News & features
Oct 14, 2013
With three-quarters of 2013 behind us — can you believe it? — we see Imogen widening her lead over Charlotte as the Number 1 girls’ name on Nameberry. Here’s what’s hottest among our 100 most -searched girls’ names. Guess Number 101 and win a fabulous prize!
Oct 13, 2013
K. M Sheard of Nook of Names describes an approach to naming that dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
Oct 13, 2013
As in everything else, styles in baby names change too; this week in her Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel points to possible trends represented by this week’s new entries.
Oct 10, 2013
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names looks at names that are strictly, 100% born and bred American; from Twyla to Tallulah to Tex.
Oct 9, 2013
You know it’s Nameberry heresy, but you just can’t help liking Zooey better than Zoe or Ayden over Aidan. What’s your guilty pleasure name spelling, and why?
Oct 8, 2013
Growing up with a name she hated made Yona Zeldis McDonough think verrrry carefully when it came to naming her children and the characters in her books.
Oct 8, 2013
Today we have the boys’ half of the Quarterly Report–again a feast of fabulous names–unusual choices as well as most popular Liam, Milo, Oliver and Walter.
Oct 7, 2013
The new Nameberry Quarterly Report of recently arrived babyberries is the biggest and best yet–and first of all, here come the girls! Classics like Alice and Annabel, newer names like Wildflower and Everdeen. Stay turned for the boys and the multiples to follow.
Oct 6, 2013
In this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel focuses on some novel names like Daxel, Dekker and Endellion, as well as golden oldies Della and Elsie.
Oct 6, 2013
Fitzgerald and short form Fitz have recently come onto the radar via the presidential character in ‘Scandal’. Kelli Brady of NameFreak! takes a look here at the whole range of Fitzes.
Oct 3, 2013
Nook of Names’ K. M. Sheard traces the ups and downs of the name Lily, and its surprising origins– which have nothing to do with the flower.
Oct 2, 2013
In our new book, The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys, we select the best of the best boys’ names of all kinds — like the 10 biblical picks here.
Oct 1, 2013
It was hard enough to sift through the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry to pick the 600 in our newest book. Now we’re asking you to get that down to just one.
Sep 30, 2013
From our new book “The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys” comes this group of top stylish names. These boys’ names combine freshness, quality, and broad appeal.
Sep 29, 2013
Finding a good boy’s name is a lot easier today than it once was, says Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain, as she scans the newsiest names of the week for her Nameberry 9 feature, thus launching our week of boy name blogs, to commemorate our new “Nameberry Best Baby Names for Boys” eBook..
Sep 29, 2013
All those Shirleys named for Shirley Temple are here to tell you it can be great to have a popular name, reports Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering. How do you feel about people who share your popular name?
Sep 26, 2013
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names, shows us that the long-term UK trend for quirky vintage nickname names for boys like Freddie and Louie has the potential to make it on this side of the pond.
Sep 25, 2013
We’re being inundated with a slew of brand new TV shows. Yeah, but how baby-usable are their characters’ names? Davina? Duncan? Dash?
Sep 24, 2013
My husband and I talked about names on our first date, but that’s not exactly normal. Can you remember your first name discussion with your partner?
Sep 24, 2013
Brocken, Zebrule, Cabrilla–these and more unusual names of unusual animals and birds suggested by Dantea for inclusion into the menagerie of baby names.
Sep 23, 2013
There are hundreds of classic baby names, and then there are the most classic names, those that have endured over the centuries. These names of ancient royalty and modern celebrities will stand any baby in good stead.
Sep 22, 2013
Aimee Reneau Tafreshi takes us on a trip through the market to discover some highly unusual food-related name possibilities, such as Pinto, Sorrel and Romaine.
Sep 22, 2013
In this week’s Nameberry 9 names in the news blog, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel wonders whether rules for baby naming would be a good or a bad thing. What do you think?
Sep 19, 2013
Anna Otto, creator of the always-interesting blog WaltzingMoreThanMatida.com, introduces us to the world of indigenous–or Aboriginal–Australian names.
Sep 18, 2013
Yes, Y is one of the least used initials for baby names, but have you thought of Yeats or Yancy or Yvaine?