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Sep 8, 2016

Influential Baby Names: Show biz ladies

Some fascinating examples of how some female movie stars have briefly propelled their names onto the popularity lists, from Debra to Piper to Nastassia.

Sep 6, 2016

Is Lucifer Off-Limits?

Here, the Name Sage encounters a name that she just can’t recommend, though she does offer more suitable suggestions. What names do you think have associations that make them unusable?

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 25, 2016

How Ramona Made Me A Name Nerd

Reading about heroines with unusual names like Harriet and Anastasia and Ramona exposed lots of young girls to the intriguing variety and diversity of names– among them author Duana Taha.

Aug 21, 2016

Naming Baldwin

Writer Benilde Little wanted a name that was strong, unique, and meaningful. But could her baby girl really handle the name Baldwin, after Little’s favorite author James Baldwin?

Aug 17, 2016

Invent a Name Contest, 2016 Edition!

Time for Nameberry’s annual Invent a Name Contest. So put on your thinking caps and come up with a completely new baby name–the more usable the better. Get your entries in by August 25th and look for the winning entries the following week. Ready, set, go!

Jul 24, 2016

Magical Baby Names from Harry Potter

With another book in the series due out on July 31st, we take the time to review nineteen years of amazing Harry Potter appellations.

Jul 24, 2016

8 Hidden Treasure Baby Names

In anticipation of the new England/Wales popularity lists coming next month, our British correspondent Eleanor Nickerson muses on some fascinating names she has come across recently.

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 7, 2016

Jungle Book Baby Names

Some exotic choices from the works of Rudyard Kipling in this edition of our Author of the Month series by Clare Bristow.

Jun 28, 2016

Baby Names to Bridge Cultures

Is there a name that works in American English, British English, and Croatian, that also has ties to the Middle Ages? The Name Sage says yes!