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… the past few years, choosing a baby name from movie ticket stubs might be a winning proposition. GIRLS Akeelah Alice Amelia Beth Bettie – Gretchen Mol portrayed controversial pin-up girl …

… Dr. Kildare movies DIXIE Selden, an American Impressionist painter EDITH Holloway, a British chess champion, winner of the first post-World War 1 British Women’s Championship ELEANOR Porter, the …

… Arlo Parks (born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho) is an up-and-coming British singer-songwriter, winner of the Brit Award for best new artist and the Mercury Prize for album …

… and Ben McKenzie had a son named Arthur on March 8. Congrats to our contest winner, Paige! Katharine McPhee and David Foster named their baby boy Rennie — a family name …

… are having a moment. Wilder broke into the US Top 1000 last year, and the winner of this year’s Invent a Name contest is the edgy, outdoorsy Trekker. Other …

… novel, We Have Always Lived in The Castle and by Jessica Love in her award-winning picture book Julian is a Mermaid. It has also been given to characters on …

… where schoolchildren go head-to-head to spell ever more elaborate words. Past spelling bee winners have had some pretty great names. Surprisingly, this tiny insect name hasn’t charted …

… picky do we get about etymology? If you look in a Latin dictionary, Victor means “winner” and Victoria means “victory”: they’re different words. A pedant might say the feminine …

… the subject of revered short story writer George Saunders' first novel and an Academy Award winning movie by Steven Spielberg. The nickname Linc has a nice sixties 'Mod Squad' feel.

… was chosen by actor Omar Epps for his son, and is also used as the name of the young narrator and protagonist in the award-winning novel The Kite Runner .

… Porter is best known for his achievements in musical theatre. His most successful Tony Award winning musical Kiss Me, Kate was completed after Porter was disabled from a serious horseback …

This week’s news includes rare biblical boys’ names becoming more visible, a case of TV name theft, and a baby girl named after a restaurant. Celebrity babies: Moses, Paris …

If I had a daughter, I would chose from these names, they are so cute.

Boy names that start with B are led by Benjamin, which entered the Top 10 in 2015. The only other B names in the Top 100 are the fashionable Brooks …

By Linda Rosenkrantz May was an extraordinary month in the Nameberry Birth Announcement forums. We had a girl named Tully, boys called Godric and Endymion and Ignatius, middle names Lilac …

By Abby Sandel How far would you go to show your loyalty to your team? You’ll buy season tickets, of course. Play the team’s signature song at your …

I'm listing all the names I like that are within the top 500 for the year 1880.

Scarlett Johansson is doing more for this sparky southern name than Scarlett O'Hara ever did. Since the turn of the 21st century, Scarlett has gone from an obscure literary …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Last week we looked at some neglected girls’ namesake names, now it’s the boys’ turn as we seek some equally distinctive names from American history and …

Way back in February 2015, we challenged readers to invent new names. After all, everyone is doing it. In 2015, babies born in the US were named Summerlyn and Symphanie …

Chloe is a pretty springtime name symbolizing new growth. Though slightly off its peak in the Top 10 in 2010, Chloe still ranks in the Top 20 and is solidly …

Princess Eugenie’s baby name has finally been announced, and it was worth the wait: August Philip Hawke. Hawke? That’s a new one for a royal baby, but it …

Nameberry Style columnist Elisabeth Wilborn, doyenne of The Itsy Factor and You Can’t Call It It, has a wonderful treat for all our Facebook friends and their friends this …

By Josh Murray We live in a world that is more connected than ever. World events influence politics, politics influences art, art influences culture, and it all influences the names …

Cute older girl names with cuter nicknames. Some are fairly common while others are unusual for modern girls to sport

This year for Black History month, we salute the African-American artist names of  distinguished painters, sculptors and photographers — accentuating, of course, those with the most interesting names. These Black …

Charlotte, the name of the young Princess of Cambridge, is the latest classic name to join Sophia, Emma, Olivia, and Isabella at the top of the popularity list. It is …

By Linda Rosenkrantz One perk of following international events for name nerds is the exposure to a whole new world of interesting multi-cultural names, and the current Winter Olympics …

Nearly two years ago we ran a nameberry contest asking you to guess the name of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner‘s second child; now the challenge is to come …

By Meagan Burke, TulipByAnyName April is a time for planting, planning, and spring cleaning. The second month of spring, April is budding with hope and offers a lovely bouquet of …

Of all the names that start with B, those with a “Bo” sound are the biggest trend. The most popular for boys are Bodhi, Beau and Bowen. Beyond them, there …

The official list of U.S. Most Popular Names 2011 will be revealed this Friday, and so in advance of that announcement, we’re asking YOU to predict: What do …

Trendy celebrity baby names are kind of the golden mean of starbaby names. We all love raising our eyebrows at “crazy” celebrity baby names, but for every one-of-a …

By Nephele Now that the Social Security Administration has released its annual baby names listings beyond the top 1,000 (including all names that had at least five occurrences in …

Some of you know that I have another writing life as a novelist: Babes in Captivity and Suburbanistas are two of the novels I’ve published — my new one, called …

Here at nameberry, we’re not so much in the business of tracking which names are popular now – the Social Security Administration does that more accurately than we ever could …

By Abby Sandel Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in the US, and that means movies. Not just any movies, either. The summer schedule is packed with …

by Ren Williams Many of the stories about the recent US Popular Names list focus on the names at the top and on the rise: the Sophias and Jacobs, Khaleesis …

By Linda Rosenkrantz The HBO show Girls is back, and whether you love it, hate it, or couldn’t care less, you’ve got to admit that it has probably …

In this turned-around pre-holiday week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel offers her baby name wish list, as well as her picks of the newsiest Nameberry 9 names. With …

The Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain Don’t you love a good baby name controversy? If you’re in the UK, ITV’s This Morning provided a …

By John Kelly, mashed radish From Nobel Prizes to the World Series, October 2016 gave us many surprises, and some great inspiration for October baby names. Here’s a look …

by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names Finding the perfect seasoning blend for this recipe was challenging. The goal was to find names that not only ranked mostly outside the …

This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel offers a special bonus in addition to her Nameberry 9 names in the news. One of the arguments against unusual names is this …

By E. Wittig Aries baby names are a fiery bunch.  In a few days, we will be under in sign of the ram. Aries runs from March 21st to April …

By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names. Every decade or two the name landscape transforms. New names are on the way in. Old names are on the way out. But …

Imogen has long been fashionable in England and is gaining favor in the US among stylish parents. Pronounced the British way — the initial i is short as in Kim, as …