Baby Names 2025
Nameberry is the name in baby names, the world's largest baby naming site created by the leading name experts. We've got popular names and unique names, the latest name trends and the most accurate name meanings, plus a revolutionary baby name generator. We're the source you can trust to help you search baby names and make the choice of a lifetime.
Top 1000 Baby Names
Some people search the top baby names to get ideas for what to name their babies, and some people search them to see what NOT to name their babies. To get started, here is the most recent official list of the top names for girls and boys in the US.
Search Names by First Letter
Narrow your name choices and focus your name search with this search-by-letter tool, which gives you all the names on Nameberry from A to Z.
Unique Baby Names
We've got thousands (upon thousands) of unique, rare, uncommon, and unusual names, including ancient treasures and modern inventions, international names and names drawn from nature, places, and words. Visit our central page for unique names to find a baby name that's as individual as your child.
Baby Girl Names
Congratulations, it's a girl! To find a name for your daughter, visit our Baby Girl Names page for top girl names and unique girl names, classic names for girls and bold new female names. You can search girl names by letter, origin, and style. Here are the top girl names on Nameberry right now.
Baby Boy Names
Congratulations, you're having a baby boy! To get all the latest news and information on naming your son today, visit our page for Baby Boy Names. You'll find popular boy names and unique boy names. You can search for boys' names by letter, origin, and style, browse the latest trends in boy names, and connect with other parents naming baby boys. Here are the top baby boy names right now.
Gender Neutral Baby Names
Team Green? Learn the latest about unisex names on our main page for Gender Neutral Baby Names. You'll find the top unisex names for children, lots of kinds of unique gender neutral names, plus information on all the baby names are currently used more for girls, more for boys, or are true nonbinary names.
Newest Names on Nameberry
We're always adding new names to our database. Here are the most recent entries. Many of the names we add are suggested by our visitors.
Scandinavian Names
Scandinavian names -- baby names that are Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, or all of the above -- have become more popular in recent years, as fictional Vikings introduced the culture to the wider world. Names of Norse gods and goddesses are particularly on trend.
Names That Mean Love
Search names by meaning by starting with a meaning that, well, means something to you, then finding a name that fits. Here are some of the most popular lists of name meanings to help you find a meaningful baby's name.
Fastest Rising Names on Nameberry
What's popular on Nameberry tends to be ahead of the rest of the world, and the fastest-rising names in our database are the most forward-looking of them all. Hot, trendy, stylish -- whatever you want to call them, we predict you'll hear these baby names more often in the years ahead.
Rustic Aristocrat Names
Rustic Aristocrat is a term Nameberry invented to describe names that combine the image of diamonds and cowboy boots, a rusted Mercedes and the family silver, a historic mansion with a ping pong table in the ballroom. If you're looking for a name with obvious class, but not in a gold toilet, designer bag kind of way, Rustic Aristocrat names might be right for you.
Cool Unique Middle Names
Cool unique middle names work well with traditional first names -- but they can also be fun if you're going cool and unique all the way. Here are some of the coolest, most unique middle names for you to consider.
Autumn Baby Names
Let your baby's birth date inspire their name. These names are related to the fall season, the time of year when the most babies are born. (Mmmm, what were you doing last Christmas?)
Names Created by Authors
Names created by authors, from Shakespeare to Sarah J. Maas, include familiar choices like Miranda and Jessica along with exciting new inventions like Feyre. The perfect choice for a book lover, here is a collection of names invented by authors that give main character energy..
Black Cat Names
Black cat names might suggest luck or the lack thereof, or the black cat's famous mystery and dark beauty. If you cast superstition aside and welcome a black cat into your life, you might want to give him or her a mystical name.
Name Generators and Quizzes
Nameberry has created a range of unique name generators and quizzes. There's the deeply analytical Baby Name DNA, which tests your preferences in names and in life to create your unique naming profile and generate hundreds of names that match your individual DNA. And then there are a range of quizzes and generators just for fun. Here's a sampling.
Talk About Baby Names
Talk about baby name trends and choices with your fellow berries on our friendly forums. We have girl names forums and boy names forums, forums for players of baby name games and for birth announcements. Get baby name advice and join the Nameberry community.
Get Expert Advice on Naming Your Baby
The baby name experts at Nameberry can help you find the perfect name. Whether you need one name or are looking for someone to walk you through the entire baby naming process, private name consulting can help you make a choice you'll love forever.
How to Change Your Baby's Name
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott changed their baby's name, from Wolf to Aire. But name changing isn't only for celebrities. Lots of parents experience baby name regret and consider making a change. Here are the stories of some who did, and tips if you're considering a name change for your child..