in 2017, with only Amara appearing both years.

Jan 5, 2017

The 100 Best Baby Names for 2017

The best baby names of 2017 can be whittled down to these top 100, which include the best names for girls and the best names for boys, and should be on every parent’s short list.

Dec 12, 2016

Most Popular Baby Names 2016

Here are the Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names for 2016 on Nameberry, including Olivia as the new Number 1 for girls, Ezra retaining its crown on the boys’ list, and a rundown of the hottest baby names of the year.

Dec 11, 2016

2016 Baby Name Faves

9 boy and girl names that surfaced in 2016 and will move higher in 2017.

Dec 6, 2016

Nameberry’s Names of the Year 2016

By Linda Rosenkrantz and Abby Sandel The Defining Event of 2016 may have been the presidential election, but the political names that hit the headlines –Donald?  Hillary? Bernard?– are unlikely to find themselves on many new baby birth certificates. And so for Nameberry’s Names of the Year we’ve looked beyond politics to other bold-faced names […]

Oct 30, 2016

Romantic Girl Names

Inspired by Valentina Angelina Jonas, Abby looks at some lovely romantic names for girls.

Oct 2, 2016

Nickname Names: Johnny be gone

When did you last see Chuck or Dick or Johnny on a birth certificate? Nick Turner charts the downward course of several vintage nickname names–including his own.

Sep 28, 2016

Boys’ Baby Names: Little Middles

Middle names have become the ‘anything goes’ spot. If you’re looking for a single-syllable one, this long list is a great place to start looking.

Sep 15, 2016

Popular Baby Names: 50 shooting stars

Here are the Nameberry Picks of the most promising of the girls’ and boys’ names that increased by at least 100 points in the past year, from Achilles to Zelda.

Sep 1, 2016

Invent-a-Baby-Name Challenge Champs!

We have a winner! Plus several fabulous runners-up! It wasn’t an easy task choosing from the unbelievable number of name entries–well over five thousand! Thanks, Berries for being so creative!

Aug 28, 2016

Vintage Girl Names: 9 Fresh Ideas

Fresh vintage choices for girls are on the way, so move over, Amelia and Clara and make room for Vera, Cordelia and Louisa.

Aug 21, 2016

Lu-Girl Names Inspired by Paris

There’s a bumper crop of Lu/Lou names for girls. They range from the well-established to the fresh and stylish, from the names everyone is talking about to the names that no one has discovered – yet. Some of these are Parisian imports, others are native grown,

Aug 7, 2016

Modern Virtue Names

There’s a whole range of more modern virtue names, from Ace to Serenity.

Jul 28, 2016

1990s Pop Icon Names

Our search for pop culture name inspirations takes us down Memory Lane to the 1990s.

Jul 18, 2016

Jamie & Jools: Baby namers extraordinaire

The spotlight today is on celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools, as we speculate on what unusual nature names they’ll pick for their Baby #5.

Jul 10, 2016

Newest Word Names for Girls

From Lily Grace to Onyx Solace, word names in several categories dominated this week’s birth announcements!