Dec 17, 2014
Name Stereotypes: Why I’m glad my name isn’t Kim, Lee or Park
Alice Chon relates her personal feelings on how names can reenforce racial stereotypes.
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Dec 16, 2014
Top 100 Girl Names of 2014
Nameberry’s most popular girls’ name for 2014 is one that hasn’t yet cracked the US Top 1000. Also new to the Top 10: Two pop culture stars.
Dec 15, 2014
What Names are Common in YOUR Neighborhood?
There are the baby names most popular in your country. Then there are the names heard often on Nameberry. And then there are the names that are common in your particular neck of the woods. What are they?
Dec 14, 2014
Upscale Baby Names: The s-ending boys
Brooks, Banks, Briggs–these and other s-ending surname names sound just like they’re headed for Harvard, says Aimee Tafreshi in her guest blog.
Dec 14, 2014
Celebrity Baby Names: Traditional With a Twist
From European royalty to Hollywood royalty, Abby Sandel finds traditional names with a twist in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Dec 11, 2014
The 14 Most Notable Names of 2014
Here are Nameberry’s picks of the names that we think made the greatest impact in 2014.
Dec 11, 2014
Great Baby Names from New Movies
Abby Sandel looks ahead to upcoming movies and finds a varied menu of character names, including girls called Murphy, Tilly and Lucinda and boys Hiro, Lazarus and Louis.
Dec 10, 2014
Ancient Baby Names: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Trajan
The rise of the Roman Emperor names from Augustus to Constantine to Julian to Titus. Which could rule in the modern world?
Dec 9, 2014
Your Best and Worst Name Letters
Which name letters do you find yourself liking most and least, and what are some of your favorite (and least favorite) names that contain those letters?
Dec 9, 2014
The Most Common Christmas Names: Carol and Virginia
Another fun roundup of people with holiday names from Whitepages, this time focused on Christmas. And no, there isn’t a single Ebenezer Scrooge in the US.
Dec 8, 2014
November Starbabies: Baby Names A to Z
CaraMichelle’s roundup of the celebrity babes born in the month of November, running the gamut from Aaliyah to Zahlia.
Dec 7, 2014
Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents
Though they have certain drawbacks, names with accents definitely have a special je ne sais quoi. Guest blogger Alice Pinder presents some of her favorites.
Dec 7, 2014
Newsiest Names this Week: Nash, Zephyr, and Aman
A bumper crop of interesting starbaby names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, from Aman to Zephyr.
Dec 4, 2014
Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee
You think Lynn and Lee have disappeared? In this blog, Nick Turner proves that they’re just hiding inside other names. It’s Lynnsanity!
Dec 3, 2014
Notable Names for December
Christmasy and other wintery names feature in Kelly McDonald’s monthly round-up of notable names for December.
Dec 2, 2014
Cross-gender namesakes: Did you, would you, can you?
Have you or would you name a baby after a loved one or hero of the opposite gender? And how do you approach the issue?
Dec 1, 2014
November Babyberries: Jubilee, Elowen & Elowen
Here are some of the delicious choices made by berries in the month of November–eg Wilhelmina Kate and Luna Camille, Alfred Fox and Arrow Benjamin Craig. Do you have a fave?
Nov 30, 2014
Celebrity Baby Names: The V, X, and Z epidemic
Three letters in particular are popping up all over the starbaby map, in first, middle and last place: look for lots of V, X and Z sounds, says Abby Sandel.
Nov 30, 2014
He’s a Gem: Boys’ names Onyx, Jasper, and Jet
The girls have Ruby and Pearl and Opal…but what about the boys? Meagan has some strong gemstone suggestions.
Nov 27, 2014
An International Adoption Name Challenge
Angie Bahng’s personal story of the challenge of finding the perfect names for her adopted Korean daughter.
Nov 26, 2014
A Thanksgiving Menu of Pilgrim Names
It’s Throwback Thursday, so here’s a look back at our very first Thanksgiving blog.
Nov 25, 2014
Hebrew Baby Names: 5 things you might not know
Aviva Rosenberg offers a most interesting lesson in Hebrew baby naming–the traditions and the trends
Nov 24, 2014
Billy and Bob are Back in the Playground
There are signs–especially in the celebrity world–of a return of old Depression Era All-American nickname names like Tommy and Johnny and Billy. Do you think it’s a trendlet that will spread?
Nov 23, 2014
Unusual Names for Girls: Hidden treasures below the Top 1000
Unusual names for girls are becoming more prevalent and more usable every year. Here are the most recent crop of unusual girls’ names.
Nov 23, 2014
Thankful for Baby Names: The Brave and the Beautiful
We all at Nameberry are thankful for the endlessly fascinating subject of names–and this week Abby Sandel gives examples of some of the reasons why, in her Nameberry 9.