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Aug 25, 2019

Gorgeous Greek Girl Names

Ancient Greek girl names make great modern choices, here are 14 underused examples, from Acacia to Xanthe.

Aug 18, 2019

Names Meaning Red are Blazing Hot

An extraordinary number of names meaning red or red-haired–from Ruby to Rory to Flynn–are trending right now!

Aug 14, 2019

Celebrity Baby Names

Celebrity baby names in this week’s news includes two very different boy names, and lots of stories about how names shape our identity…and maybe even the way we look!

Aug 8, 2019

66 Fragrant Flower Names

From Astro to Zafferano–a big bouquet of French, Spanish and Italian flower names.

Aug 7, 2019

Celebrity Baby Name News…and more

This week’s baby name news includes gender-neutral and alliterative starbaby names, plus how to reuse your friend’s baby name gracefully, and sisters with sporty acronym names.

Aug 6, 2019

Unique Names for Boys

The Name Sage helps find a brother name for Elowyn Magnolia and Arthur Jack Ruger and invites readers to vote on her suggestions.

Aug 1, 2019

July Baby Names: Latest Berrybaby choices

by Linda Rosenkrantz The July baby names in the latest Berrybaby birth announcement report may be short, but they’re long on particularly gorgeous sibsets.  Just consider Caroline, Winnie and Wyatt; Theodora, Beatrix and Elowyn; and Griffin, Willow and Juniper! And some nice classics too. Here’s the full list and the stories behind them. July baby […]

Jul 31, 2019

Unique Baby Names in the News

Unique baby names feature heavily in this week’s name news, from fresh word names chosen by high-profile parents to rare examples from England, India and Israel..

Jul 28, 2019

Gem Names: The hot new name category

Gem names are a hot category in baby names right now, with many of them shooting up the popularity charts. They’ve even been embraced for boys—Onyx was one of the fastest-rising boys’ names in 2018. Current favorites like Jade and Ruby have plateaued, while former hits Crystal, Amber, and Diamond have plummeted. The new generation […]

Jul 24, 2019

New Top French Baby Names

This week's name news includes new popularity lists from several other countries, alternative ways to pick a baby name, and the ups and downs of sharing your name with someone famous.

Jul 21, 2019

Celebrity Baby Names

The latest predictions of what will be the starbaby names of the next celebrity kiddos.