Jun 7, 2015
New McBaby Names for Boys
The boys are taking back the Mac names, as in McKinley, MacGregor and McCoy.
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May 20, 2015
New Baby Name Trend: The Lu/Lou boys
Following the path of Lucy and Luna, boys’ name with the lu-sound beginning are forging ahead, from Lucas and Luke to Louis and Lucian.
May 18, 2015
States’ Most Popular Names 2014
Brooklyn’s the second most popular name in Wyoming, Mia tops the charts in New Mexico–and other fascinating data on the naming preferences in various states.
May 13, 2015
A Tale of 2 Popularity Lists
Nameberry’s most popular names list is very different from the national stats, with a lot more adventurous choices in the lead.
May 8, 2015
The Top Baby Names of 2014!
The wait is over! Emma and Noah take the top spots in the new Social Security most popular names list! And Princess Charlotte breaks into the Top 10!
May 5, 2015
Predictions for the New Most Popular Baby Names
Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week focuses on some of the questions that may be answered with the imminent release of the new Social Security list. What are your guesses for the top names?
Apr 26, 2015
Baby Names Ending in R
It looks like names ending in ‘r’ are beginning to replace all those n-ending names we’ve seen so much of, as seen in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names.
Apr 15, 2015
Vintage Baby Names
I was asked by a magazine interviewer recently why I thought some vintage names come back and others don’t. Why Cora and Flora and not Dora? Why Edward and not Edwin? All of which got me thinking about the influences that do propel names out of the attic and into the spotlight.
Mar 31, 2015
Surprising Homespun Nicknames: Elsie, Sadie & Effie
Relaxed and comfy down-home nickname names are on the rise in both the UK and the US–some of them quite surprising. Angela Mastrodonato explains.
Mar 16, 2015
The New International Names
There are probably as many or more baby Liams in Copenhagen than there are in Cork. Baby names have gone international–big time!
Mar 1, 2015
1950s Boys’ Names: Where are they now?
Kara follows up her interesting 1950s girl name blog with a look at the boys’ side, comparing the popularity of top names then and now.
Feb 25, 2015
Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie
There were times when Shirley and Ethel and Bertha and Bessie were way up near the top of the popularity list. Here’s where and when that was, for them and other Top 10 girls, the ones that are no longer even in the Top 500.
Feb 19, 2015
Name the Next New Starbabies Challenge! Your predictions wanted!
Once more, Tara offers her predictions of the names for the next crop of celeb babes, and invites you to match them to your own. The next UK Prince or Princess? Baby Timberlake? Time to get out your crystal ball.
Feb 18, 2015
The Newest, Hottest, Oldest Baby Names
Every year, among the new-fangled trendy Jurnees and Jayceons, a collection of vintage names suddenly zooms up the popularity list. Here are this year’s highest jumpers.
Feb 17, 2015
Baby Name Image: Seeking a glamorous Gertrude
What would it take to revive a lifeless name like Gertrude or Edna? Mikita Brottman thinks it might take just one glamorous bearer. What do you think?
Feb 12, 2015
Italian Baby Names: Popularity and trends
Italian baby names are beautiful but sometimes confusing. Romina Angeleri gives us the inside scoop on the most popular baby names Italy.
Feb 11, 2015
Baby Name Trends: Sleek, simple, cool names
Predicting a major new baby name trend is part science, part inspiration, and part magic. Here’s one new trend we see really taking off.
Jan 7, 2015
The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess
The celebrisphere has been invaded by an army of aspirational, mostly royal names. Will they be picked up on by the common folk?
Jan 4, 2015
On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta
Some on-trend names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, plus two pairs of more unusual twin names.
Dec 29, 2014
Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean
Fashionable parents in England and Wales favor some names that, in the US, are still the kind of dowdy choices we associate with the great-aunt or uncle we pray won’t ask us to name the baby after them.
Dec 28, 2014
Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley
Judging by their local success, are these the names that are headed towards the Top 10? Abby Sandel presents the convincing evidence.
Dec 25, 2014
British Name Trends 2014
Once again, we’re pleased to present Eleanor Nickerson’s keen analysis of British naming trends.
Dec 22, 2014
Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous
Presenting the Nameberry Awards for best and worst celebrity baby names of 2014, from the luscious to the ludicrous.
Dec 17, 2014
Top 100 Boy Names of 2014
The boys’ names at the very top of the 2014 popularity count remain the same, but several newcomers are zooming up the list. Here, our Top 100 plus details on the movers and shakers.
Dec 16, 2014
Top 100 Girl Names of 2014
Nameberry’s most popular girls’ name for 2014 is one that hasn’t yet cracked the US Top 1000. Also new to the Top 10: Two pop culture stars.