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These are Nameberry's Top 100 most popular girl names for the entire decade of the 2010s. Our popular names list is calculated on which names received the most pageviews …

Some of these names are more usable than others, but if you want to flaunt your love of literature they'll do the trick. This list includes names of characters …

My favourite girl names of 2023! These are kind of basic because I am also kind of basic.

… Peanuts bully was Lucille “Lucy” van Pelt, the sassy eight-year- old.  Suitably, the name Lucy is saucy yet solid, with associations to I Love Lucy and Beatles hit “Lucy …

… Julissa, Julius, Jules LILY Lillian, Liliana, Lilia, Lila, Layla, Leila, Lola, Leilani, Lorelei, Delilah, Tallulah LUCY, LUKE and LUCAS Lucia, Luca, Luna, Lucan, Lucian, Lucius OLIVIA Alivia, Olive, Liv, Livia …

… a great, classic name.  Is Judy too Jetson, or is she an obvious alternative to Lucy and Ruby?  And will we really name our daughters after fictional infants in a …

… v, like Oliver and Everett. Luella sounds like a mash-up of Top 100 names Lucy and Isabella/Ella. It’s a sweet spot that doesn’t necessarily rely on …

… currently the more popular spelling, but until 1973, Catherine-with-a-C was preferred. L Lucy, Lucia, Lucille, Luciana, Luna, and Louisa are all rising, making Lou– one of the …

… known, perhaps even ordinary name for her son or daughter. Girl: Celeste, Eleanor, Esme, Isabel, Lucy, Luna, Maya, Mila, Tessa, Viola Boy: Arlo, George, Jasper, Jonas, Leo, Nico, Sebastian, Theodore …

… by Spanish artist Joan Miro and also heard as a short form of Miroslav.  Actor Lucy Lawless has a son called Judah Miro.  If Leo and Milo are current, Miro …

… Jane Eyre Hortense, CB– The Professor, Shirley Isabella, EB— Wuthering Heights Leah, CB– Jane Eyre Lucy, CB—Villette Maria, CB—Jane Eyre Matilda, AB—Agnes Grey Millicent, AB—The Tenant …

… light or bright such as Lucas, Robert, or Uriel for boys, and Claire, Helena, and Lucy for girls, in honor of the longer days and vibrancy of the season. Other …

It was our very own message boards that tipped us off to the trend: Obsessive Name-Loving Teens, as the forum is titled, is where the youngest nameberryites meet, hang …

The most popular British names for 2018 are hot off the press from the Office of National Statistics. Once again, Oliver was top in England and Wales, for the sixth …

A list of baby girl names inspired by the First Ladies of the United States.

Back in February, a topic was posted on the Girls’ Names section of our Message Boards suggesting that people list their current Top Ten favorite names for girls, and it …

What will the Scarlett Johansson baby names be? While I’m definitely disappointed that the Paris Hilton pregnancy rumors didn’t turn out to be true, I am pleased that …

Sweet Josie is usually a nickname for elegant Josephine, but rising in its own right too. Here are some alternatives.

By Linda Rosenkrantz The folks at the Social Security Administration publish not only the thousand most popular names for every year dating back to 1880, but also the Top 200 …

A list of Saints, Martyrs, and other names fit for a good Catholic baby! List is under construction--there're a lot of names out there!

By Denise Potter The third month of the year holds more than the promise of spring. The thirty-one days of March encompass a little bit of everything—from the …

Baby girl names inspired by all of the first ladies of the United States of America.

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By Sophie Kihm This month’s predictions of celebrity baby names features two exciting firsts for me: my first twin prediction, and my first Duggar prediction! I’ve been crossing …

By CaraMichelle Here’s Cara’s comprehensive list of the starbabies born in October! Among the more high profile October baby name choices are Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikas’s …

by Sophie Kihm As 2018 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year in celebrity baby names…and look ahead to baby names 2019. It was …

Brilliant baby names sparkled once again on the September Birth Announcements forum. There was one pair of perfectly paired twin names: Isabel Therese and Leo Henri. Unusual names included Winry …

Names inspired by awesome anarchists, feminists, freedom-fighters, radical thinkers and anti-authoritarians in history and literature.

Do you prefer your girl names plain or fancy? Streamlined or frilly? In other words, are you Team Olive or Team Olivia? Popular tastes today run towards girl names that …

Names for the colourful, confident, unique and vibrant badass in the making — may they be artists, poets, or whatever they dream to be.

by Pamela Redmond Satran When we published our exclusive lists of most popular urban baby names around the world a few months ago, you cheered….and complained. You loved knowing …

This week for her (Nameberry 9: Top new TV names – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry nameberry.com/blog/nameberry-9-top-new-tv-names) report, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Would you pay tens of thousands of dollars to have a crack team of experts develop a one-of-a-kind name for your baby …

Seasonal baby names: would you consider using one? Each year, the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales releases a month-by-month breakdown of the Top 10 baby …

Doberman names are fitting for this beautiful, intelligent, and large dog breed. Originating in Germany, the Doberman is one of the most popular pets in the US. The most popular …

Sarah writes: We have two girls, Lavender Miriam and Cordelia Rose. My husband and I cannot figure out a name for another girl. Both daughters have eight letter first names …

Names of musicians/singers and names used in songs. Will include stage names and possibly legal names if known.

By Abby Sandel After writing about baby names for the last eight years, I sometimes think that nothing can surprise me. I’m always ready to explain why a baby …

By Emily Cardoza This past weekend I went to see Robert Eggers’ The Witch, an excellent (albeit scary and really unusual) film about a Puritan family dealing with the supernatural …

By Clare Bristow Summer is just around the corner! If you’re looking for name inspiration for a summer baby, what about these sun-drenched names, or names inspired by …

This week’s news includes Christmas babies, thankful names for miracle babies, and inspiration from high society. Christmas birth announcements: Angel and Santa While some of us were enjoying mince …

A list of names of characters and actors from the show Once Upon A Time

The most popular names by state can look very different from the national statistics. The top baby names USA were once again Liam and Emma, but depending on where you …

By Brian Tomlin Looking at names that were popular in the early days of the U.S. gives us a chance to reflect on how much we have changed and …

By CaraMichelle The holiday month just past brought a big bounty of celebrity baby name announcements. The most highly anticipated was that of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s second …

By CaraMichelle Once again, Cara has produced an incredibly comprehensive international list of new celebrity babies. Among the highest profile arrivals: Liv Tyler‘s Lula Rose, Alannis Morissette’s daughter …