Apr 19, 2015
Rare Boys’ Names of the 1940s
Anna Otto continues her exploration of interesting rare names from the 1940s– this time looking at the boys– all from her unique Australian point of view.
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Apr 14, 2015
Ancient Baby Names
Guest blogger Kara Cavazos finds some buried treasures from the ancient world that feel modern enough to use.
Apr 5, 2015
Quirky, Cool Celebrity Baby Names: Balthazar, Rocket, and Dashiel
Quirky to say the least, this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, includes Ioni, Rocket, Edan and Zot.
Apr 2, 2015
How (Not) to Choose a Baby Name
Guest blogger Kate Gunn’s adventures in baby naming–and what you might expect when you choose a ‘different’ name.
Mar 24, 2015
Do you wish your own name…..?
Would you like a name that would help you stand out more…or blend in?
Mar 22, 2015
Meaningful Baby Names: Sistine, Bodhi and Blues
The latest batch of Nameberry names in the news are rich in significance–as in Sistine, Bohdi, Shalom.
Mar 10, 2015
Unique Names: I’ve met only one person named….
What singular name have you encountered only once in your lifetime?
Feb 22, 2015
9 Ways to Choose an Unusual Baby Name
Abby Sandel shows how you can look to the stars when you’re seeking an unusual names–but definitely within limits.
Feb 15, 2015
Brand New Baby Names: Atom, Hutton, and Swift
This week’s newsiest names include some you’ve probably not heard before, such as Rosamund Pike’s Atom and a girl character named Jupiter.
Feb 10, 2015
Invented Baby Names: 84 awesome choices and 2 big winners!
Here are dozens of names we loved from the creative entries to last week’s invent-a-name contest, plus the two winning choices.
Feb 8, 2015
Alaska Baby Names: Names From America’s Last Frontier
Guest blogger Angela Mastrodonato has found some interesting names that will probably be new to you in the Kilcher clan of Alaska.
Feb 3, 2015
Invent a Name Contest!
Name geniuses: Create a great name and win a complete library of our baby name ebooks.
Jan 28, 2015
The Super Bowl of Football Names
On the eve of the Super Bowl, Nick Turner presents his criteria for what elements make for the quintessential football player name.
Jan 18, 2015
Literary Baby Names: 8 novel names from Chaucer
Guest blogger Joanna Walker unearths some buried treasures in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Jan 12, 2015
Best Rock Sibset? No Doubt!
Rock star baby names can go to all kinds of extremes, but the members of one group–No Doubt–have outdone each other in making great choices.
Jan 11, 2015
Mormon Baby Names: Traditions and trends
Mormon parents are known for their predilection for unusual baby names. Here, Hildie Westenhaver talks about current trends–providing plenty of unique examples.
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.
Nov 23, 2014
Unusual Names for Girls: Hidden treasures below the Top 1000
Unusual names for girls are becoming more prevalent and more usable every year. Here are the most recent crop of unusual girls’ names.
Nov 18, 2014
Opera Baby Names: Handles from Handel
George Frideric Handel was a prolific composer of operas and, it turns out, a great creator of quasi-unique baby name possibilities.
Nov 12, 2014
12 Unusual Literary Lads: Jabez, Japhy & Jolyon
We’ve scanned the library bookshelves for Part 2 of our unusual literary names blog and found a dozen intriguing off-the-grid boy’s names.
Nov 9, 2014
Novel New Names for New Babies: From Briar Rose to Titan Jewell
Novelty rules in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, with cebrity choices like Avri, Roel, and Titan Jewell.
Nov 2, 2014
Fabric Names: Some good material here!
Paisley is hot–but what other fabric-related name possibilities are there? Meagan offers a few interesting ideas you may not have thought of.
Oct 20, 2014
Scottish Boys’ Names: Fresh choices beyond Keith and Kyle
If you’re one of the 9.2 million Americans with Scottish roots–or just find names from Scotland appealing–here are some interesting, somewhat off-the-grid, choices.
Oct 5, 2014
Butterfly Baby Names: From Annabella to Zephyr
The butterfly world has lots of pretty names–many of them mythological– flitting around in it, as Meagan demonstrates in this blog.
Sep 25, 2014
Unusual Baby Names: 100 Under 100
Here are 100 wonderful names given to fewer than 100 babies in the US last year.