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Many English last names are commonly used as first names in America, but other English-speaking cultures — including the UK — have not taken to this trend as readily. The most …

Celebrity baby boy names include the names that stars give to their sons, from the jaw-dropping (X Æ A-XIII) to the truly influential (Saint, Archie, Flynn — the list …

Place names for babies is an ever-expanding category, as some place names — Savannah, Dakota, London — become popular and parents look to adopt undiscovered locales as names for their babies …

Spanish names have become widely popular in the US. Along with the highly-ranked Isabella, Spanish baby names in the US Top 300 for girls include Ana, Angelina, Elena, Gabriela …

German baby names on this list are those that have their roots in German and Germanic languages, which is not necessarily the same as names popular in modern Germany. On …

… rarer choices, consider the Scottish nature name Cairn, the Scandinavian title Jarl, or the biblical Reuel.  Glenn Glenn or Glen could still work as an unexpected nature name with a …

As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 …

VSCO girls dominated pop culture in 2019. They popularized natural beauty products, told us all to save the turtles, and somehow even propelled Crocs back into fashion. But unless you …

Christmas names range from the literal – like Natalie and Noel, which both mean “Christmas” – to symbolic choices like Piper, Cassia, Felix and Shepherd. Christmas is a magical time to welcome …

Baby name trends for 2022 blend fun and fantasy with more serious themes of hope, strength, and spirituality. The pandemic has highlighted our need for escapism and adventure, but also …

We have all heard the Shakespearean saying "what's in a name?", but today we are asking, "what's in a nickname?" The early 2000s and 2010s were defined by …

Baby name trends 2025 are influenced by social media, fast fashion, and a global sensibility that extends beyond our own world. Today’s trendiest names value safe harbors, the natural …

Gender-neutral names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 …

This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel follows the lead of Jada Pinkett (with son Jaden) in showing us how to find boys’ names honoring a female namesake. Jaden Christopher …

by Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names Racing ahead of the rest of the UK when it comes to timely releasing its data, this week, Scotland published its full list of …

I may be the world’s only novelist who’s also a name expert, which makes it doubly ironic that I was compelled to change my own character names. But …

What are the top baby names of all time in the US? There’s an official answer. And then there’s an unofficial, but more revealing, answer that solves the …

In a stunning upset, the ancient boys’ name Atticus has jumped to the top of Nameberry’s baby name popularity list for 2017. Atticus is the Number 1 name for …

Baby names 2019 will include lots of names from new sources around the world and in nature, trends reflecting spirituality and nonbinary ideals, an F and a U and a …

Variant of Seble

Igbo name made more familiar by its relationship to the popular Belle and Bella.

Sebelio is a rare masculine name with likely Latin or Spanish origins. It may be related to the Latin name Sebellius or could be a variant of Silverio (from Latin …

Also spelt Sebele, this soft-sounding name means "harvest" in the Amharic language of Ethiopia.

Nebra is the name of a town in Germany, notable for the Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Aged disc inlaid with gold symbols of the sun, the moon and stars …

A slew of names start and end with the same letter, giving them a spunky edge. Are you a fan of the double letter?

Isabelle and Isabella are still widely popular names across the globe, so here are a list of alternative names that you may not have considered before.

African girl names hail from all around the continent and offer an uncommon yet usable complement of choices. A few African girl names are starting to catch on in the …

Uncommon girl names come from a range of sources and include place names, unusual vintage names, surname names, invented names, and baby names from around the world. Many unique girl …

By CaraMichelle It’s that time of the month when Cara compiles her comprehensive list of the latest babies born all over the celebrisphere. The August baby name that provoked …

Names that mean good or kind can express these values and hopefully pass them on to your child. Kindness is a quality that all parents hope to imbue in their …

For this week’s Nameberry Nine, columnist Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain talks about the myriad sources of baby name meaning and inspiration, from family to philosophy to art to …

African names for girls are derived from a wide range of cultures, languages and countries, from Arabic to Xhosa, Swahili to Yoruba. Some African names have migrated to other continents …

Male names for characters in fantasy settings, some are from mythology or fantasy fiction, great for OCs(original characters) or PCs(player characters).

African baby names derive from a wide range of languages and cultures, from Ethiopian to Nigerian, Yoruba to Xhosa. African names often originate with days of the week or times …

A list of names for girls with heroic meanings like strong, kind, brave, or honorable.

A giant compilation of all my favorite names throughout the years including guilty pleasures and names that I would never consider nowadays. Clearly I have a soft spot for girl …

Virgo names might reference its virginal meaning, with names connected to purity or notable virgins. Names for Virgo babies could also include Wednesday, the sign’s associated day of the …