Jun 3, 2019
May Arrivals: Phoebe Wren & Susannah Sparrow
Some gorgeous names among the May arrivals of our newest berrybabes.
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May 30, 2019
Best Baby Names: Beyond the Top 1000
Some fabulous names are given to only a small number of babies–here is our pick of the best!
May 29, 2019
Baby Name Dilemmas and Sane Celeb Choices…
This week’s baby name news includes starbabies, international and occupational names, baby name dilemmas and much more.
May 28, 2019
Dad Names: Updates for Alpha Babes
How to transform a Millennial dad name into a cool name for a modern Alpha generation boy.
May 27, 2019
The Top Baby Names in Every State
Not every state had Emma and Liam as #1. Let’s look at the variations!
May 24, 2019
Memorial Day Namesakes: Alburtus to Loyola
A celebration of notable namesakes born in the year of the first Memorial Day
May 22, 2019
Top Baby Names (and some at the bottom)
Baby name news this week includes popular and unpopular names, teachers’ dilemmas, Psalm West–and much more.
May 21, 2019
Nature Names for Boys
Their firstborn is Cedar. Now they need ideas for nature names for boys that are just as perfect for his little brother. Lisa writes: We have a son named Cedar, and we’re expecting another boy in September. If it was a girl, we were considering Aurora, Juniper, or Sequoia. I know Juniper and Sequoia could […]
May 20, 2019
The Hottest Nickname Names of 2018
The royal Archie leads the nickname names heading up the popularity ladder.
May 19, 2019
Starbabies: Predicting the next celebkid names
Some stellar starbabies are on the way–read Sophie’s predictions of their names, and add your own ideas and hunches.
May 16, 2019
Best New Names in the Top 1000
Some great new names made it onto the list this year for both girls and boys.
May 15, 2019
Lost Baby Names: Now Back on Track
Names now on the SSA popularity list after a very long hiatus, from Dot to Atlantis.
May 14, 2019
2018 Most Popular Names: The Playground Analysis
Kelli Brady’s highly anticipated annual analysis of the real baby name popularity of 2018–aka her Playground Analysis.
May 12, 2019
Popular names: Nameberry vs US
The Nameberry rankings of popular names is quite different from the Social Security list, and reflects baby name popularity of the future.
May 12, 2019
The New Top 10 Contest Winner
Congratulations to our Berry Amy, known in the comments as Orchid_Lover, who won our “Guess the New Top 10” contest! Amy’s predictions for the Top 10 baby names of 2018 were as follows: 1. Emma Noah 2. Olivia Liam 3. Ava William 4. Sophia Oliver 5. Isabella Benjamin 6. Charlotte Elijah 7. Mia James 8. […]
May 10, 2019
Top Baby Names 2018!
The Top Baby Names of 2018 in the US have been announced by the Social Security Administration.
May 8, 2019
Surprise Name News of the Week: Archie Harrison
Some long-awaited announcements in this week’s name news, including a royal baby, and new popularity charts from several countries!
May 8, 2019
New Royal Baby Name!
Archie! If that name for the newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the bookies’ odds at all, it was down there with Boris and Keith and all the other ridiculous ideas. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. It’s kind of perfect. Archie is both quintessentially British and quintessentially American, like the Duke and Duchess […]
May 7, 2019
Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!
Our annual Mother’s day salute to celebrities’ moms with fantastic names!
May 6, 2019
Cool New Names: Cecily Plum and Lazlo Telemachus
by Linda Rosenkrantz When I looked at all the cool new names posted on our Birth Announcement forum in April, I was struck not only by the actual choices (fabulous as always), but by the care, research and negotiations that shaped them. Take a look at the unique stories behind Juniper, Beckham, and Riven, for […]
May 5, 2019
Contest: Guess the New Top 10 and Win!
If there ever was a holiday for baby namers, it would be the Friday before Mother’s Day. For this is the day that the Social Security Administration releases the data on the most popular baby names of the previous year. This Friday, May 10th, the official list of US Most Popular Names of 2018 will […]
May 2, 2019
Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls!
How Millennial mom names can be transformed for the Alpha generation.
May 1, 2019
Emerging Biblical Boy Names
Interesting items in this week’s name news includes thoughts on Biblical boys, Game of Thrones names, new starbabies, name theft and unusual namesakes.
Apr 30, 2019
Sibsets: Finding a name for baby #3
The Name Sage helps find the perfect sibset name for baby number 3.