Baby Name News

Lots of international input in the baby name news this week from England and Wales to Israel.

The Name Sage helps find a girls’ surname name for this family that feels fresh and modern and blends with those of her two brothers.

Contemporary classic novels offer some wonderful and unusual character names.

Our Question of the Week: Last week, Serena Williams introduced the world to her adorable two-week-old daughter in an Instagram post. The baby’s name, she revealed, was Alexis. A perfectly nice, normal name; popular, but not too popular, at Number 119. But here’s the unusual part: The newborn’s father is also named Alexis. And the new […]

This week’s baby name news includes the birth of a tennis starbaby and word names like Storm

Sometimes finding the right name centers around the middle name.

There’s a new girl name clique in town, and they all end in ‘er’–from Aster to Clover to Piper to Winter.

Coming up: new starbabies arriving in the Kimye, Osbourne, Phelps and other celeb households–and here are our predictions for their possible name picks.

English names are a diverse lot, encompassing classic names with English roots as well as surnames, word names, and place names.

Hurricanes can damage names such as Katrina, Harvey, and Irma, while a royal choice can elevate a name to the heights.

Nameberry birth announcements in August include some unusual first names, middles and matched sibsets.

These names related to occupations of the past are highly usable today. Happy Labor Day!

A new little Zuckerberg, starry names and a torrential storm, all in this week’s baby name news.

Question of the week: Can a name’s bad backstory negate it for you?

Striking new TV boy character names from Cleaver to Cotton to Turin to Teo.

Guest blogger Kathleen McIntosh presents the case for the multi-nickname name.

Quirky girl character names from new TV shows, from Bey and Boo to Creek and Duke.

The baby name news this week includes plenty of unusual specimens, including the timely newborn Eclipse.

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are expecting their third baby and have definite ideas of how they want it to match daughters Honor and Havens’ names. Sophie Kihm offers some suggestions and invites you to join in.

Who do you talk to when you talk about names?

These baby girl names are sleek, simple, modern, and unique, and all ranking below the US Top 1000.

Not all celebrities choose out-there names–several recent starbaby names are right on trend.

Guest blogger Melissa Willets draws from her personal experience to advise how to honor a rainbow baby.

Question of the Week: The baby is healthy and home from the hospital. It has a name. Is this the time to call dibs on his online territory?

When is it ok to choose a popular mainstream name? See what the Name Sage says and vote on the poll!