Baby Name News

Place-names are hot: continents, countries, states, cities, boroughs–and now even street names get their turn.

British baby names tend to celebrate the vintage and the unusual.

We’ve all heard about parents’ name remorse, but what if it’s the child who doesn’t like his or her name? Here are a few tips on helping them embrace their name.

Word names are one of the top trends of 2017. Here are nine that are gaining fast on Nameberry.

After the Victorians came the Edwardians, bringing with them some new names that have become semi-classics on both sides of the Atlantic.

For Women’s History Month, we introduce you to ten women from different times and places whose achievements–and names–should be better known

CaraMichelle hunts far and wide to assemble this comprehensive list of the starbabies born every month.

Can baby names be tied too tightly to book and movie character names? The Name Sage weighs in.

Most of Hitchcock’s thriller masterpieces featured glamorous, cool, collected blonde beauties; here are some of their names that you might want to share.

We commemorate International Women’s Day with the names of the strong women who have become leaders of their countries.

Natalie Portman’s new baby Amalia inspires thoughts of other lovely, elaborate girls’ names.

These names’ associations with famous foods makes them all the more appealing.

Aspen in Colorado, Brigham in Utah, Ransom in Washington. What unusual names are most popular in your state? Check out this list!

Some super Berry name announcements in February, from Celestine Martha Willa to Zebediah Sterling.

These unusual, distinctive baby names that get an outsized amount of love in each state.

The Name Sage’s suggestions for a first daughter, looking for names in the key of Waverly and Ainsley.

Is there pressure on a girl named Faith to be particularly faithful? Grace to be graceful, Prudence to be prudent? Here’s one such bearer’s take on the subject.

It’s a generational thing–here are more than 100 of today’s names that might baffle your mom.

Turns out that reality TV–from Jersey Shore to Duck Dynasty– proves to be a fertile source for unusual baby names.

A defense of offbeat celebrity names–which might not be as crazy as they may seem.

Baby name predictions for the two sets of high-profile celebrity twins ahead, and more!

Yesterday, a girl named Jay, today a boy named Jayne–two complementary approaches to gender equality in names.

Gertie is really cute, but does that mean there’s hope for Gertrude?

You might be slightly surprised by the Name Sage’s advice this week. What do you think of Julia’s choice of Jay for a girl??

Looking for an African name? Here are 14 wonderful choices.