Jan 21, 2019
Celebrity Baby Names: Hanson Baby #6
We’re delighted that our favorite celebrity baby namer-NB contributor is now sharing how she and her family arrived at the names for baby #6!
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Jan 16, 2019
Top Names Around the World
This week’s baby name news includes names celebrating life, a moniker that started as a joke, and what’s hot on the East and West Coasts and around the world.
Jan 15, 2019
How Important to You is a Name’s Distinctiveness?
Our question of the week is about the elements that go into what makes a name truly distinctive–and how important that is to you.
Jan 11, 2019
2019 Baby Names from 1919: Metro, Marvel, Maude
By Linda Rosenkrantz Which 2019 baby names follow the hundred-year rule and are ready for a comeback from the 1919 popularity list? At the beginning of each new year, we like to take a century-long look back hoping to discover some lost names that could be perfect for today. In 1919, the First World War—aka […]
Jan 10, 2019
Baby Names in the News: Solstice, Atom & Mickey
By Clare Green This week’s news includes dramatic word names, on-trend starbaby arrivals, and new popularity lists from the US, Canada and beyond. Wild new year names We saw lots of New Year’s Day baby names last week, but here are a couple more standouts among the first arrivals of 2019. Solstice was the first […]
Jan 8, 2019
Science Fiction Baby Names
The Name Sage helps this mom looking for a name from the worlds of sci fi and fantasy.
Jan 7, 2019
2019 Celebrity Baby Name Predictions
Several celebrity dads, including Kanye and Kobe, will be adding to their families this year. Here are Sophie’s predictions for their names.
Jan 6, 2019
December Berrybabies: Auden Gray and Nina May
A lot more boy names than girls on Nameberry birth announcements in December!
Jan 2, 2019
New Year Baby Name News
The final baby name news report of 2018 has a ton of interesting and unusual names.
Jan 1, 2019
British Baby Name Trends of 2019
What were the uniquely British naming trends in 2018? Expert Eleanor Nickerson clues us in!
Dec 31, 2018
Notable Names for December Babies: Winter, Holly and Bodhi
Names of baby-worthy heroes, heroines and events tied to the chilly month of December.
Dec 30, 2018
Nameberry Picks: Coolest celeb baby names of 2018
The best starbaby names of 2018, from Alma Bay to Story Annabelle.
Dec 27, 2018
Striking Midnight Names for the New Year
Some striking choices celebrating New Year’s at the stroke of midnight.
Dec 26, 2018
Unusual Baby Names in the Christmas Week News
Unusual names from all over the world feature in this week’s baby name news.
Dec 25, 2018
Creation Stories Names Beyond Adam and Eve
Intriguingly exotic names from the creation myths of various cultures.
Dec 23, 2018
12 Christmas-Born Celeb Names: Conrad, Clarissa & Cosima
14 celebs who celebrate their birthdays on Christmas Day.
Dec 20, 2018
18 Great Christmas Carol Names
A Merry Christmas post filled with names from carols and other Xmas songs.
Dec 19, 2018
Starbaby and Other Name News of the Week
Starbaby, international and Christmas baby names in the news this week.
Dec 18, 2018
Baby Name Theft: Are We the Bad Guys?
When someone close to you uses the name you’ve picked for your about-to-arrive son, what to do? The Name Sage has definite ideas!
Dec 16, 2018
12 Best Golden Globe Nominee Names
What are the best names up for Golden Globes? Here are our picks.
Dec 13, 2018
Most Popular Names 2018
Olivia and Atticus continue their reign at the top of Nameberry’s list of Most Popular Names 2018.
Dec 12, 2018
Unusual Baby Names in the News
A week of interesting name news from the worlds of TV, baseball, France and New Zealand.
Dec 10, 2018
What Was Your First Name Love?
Do you remember the name that ignited your love for names?
Dec 9, 2018
Celebrity Baby Names: Looking Ahead!
Sophie’s predictions for the names of next starbaby arrivals.