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Dec 18, 2015
The Biblical Ezra has zoomed to the top of the list to become Nameberry’s new Number 1 boys’ name of 2015. Last year Ezra made it onto Nameberry’s Top 10 for the first time. On the US list, Ezra is nearing the Top 100 and we expect it to be among the new generation of […]
Dec 16, 2015
Charlotte, the name of Britain’s baby princess and the newest entrant to the US Top 10, is the new ruler of Nameberry’s 2015 list of Most Popular Girls’ Names.
Dec 13, 2015
Boys’ names are getting bolder and brasher, with sons called Ace, Maverick and Titan.
Dec 3, 2015
The idea that people are naming their babies after Instagram filters? Just.not.true, says name columnist Duana Taha.
Nov 29, 2015
What do Harper, Eleanor, Juniper and Winter have in common? They’re all hot girls’ names ending in R.
Nov 26, 2015
Just as we saw last week with the girls, the Nameberries are also ahead of the curve on boys’ names–just waiting for everybody else to catch up!
Nov 19, 2015
You think boys’ names for girls, weird spellings and city names are new? Arika Okrent has proof to the contrary.
Nov 8, 2015
Paulina, Antonia, Seraphina….lovely long names for girls in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Nov 5, 2015
An expert’s predictions on what will be most popular in Paris next year.
Nov 1, 2015
This edition of the Nameberry 9 newsiest names of the week ranges from the pure and simple Jane to the out-there Galileo.
Oct 26, 2015
A look at the rise and fall of the Top 10 baby names.
Oct 18, 2015
Some broad trends are reflected in this week’s Nameberry’s 9 newsiest names.
Oct 11, 2015
Trend alert: There’s definitely growing love for girls’ names ending in the O-sound.
Oct 4, 2015
Stop worrying–the Attici are all right, says writer Meghan Daum.
Sep 23, 2015
12 names that you might not have expected to return quite so soon.
Sep 17, 2015
A teacher looks at the names of his new college students, born in the 90s, and wonders which of them would stand up today.
Aug 20, 2015
Predictions for the Kimye baby boy name–and beyond. How do yours compare?
Aug 13, 2015
How to find a less popular cousin of today’s top names.
Aug 2, 2015
Bold middle names have replaced the old colorless connectives. Think Swift, Sage and Snow.
Jul 29, 2015
A look at etta-ending names which just might be moving in on the ellas. What do you think?
Jul 14, 2015
Sometimes, it’s not a first initial or an ending sound but a string of letters that creates a baby name trend.
Jul 13, 2015
by Pamela Redmond Satran Atticus makes major baby name news by topping Nameberry’s count of Most Popular Names for the first half of 2015, on the publication day of the new Harper Lee novel casting the inspirational namesake Atticus Finch as a racist. The ancient Roman boys’ name Atticus, which indicates a person from the […]