Baby Name News

Beyonce and Jay-Z made more baby name news this week when they moved to trademark newborn daughter Blue Ivy’s name. What does it mean to trademark a name? And should you trademark yours?

Names in the news this week celebrate the Grammys, new celebrity picks, and the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens.

A chorus line of sweet but spunky vintage girls’ names that are now rehearsing for their return to the stage.

It’s a girl, but can a boyish name work? How about a name once used for a pet cat? Berries, start your baby-naming engines.

Holden has become a hot baby name 60 years after he was introduced in Catcher in the Rye. What other Salinger names might provide inspiration?

This week’s names in the news include Superbowl names, a name picked on a Facebook poll, a bloggerbaby, and some upcoming TV character names, plus a surprising future starbaby choice.

Names of patron saints that could protect your little ice skater or Girl Scout against everything from earaches to sore throats to whooping cough.

Our guest blogger fell in love so easily the first two times she went looking for baby names. But this time she’s afraid she’s come down with Baby Name Desensitization Disorder. Is there a cure?

These names are stylish, attractive, distinctive, unusual….but a little bit quiet. And they make great substitutes for your favorite names.

New names from celebrity birth announcements and from forthcoming films screened at Sundance star as this week’s Nameberry Nine.

This mom picked a name for her daughter that she thought was unusual, only to start hearing it everywhere. Are her other favorites also destined for superstardom?

Before she named her son or her characters, novelist Caroline Leavitt cut her teeth naming everything from phones to bras. What it’s really like to be a professional namer.

Do you prefer a clear-cut boy or girl name like James or Alice, or something more shaded? The debate goes on.

The Name Police investigate the Golden Globe-winning movies and TV shows for the most likely suspects to succeed.

Help this mom find a name for her third daughter that fits the pattern set with her first two: It’s got to start with an A, contain certain letters, and honor a relative. Are you up to the challenge?

Are there really any good unusual boys’ names left in the Bible? You bet. Here, a dozen obscure-yet-usable choices most of us have somehow overlooked for the past several centuries.

Our January newness theme continues, as these week’s Nameberry Nine gathers the newest name choices from around the web. Dare you go this far?

We’re all about newness today. Tell us what new names you’ve heard and seen, we’ll tell you ours, plus we want your baby name questions for a brand new Nameberry feature!

These days, some of the coolest names can be found in the pages of clothing catalogs, as can be seen from these intriguing Rugby Ralph Lauren choices.

What does a name really mean? Abby Sandel looks beyond etymology to meanings found in family, art, nature, politics, personal values — even colors, ala new starbaby Blue Ivy Carter.

The most wildly anticipated celebrity baby name of the year will soon be revealed. Wacky, unique, unexpected, or unexpectedly sedate? Predictions, please.

There’s a Hundred-Year Rule in baby names, which Ava and Austin and Amelia have already obeyed by coming back into favor. Which will be the next century-old appellations to reemerge?

We’re pleased to present our final 2011 Quarterly Report on the latest beautifully named babyberries.

What was the most popular name of the year? It all depends where you were. Could be Macie, could be Mia.

Unisex names are popular for both boys and girls. Here, the top 25 most-viewed unisex names on Nameberry this year. Plus, be sure to vote for #101 on our girls’ and boys’ popularity lists to win a signed book!