News & features
Sep 30, 2011
The last few months have seen a bonanza of beautifully named Nameberry newbies–including those with great first and middle name combos and sibsets, from classics like Julian James to creatives like Baker Ann.
Sep 28, 2011
Celebrity babies can have even more influence on name trends and popularity than their famous parents. Here, why Harlow’s hot, Huckleberry’s not, and which celebrity baby names are catching on with the rest of us.
Sep 28, 2011
Did one of your Nameberry-approved name choices produce a raised eyebrow–or worse–from someone out there in the non-namenerd world?
Sep 27, 2011
These dozen nicknames come with a warning label: rampant popularity ahead.
Sep 26, 2011
What’s the Fall TV line-up in baby name ideas? They range from exotics like Tigerlily and Kimantha, international names like Anders and Minka, classics like Conrad, and good old nicknames like Maggie and Bert.
Sep 23, 2011
There’s a lot more to names from The Simpsons beyond Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie. How about Verity or Titania, Hugo or Horatio?
Sep 23, 2011
Au revoir, Danielle and Pierre, and bonjour to a new group of French names chic in Paris and ready for their debut here. How many do you know?
Sep 21, 2011
Whether it was inspired by a much loved person, a public personality, a character in a book or was one you completely made up, what was your favorite name as a child– and does it make you blush now?
Sep 20, 2011
Maybe a name that means peace won’t get your baby to sleep through the night…but it’s still a lovely, inspirational idea.
Sep 19, 2011
High-profile Mom sites have become among the hottest sources of wild and wooly baby names–from Reverie to Glow to Boheme.
Sep 15, 2011
When does a nicknamey name move beyond that to become a solid, viable, stand-alone choice? How about Halle? What about Will?
Sep 14, 2011
We’re here because we think names are important. But are they everything — or would a Bertha smell every bit as sweet as a Rose?
Sep 13, 2011
Which boys’ names are attracting a quiet but dramatic rise in interest right now? These sleepers could be the most popular boys’ names of the future.
Sep 12, 2011
You’ll find some names you may never have heard before in this week’s baby name news–Raden? Revere? Vox?
Sep 9, 2011
Southern names have a distinctive charm all their own, and the novels and plays by its native sons and daughters native are chock full of them.
Sep 8, 2011
There’s the official popularity list: ho-hum. Then there’s the Nameberry popularity list. And now there’s the secret Nameberry popularity list.
Sep 6, 2011
The brewing Beyonce baby name question, Alyssa Milano’s pick, and other nameberry name news of the week.
Sep 2, 2011
From Baxter and Booker to Webster and Wheeler, a Labor Day salute to names that sometimes surprisingly reflect the laborers of the past.
Sep 1, 2011
Which came first, the first name or the last? Today’s knowlegeable guest blogger unravels the complex intertwining of given and family names, putting Aubrey, Avery and Austin in their proper places.
Aug 31, 2011
What do you think of families whose kids’ names all start with the same letter, or are a garden of flower names? Would or did you theme your children’s names?
Aug 29, 2011
It’s not your fault: You’ve never named a baby before. If you’re a first-time namer, beware of making these common mistakes.
Aug 29, 2011
This week’s Nameberry 9: Why it’s good to be ahead of the name curve, which surprising celebrity is inspiring a new name craze, and whether it’s goodnight, Irene?
Aug 26, 2011
Trend alert: Boyish girls’ names starting with the syllable ‘Ha’ have been popping up all over the place, as in Harper, Harley and Harlow.
Aug 25, 2011
How about an award name for your baby…Lola? Luna? Lulu? Abel? Ambrose?
Aug 24, 2011
Let’s have your thoughts on what would make a great Question of the Week.