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… boys include British favorites like Alfie, Louie and Brodie, as well as classic Italian boy names like Dante, Salvatore and Vicente. And of course, many other popular names that end …

… we’ve compiled a list of over two dozen more subtle choices, potential summer baby names that you may not have considered. Aine Pronounced AWN-ya, this is one of …

… name: Dog. Most dog owners are a bit more imaginative when it comes to pet names. The list of the most popular dog names generally doesn’t change much from …

… gains to come… Jethro Once the ultimate hillbilly name, now one of the intriguingly unique names in the fashionable o-ending gang. And British prog rock band Jethro Tull lends …

… legendary hair, the etymological Samson is known for its origin: the Hebrew shemesh, “sun.” The name’s popularity reached an all-time high at #578 in 2016, a powerful choice …

… 100 lists: 59 girl names and 53 boy names appear on both. Many popular Aussie names that are not in the US Top 100 have a “British” feel — such as …

… names on neighboring lists: SCOTLAND JACKLEWISDANIELLIAMJAMES NORTHERN IRELAND JACKMATTHEWDANIELJAMESRYAN For the full list of the British/Wales top 100, go to: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk …

… all familiar with Oscar and Tony and Emmy, but there are lots of other award names that aren’t as well known,  most represeningt a distinguished namesake.  And no, we …

… Jim Lindberg decline to share their kids’ names, but most do reveal what an anarchist names his baby. For the most part, the names are stylish but far from outlandish …

… also rich with stories that show longer-term change in how we think about the names we give our children. Last week’s nine biggest names in baby name news …

In this week’s Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel’s choices run from the royal Amalia to the unique Catchen, showing the anything-goes spirit of baby naming …

We don’t particularly think of Woody Allen as a cutting-edge filmmaker, but there is one area in which he has been—if unwittingly—prescient, and that is in …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Maybe if I’d ever gotten into watching one of those shows about the Housewives from any place other than my home state of New Jersey …

By Pamela Redmond Satran George vaulted halfway up our boys’ popularity list for 2013, thanks to the naming of the little British Prince George Alexander Louis.  George went from Number …

by Tara Ryazansky It seems like I can’t check my email or stand in a grocery store line these days without being bombarded with images of pregnant celebrities.  I …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Some weeks, the baby names in the news are aggressively modern.  Rocket and Rebel, Ryder and Stryker.  Girls can be James.  While boys can’t …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Of course we all want our kids to be winners. So how about giving him or her a leg up by starting life with an achievement-award …

By Linda Rosenkrantz The surprise top name for boys in 2013 was the Old Testament Noah, followed by the not so surprisingly high-on-the-list Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Benjamin …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Friends of mine are expecting baby #3.  After two nicely-named daughters, the dad told me, “If it’s a boy, we’re pretty set …

By Brooke Cussans, at baby name pondering With the release of the movie _Annabelle‘_this month, it seemed like a good time to look at the names of some of …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Maybe you’re expecting triplets.  Maybe you’re Uma Thurman. But chances are that if you’re narrowing down a baby name, you’re looking …

Uncommon baby names can be unique in an astonishing number of ways. There are those uncommon baby names that are literally unique, absent not only from the US Top 1000 …

By Nirit Sumeruk When it comes to writing about Paris’s fashion scene and the names of people who have both in the past and in-the-now inspire, create …

By Bree Ogle It’s amazing how much fashion, and with it, the models who display it, changes over time. For example, the fifties were exemplified by women with defined …

By CaraMichelle A substantial list of celebrity babies were born last month, including such A-listers as Sam Worthington’s Rocket Zot, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biels’ son Silas Randall …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Once upon a time, there was a group of names that shared an image of balding, cigar-chomping, middle-aged, Hollywood movie mogul-types—names like Max …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Atticus makes major baby name news by topping Nameberry’s count of Most Popular Names for the first half of 2015, on the publication day of …

By Meagan, TulipByAny Name Sesame Street has warmed our hearts since 1969 with its fun and educational program. We’re all familiar with Elmo and Ernie, two of the most …

By Abby Sandel Nameberry is lucky enough to have millions of visitors every month, and one of our favorite things to do is check out the baby names that catch …

Since the Social Security Administration began tallying the popularity of baby names, there have been —believe it or not—only ten girls’ names that managed to hit the top spot …

By Abby Sandel Ever think that every possible baby name has been used? This week’s baby name news proved that it just isn’t so. English actor Jack Huston …

Sarah writes: We are expecting our third son in July, and we’re having trouble coming up with baby boy names we both love, fits with our older boys’ names …

By Nancy Man, Nancy’s Baby Names During the First World War (1914-1918) — one of the largest and deadliest wars in history — the Allies fought the Central Powers for …

By Clare Bristow Now is an exciting time for fans of The Jungle Book. The live-action remake of the classic Disney film has been a box-office hit, and …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Why would you choose a girls’ name name from another culture? There are several good reasons. First of all, there is the sheer beauty of so many …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Are you looking for classic baby names but bored by all the usual suspects: Emma and Olivia, William and James? We have a great source for …

By Abby Sandel Last year, we took a look at 28 names that our readers love. How do we know for sure? We’re lucky enough to have millions of …

By Abby Sandel We’ve always loved word names. Just ask the Pilgrim parents who chose Faith and Hope, the early twentieth century Opals and Earls, or the children of …

April showers us with poetry. It’s National Poetry Month, for one thing, and on April 23 we observe the birthday of the most celebrated poet and playwright of the …

They’ve chosen two great names for their daughters, but now sister number three is on the way! Let’s help them find a not-too-wacky, not-too-common …

By Linda Rosenkrantz In 1789, when George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the nation—the first elected president in the world– there was a lot of discussion …

By Linda Rosenkrantz November turned out to be an interesting month in the babyberry arrival world! First of all there were four sets of twins: 2 boy/girl and 2 …

Our list of 100 baby names that should be on everyone’s list this year includes more choices than in the past of names that are obscure and surprising. That …

by Linda Rosenkrantz HAPPY HOLIDAY!! Thanksgiving baby names include November baby names from those of the arrivals on the Mayflower to those responsible for making it as a national holiday …

Another year, another raft of fantastic new names added to the Nameberry database, courtesy of our brilliant Berries! From Adalind to Zaelia, Alberic to Zlatan: the newest Nameberry names may …

This week’s news includes baby name trends, the fastest-rising names of the last five years, cute and clever nicknames for girls, and names you’ve never heard before …

Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what …

Cornish names are one of the most overlooked, yet up-and-coming, areas of Celtic naming. Unlike their Irish, Scottish and Welsh cousins, Cornish names are still the relative under …

What are the biggest baby names for 2022? The top choices we’re watching for the year ahead? We’ve rounded up 50 baby names that hit all the hottest …

If you could give just one largely unknown and under-appreciated baby name a big PR boost, what would you choose? We recently stumbled across this intriguing thread topic from …