Jan 3, 2017
Debbie Reynolds Character Names
Over her long career, Debbie played a wide variety of characters, with names ranging from the perky Tammy and Bobbi to the classic Frances and Charlotte.
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Jan 3, 2017
More Baby Names Needed for a Short Short List
This reader asks the Name Sage for suggestions in making her short list longer.
Jan 2, 2017
December Babyberries: Auburn, Atlas & Ember
The final month of 2016 brought some intriguing IRL berry choices, including a girl named Quincy and a boy named Orion Bay.
Jan 1, 2017
Last of the 2016 Celebrity Baby Names
The last weeks of the year brought some major starbaby names, from Mick Jagger’s Deveraux Octavian Basil to Mila Kunis and Aston Kutcher’s Dimitri to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s Ines.
Jan 1, 2017
Carrie Fisher Character Names
A memorial tribute to Carrie Fisher via some of her character names.
Dec 31, 2016
British Name Trends 2016: Oliver, Olivia & Trixie Grace
How do the UK name trends of 2016 compare with those in the US? Here’s Eleanor Nickerson’s analysis!
Dec 28, 2016
40 Unique Baby Names
A lot of people say they’re looking for unique baby names, but what do they really mean?
Dec 27, 2016
International Girl Names: Turkish delights
Today’s guest blogger, a native of Turkey, offers a menu of her country’s names for girls, from the familiar Ada to the less known Zeynep–which happens to be the top name in Turkey.
Dec 27, 2016
Boy Baby Names: More great choices for #5
The Name Sage contemplates the best names to go with big brothers Max, Cooper, Jack and Judson.
Dec 25, 2016
9 Girl Names Inspired by Ines
9 revivable classics inspired by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ baby Ines.
Dec 25, 2016
Gender Prediction Tests: Facts and fictions
Which of the gender prediction tests are real and which are just myths?
Dec 22, 2016
Great Christmas Names Beyond Noel and Natalie
C is for Christmas, and also for Caspar, Charity, Clara, Comet–and more offbeat choices for a Yuletide babe.
Dec 22, 2016
Influential Baby Names: Beauty Queens & Models
Uniquely named beauty pageant winners and supermodels have had a definite–if brief–impact on baby names.
Dec 21, 2016
Happy Hanukkah Names for Girls
A warm and friendly group of Yiddish names for girls to commemorate Hanukkah.
Dec 20, 2016
Food & Drink Names: Some like it hot
We’ve looked at food and spice names, now let’s wash them down with some comforting beverage names.
Dec 20, 2016
Top Ten Girl Names: Too Popular to use?
How popular is too popular to use? See ikf you agree with the Name Sage and take the poll.
Dec 18, 2016
V Baby Names: Deveraux, Octavian, and more
Mick Jagger’s eighth child’s name is right on trend with the first two names featuring a V in the middle–Deveraux Octavian.
Dec 15, 2016
The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names 2016
Arrow? Remington? Luna? Which of these 13 starbabies of 2016 will be the most influential?
Dec 15, 2016
The Trendiest Name in US History?
What’s been the trendiest baby name ever? You might be surprised by what this new research shows.
Dec 14, 2016
Golden Globe Noms: Our awards for the coolest names
A wonderfully rich and diverse range of names can be found in this year’s roster of Golden Globes nominees.
Dec 13, 2016
Names from Books: The Golden Compass
Some nice wintry character names from Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass” for you to consider.
Dec 12, 2016
Most Popular Baby Names 2016
Here are the Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names for 2016 on Nameberry, including Olivia as the new Number 1 for girls, Ezra retaining its crown on the boys’ list, and a rundown of the hottest baby names of the year.
Dec 11, 2016
2016 Baby Name Faves
9 boy and girl names that surfaced in 2016 and will move higher in 2017.
Dec 11, 2016
Great Expectations: Newest Celebrity Predictions
Predictions for Pink, Bradley Cooper, Jimmy Kimmel and more.
Dec 8, 2016
Names of the Year? Your Turn to Pick!
Nominate one more candidate for Name of the Year 2016.