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May 9, 2018

Name Popularity Countdown: The waiting game!

Here’s the weekly news in baby names, as we eagerly await the new SSA popularity list!

May 8, 2018

Marian Names Way Beyond Mary, Marie and Maria!

There are hundreds of names linked to the Virgin Mary&#8211;both directly and indirectly, and for boys as well as girls.

May 7, 2018

Fresh Berry Names of April: Amity Sky to Zeke Iron

By Linda Rosenkrantz Primrose, Magnolia, Lilith, Hawthorne, Eben, Zeke Iron. And sibsets Juniper Rae and Indigo Rue, and Callum Rogers, Waverly Ren and Morwenna Jubilee. What’s this? Just another glorious month in the land of berrybaby and April baby names. Here’s the full list of forum postings for April, including girl twins Rowan Violet and [&hellip;]

May 6, 2018

CONTEST: Guess the New Top 10s and Win!

The new most popular baby name lists will be released by the SSA on Friday, MAy 11th!

May 2, 2018

Little Prince Louis Special Report

The big name news of the week is the birth and naming of Britain’s Prince Louis Arthur Charles. Get all the details here!

May 1, 2018

Girl Names: Long and Meaningful

A repeat customer for the Name Sage as she seeks a sister name for Carina.

Apr 27, 2018

Royal Baby Name: It’s Louis Arthur Charles!

The wait is finally over&#8211;the new little prince is named Louis Arthur Charles!

Apr 27, 2018

Royal Baby Name Announced and it’s a Big Surprise!

Big surprise in royal baby name!

Apr 25, 2018

Surfer Names, Sibsets and Starbabies in the News

In this week’s name news a potpourri of celebrity choices, including some surfers, large family names and a little girl named Biba Bluebell!

Apr 24, 2018

25 Perennially Popular Bible Names for Boys

Here’s the select group of Old Testament boy names that have never been off the popularity list.

Apr 23, 2018

Unique Tree Names for Arbor Day

For nature lovers on Arbor Day&#8211;a whole new category of tree names.

Apr 22, 2018

100+ More New Names Nominated by You!

A new batch of fascinating names enters the Nameberry database, thanks to you berries!

Apr 19, 2018

Hottest Baby Names 2018

The hottest baby names of 2018 are a rare group with tons of appeal.

Apr 18, 2018

Newsy Baby Names: Billy, Dali, Ivey + True

The newsiest name this week is True, but there’s lots of other interesting news as well.

Apr 17, 2018

Girl Baby Names: Freddy’s sister needs a name!

They adore their son’s name Frederick/Freddy&#8211;what can they find to love as much for his baby sister?

Apr 15, 2018

Step-Sibling Sibsets: Starbaby predictions

What will Kate Hudson and other celebs be naming their new babies?

Apr 11, 2018

Baby Names in the News: Axel, Ozil and Maile

By Clare Bristow This week there are lots of honor names in the news, celebrating family members, sporting heroes, and even a betting shop. Also, some surprising spelling statistics. Starbaby names with meaning: Axel and Maile Seth Meyers’s story of how his son Axel Strahl was born in an apartment lobby is quite something &#8211; [&hellip;]

Apr 10, 2018

What Name Do You Love….

Our Question of the Week: What are some names that have morphed from negative to strongly positive for you?

Apr 5, 2018

Top City Baby Names Around the World

These are Nameberry’s most popular baby names in 23 cities around the world.

Apr 4, 2018

Classic and Creative Baby Names in the News

By Clare Bristow This week’s news includes names from the ancient world, Europe and the 1990s, plus some of the most gloriously unusual names you’ll hear this year. 1990s names: not the next big thing Do you believe everything you read on the internet? Despite the rumors, 1990s names are not about to make a [&hellip;]

Apr 2, 2018