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Dec 5, 2019

Coolest Celebrity Names of 2019

2019 celebrity names included a British royal, a Reality royal and many other cool choices, from Birdie Mae to Story Grey.

Dec 4, 2019

Baby Yoda, meet Baby Yara

From (Baby) Yoda to Yara, a look at the pop culture-inspired names that have gone from zero to hero faster than you can say Khaleesi.

Dec 3, 2019

Traditional Male Names with a Wow Factor

The Name Sage helps this mom find a traditional name with a wow factor for the baby brother of Augusten Emery Axel.

Dec 2, 2019

Japan Announces New Top Baby Names

Japan's top baby names are here.

Dec 1, 2019

Classic Baby Names Return to Nameberry

A mix of classic and contemporary names in this month’s berrybaby arrivals, from Kenneth to Elodie.

Nov 26, 2019

Teddi Mellencamp Needs a Name for her Daughter!

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has put the call out on Instagram—she needs help choosing a name for her baby! Teddi Mellencamp—daughter of rockstar John Mellencamp and current cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—is expecting a baby girl with her husband Edwin Arroyave. The couple have a seven-year-old daughter named Slate Angel and a [&hellip;]

Nov 25, 2019

Banned Baby Names: Iceland Rejects Lucifer

Add Lucifer to the long list of banned baby names in Iceland. According to a report from Iceland Monitor, the controversial choice was recently rejected by the Icelandic Naming Committee after parents tried to give it to their newborn son. Commenting on its decision, the Committee stated: “Since the name Lucifer is one of the [&hellip;]

Nov 25, 2019

Are These Stars Guilty of Namenapping?

Last month, Lauren Conrad named her son Charlie Wolf—the same name as Zooey Deschanel’s son born two years earlier. There are no hard feelings between the two, with Deschanel telling US Weekly, “That was so weird, right? I don’t think she knew it.” Conrad, in her statement to the magazine, said, “It sounds like I’m [&hellip;]

Nov 22, 2019

Name Guru to the Stars: Latest Picks

Nameberry’s Name Guru to the Stars chooses great names for a range of celebrities who are expecting baby girls and baby boys in the coming months.

Nov 21, 2019

Help the Bode Millers Name Their Twin Boys!

Olympic skier Bode Miller and wife Morgan Beck Miller recently became the parents of identical twin boys &#8212; but now they need twin names! The Millers told People Magazine that they were having trouble agreeing on names for their twins. “It’s a daily battle to the point where some days we have to stop the conversation [&hellip;]

Nov 20, 2019

Long Middle Names for Girls

The Name Sage meets the challenge of finding just the right middle name to blend with the short choice of Lia.

Nov 19, 2019

We Analyzed Names on Forbes’ New Richest List

If you’re hoping your baby girl grows up to be a self-made billionaire, you might look for naming inspiration to Forbes‘ lastest list of America&#8217;s Richest Self-Made Women. Those who believe in the power of names to shape a child&#8217;s future may be disappointed in many of the names in this collection. The exceptions tend [&hellip;]

Nov 19, 2019

Survey Reveals the Naughtiest Names

A new study picks the naughtiest and nicest children’s names, but they missed some of the most obvious examples, like Danger and Rowdy.

Nov 18, 2019

Top Baby Names of the Decade

The top baby names of the 2010s include several classic names that still dominate the charts: Emma, Olivia, and Sophia for girls, along with Liam, Noah, and James for boys.

Nov 17, 2019

New Baby Surname Trends

Giving babies surnames that don’t belong to either parent is growinbg trend, with mashup surnames and invented names on the increase.

Nov 14, 2019

Celebrity Baby Names: News of the week

This week’s celebrity baby name news includes two routes to standout starbaby names, plus there’s the trend for human-sounding brand names, and a look at the fleeting phenomenon that is baby name popularity in the 21st century.

Nov 14, 2019

Awesome V Names for Boys

A variety of vivid V names for boys, from Valentino to Viggo.

Nov 12, 2019

YOU CAN DO WHT EVR YOU WNT!

By Laura Dunphy It started with a search for a carry-on bag in a boutique where totes and suitcases and travel pouches perched on exquisitely-lit museum pedestals. I picked up a rectangular prism of perfect proportions and inhaled the musk of its crisp leather accents when a saleswoman appeared at my shoulder. “Let me know [&hellip;]

Nov 11, 2019