News & features
Oct 4, 2010
There’s a new Number One for boys, as nameberry tracks its most popular boys’ names for the first three-quarters of the year. Tristan and Atticus are moving up, Ryan and Mason heading down, and surprises abound.
Oct 1, 2010
Nameberry’s tally of our most popular names for 2010 so far reveal Charlotte still on top, Adelaide and Aurora moving up fast, and a large collection of surprising new names to watch.
Sep 29, 2010
At last! The inner workings of the Social Security baby name lists are revealed by the man largely responsible for many of its popular features.
Sep 29, 2010
Is it ok to blend ethnicities? What are the pros and cons?
Sep 28, 2010
Want a name for your baby boy that’s new, stylish, and unusual? No, that’s not too much to ask. Here are dozens of choices.
Sep 26, 2010
Looking for one of those secret names that’s fresh, stylish, but used for fewer than 100 babies a year? One of these great choices might be right for you.
Sep 22, 2010
Names are a sensitive subject. Even when people ask for advice, they may not want to hear the truth. How honest are your opinions?
Sep 21, 2010
How two girls’ names from a Spanish reality TV show jumped onto the US Most Popular list.
Sep 19, 2010
The new British baby names are charming, eccentric, and inspirational. Hottest trend: some R names we haven’t heard in a while.
Sep 17, 2010
A hand-crafted list of Early American craftsmen’s first names — Hercules, Marinus, Reverdy, anyone?
Sep 15, 2010
…the one you’ve always loved and always will.
Sep 14, 2010
The heavens are filled with angel names, and here are 25 of the best.
Sep 9, 2010
Lots of the most fashionable girls’ names today — Maisie and Mercy, Clementine and Bryn — are still flying below the Top 1000 radar. Here are our picks of names that hit all the right style buttons but are given to only a handful of baby girls.
Sep 7, 2010
Do you bless your parents for their perfect choice or wonder what in the world they were thinking?
Sep 7, 2010
Mariella and Serenella, Alfio and Livio–fresh choices from iconic Italian films.
Sep 3, 2010
Alluring names from Breathless, Jules et Jim, and other timeless French Nouvelle Vague films.
Sep 1, 2010
Some surprising origins of occupational names–check out Hollister!
Aug 29, 2010
From the fantasy world of Tolkien comes a selection of usable Elvish names, from Elen to Helin, Leo to Veo.
Aug 27, 2010
A look at the boy names widely used a hundred years ago but not so much anymore, from Dudley to Dock, Lafayette to, gulp, Lacy and Lavern. Yes, Lavern.
Aug 25, 2010
Dozens of names that were popular in 1910 have faded from sight. Will they be lost forever, or do some have a chance at a comeback?
Aug 23, 2010
New names on the tube, from Auggie to Sookie to Temperance to Ziva.
Aug 20, 2010
You love your mother-in-law Darci, but there’s gotta be a way to honor her without naming your daughter Darci.
Aug 19, 2010
More and more people come to nameberry searching not for a name for their baby, but for a cool middle name for themselves. Here, some ideas for middle names that can juice up your Facebook persona (and maybe, your life).
Aug 18, 2010
Which of the faded standards is ready for a comeback?