News & features
Nov 17, 2010
The nameberry question of the week: Have you discovered any great names on your family tree? Have you found inspiration in any previous generation’s first, middle or surnames? Have you researched your ancestry on the web in hopes of coming upon a wonderful name? Have you already used or are you planning to use any ancestral names for […]
Nov 11, 2010
Some surprising character names lurk in the pages of classic and modern lit–names that move way beyond Romeo and Juliet, Atticus and Holden.
Nov 10, 2010
Is it better to tell the world your baby’s name sooner or later?
Nov 8, 2010
The latest on what’s happening in French baby names, from Manon to Maxime.
Nov 5, 2010
They may not make our list of the Top Baby Names of 2010 so far, but these unusual and intriguing choices are still attracting the attention of thousands of parents.
Nov 3, 2010
Some boys’ names that were once thought of as ‘so-far-out-they’ll-always-be-out’ are suddenly up for reconsideration.
Nov 2, 2010
You say Juliette, I say Juliet. Both spellings are equally legitimate….or are they?
Nov 1, 2010
Do TV character baby names have an influence on other baby namers? Guest blogger Abby Sandel traces their history from I Love Lucy’s Lil’ Ricky to The Office’s Cecelia.
Oct 29, 2010
In celebration of Halloween, we turn our attention to a ghoulish new source of baby name inspiration. Goodbye, vampires; hello, werewolves and your furry names.
Oct 28, 2010
The list of most popular baby names in the UK for 2009 has just been released, with a new top boys’ name for the first time in 14 years.
Oct 26, 2010
Oops–have you ever had second thoughts about the name you chose?
Oct 25, 2010
Of the over 200 people who entered, one got it right! Welcome, Stella Zavala Damon, and congratulations, Stephanie Bailey!
Oct 24, 2010
What do Thomas, Tobias, and Octavius have in common? That’s right, they all end in s — which can be a winning formula for boys’ names.
Oct 21, 2010
The sudden reemergence of Buster and Buddy, Sonny and Junior.
Oct 19, 2010
What’s the one name you’d love to use if it weren’t that….?
Oct 18, 2010
Here’s a distinctive collection of names that truly are unique — they were searched just once on nameberry this year.
Oct 15, 2010
Read on to find out the odd hurricane names that register as a blip on our baby naming radar.
Oct 13, 2010
Nameberry turns two today. Here are the names, the blogs, and the forums most popular with the 5 million visitors we’ve hosted — and what’s ahead next year.
Oct 12, 2010
Matt and Luciana Damon’s fourth daughter will be born any minute now. Will she have a Latinate name like her sisters Alexia, Isabella, and Gia? Or something more surprising? Guess the new baby’s name and win a full set of signed baby name books.
Oct 12, 2010
Yesterday we took a look at the girls’ names moving in and out of fashion and now we turn our attention to their brothers. And here we find a somewhat different picture. Overall, it confirms the fact that there is much greater consistency on the boys’ side of the fence, with a huge proportion of the […]
Oct 11, 2010
Zoe and Chloe were both hot in the 1880s–and other surprising facts about the history of popular girls’ names.
Oct 8, 2010
Ava and Aiden are not only more fashionable but may do better in school and might even live longer than Donald and Doris.
Oct 6, 2010
Posh names like Perdita and Peregrine from the pages of four witty writers.
Oct 6, 2010
What if one of you loves the name Oscar but the other can’t get the Grouch out of his head?