Baby Name News
Wed Jan 16 2013
Your Biggest Name Crush
Longtime love or newfound passion, tell us about your biggest name crush.
Tue Jan 15 2013
Animal Names in Disguise
There’s a herd — or maybe a pack or a flock? — of names with secret animal meanings, sure to delight any child lucky enough to bear one.
Sun Jan 13 2013
Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa
Some highly unusual choices in this week’s Nameberry 9–as in girls named Vivid, Calvary and Bo.
Thu Jan 10 2013
The Lost Names of 1913
You might think that, a hundred years ago, all the names were conventional and normal. You would be wrong.
Tue Jan 08 2013
Names Your Mom Hates
Each generation reinvents baby names, which might mean you and your mom have very different ideas and tastes.
Tue Jan 08 2013
TV Names: Upstairs, Downstairs & Downton
From two British TV period dramas, Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, character names that are jumping onto American birth certificates–Cora, Edith and Ruby and more.
Sun Jan 06 2013
2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9
What will Kim and Kanye name their baby? Plus other pressing baby name questions and predictions for 2013 in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Wed Jan 02 2013
The Top Berrybaby Names of 2012
Sophia and Jacob may be the Number 1 names in the U.S., but the top names chosen by our Berries buck the national trends. Here’s what’s hot and what’s hottest for Nameberry babies.
Wed Jan 02 2013
Babyberry Roundup: The fourth quarterly report of 2012
After all the discussion and debate, what names did Berries actually choose for their babies? Here’s our final Quarterly Report of 2012.
Sat Dec 29 2012
Nameberry’s Most Popular Features of 2012
Here are our most-read blogs, most-viewed lists, and most active forums of the year. How many have you seen, and which are your personal favorites?
Thu Dec 27 2012
Nameberry 9 Roundup: The year’s best from Scout to Sylvie to Sutton
There have been 459 Nameberry 9 names this year; which ones does Abby Sandel consider the best of the best?
Wed Dec 26 2012
French Baby Names: What’s next in Nice
Looking ahead to the name trends and choices of 2013–oldies like Emma and Chloe and fresh-to-us names like Mael and Louna.
Thu Dec 20 2012
Cyrus, Cosette and Marigold: This week’s Nameberry 9
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy named their son Cyrus — but that’s not the only cool baby name this week. A pre-holiday roundup of magical names.
Tue Dec 18 2012
Top Boy Names 2012
There’s a new Number 1 boys’ name this year on Nameberry. Here, our Top 100 for 2012, plus insights into what’s moving up and moving down, what’s hot and what’s hottest.
Tue Dec 18 2012
Top Girls’ Names of 2012
The most popular girls’ names on Nameberry this year have been counted, and we’ve got a new Number 1. Here’s what’s up, what’s down, what’s new, and what’s tops for 2012.
Sun Dec 16 2012
Baby Names 2013: Future starbabies and more
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes both celebrity and civilian picks–current ones and future possibilities–from Eloise to Dex to Dinah.
Fri Dec 14 2012
The 12 Most Notable Names of 2012
What were the dozen most notable names of the year? They range from a Civil War president to a heroic Pakistani girl to a Korean pop sensation to the latest Bond girl.
Thu Dec 13 2012
Sweet Spot Baby Names: Fitting in and standing out
Here are our picks of some of the best names that are familiar but not overly popular, distinctive but not outré. What other names are in your sweet spot?
Wed Dec 12 2012
What Are The Classiest Names?
Do you believe names convey class? And which names have the most of it?
Tue Dec 11 2012
British Baby Names 2013: The next big things
British name expert Eleanor Nickerson looks into her crystal ball to predict the next big things on UK birth certificates. Will Eliza be the next Olivia?
Mon Dec 10 2012
Mary, Maya, Magnus and Olive: This week’s newsiest names
Yes, there is other baby name news this week aside from the royal bump–and here it is.
Tue Dec 04 2012
Baby Namer’s Remorse: A bad name story
What seems like the perfect baby name may not turn into a teen’s dream–as this guest blogger would discover.
Mon Dec 03 2012
Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
Some daring girl choices in today’s Nameberry 9– but do they go too far?
Thu Nov 29 2012
Names That Sound Smart
Rylee may get better grades, but Ruth sounds smarter, doesn’t she? Here, some names with intellectual power.
Wed Nov 28 2012
Stump the Masters!
What names have you heard or seen that will be new to us? Bring on your strangest, most obscure baby names to stump the masters.