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Oct 27, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday to Nameberry!

A look at how far we’ve come in the past three years, what brings you all here, and who all those other berries are, anyway.

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 4, 2011

Baby Name Spike: People vs pet names

Spike, the new arrival at Mike Myers’ house, is a bouncing baby boy. But what about other celebrity darlings–like Buster and Bear, Ella, Harley and Holden? Which ones say woof and which ones say mama? It’s getting harder and harder to tell.

Sep 28, 2011

Celebrity Baby Names: The hottest and the nottest

Celebrity babies can have even more influence on name trends and popularity than their famous parents. Here, why Harlow’s hot, Huckleberry’s not, and which celebrity baby names are catching on with the rest of us.

Sep 23, 2011

French Names: What’s chic now?

Au revoir, Danielle and Pierre, and bonjour to a new group of French names chic in Paris and ready for their debut here. How many do you know?

Aug 15, 2011

Stylish Names: What’s Their Secret?

All these names share a special secret sauce, an elusive quality that draws millions of parents to them each year. Don’t worry, we’re going to tell you what it is. But it’s anything but obvious.

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.

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 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.

Jun 7, 2011

Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’

For the first time in a century, names ending in the letter S are back in style. No, not the return of Lois or Phyllis or Doris, but how about Lillias and Damaris and Anais?

May 10, 2011

Modern Hero Names: Monroe Is Just The Beginning

When Mariah Carey named her newborn daughter Monroe, after Marilyn, she jumped on a trend that’s been building over the past few years, with outrageous choices from Jeter to Landry, Winslet to Palin.

May 5, 2011

Isabella and Jacob Still #1

Flash news! Isabella and Jacob held onto their spots at the top of the popularity list, according to 2010 statistics just released by the Social Security Administration. Sophia jumps up to Number 2, and Elvis has left the building.

May 4, 2011

Most Popular Names Predictions?

In a matter of days, we’ll have the official lists of the top names of 2010. What do you think they will be? Big changes? Or will Isabella and Jacob remain in first place?

Mar 18, 2011

Israeli Baby Names

What’s happening in Haifa? An on-the-scene guest blogger reports on baby name trends in Israel today.