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… Could this announcement give it a further boost? The couple also have a son called Maxel, born in 2015. This smoosh of cool names Max and Axel feels like it …

… they went in a different direction for their new son?  Sid fits right in with Max and Gus, grandpa names that have reclaimed the playground.  But Sid also has a …

… Entry"}} Hottest Girl Names 2023 Girl names getting more popular with our readers include flowing maximalist names, such as Arabella and Calliope, as well as sweet mini-names like Wren …

Posh names for a lovely little force to be reckoned with that have a regal, literary, and/or historical twist. We are naming a spoiled puppy but these work for …

Five syllable names for girls are the ultimate long and lovely baby girl names – perfect for pairing with a shorter surname or middle name. A big bonus of five syllable …

Names sturdy as cotton candy and solid as dandelion fluff, reminiscent of the Gilded Age and Mrs Astor's "Four Hundred" list

because it doesn't matter how amazing we all are, between writers, artists, and everything else, we all share one (1) single brain cell when it comes to names.

… Cove, Dashiell, Dax, Fletcher, Fox, Kit, Park, Rex, Rocco Girl: Bird, Domino, Grey, Indie, Liv, Max, Monroe, Poet, Scout, Sea, Sutton *Update* It’s a girl—Ray Ling Song! Alexi …

Girls names that are way overdue for their comeback! These are 'grandma' names which would be super cute on a kid.

… Murphy) Lovi (Jovie) Artula (Tallulah or Aaliyah) Marikit (Marigold) Evadne (Evangeline) Cleome (Cleo or Chloe) Maxeline (Adeline or Madeline) Merrily (Millie) International Stars Many cool international names have migrated over …

… oldest to youngest: Christopher, Sophie, Chloe, Jack, Daniel, Luke, Millie, Katie, James, Ellie, Aimee, Josh, Max, Tillie, Oscar, Casper, Hallie, late brother Alfie, Phoebe and Archie (who featured in our …

One of the most classic and influential names around, John is the everyman. Here are some alternatives!

I’ve been thinking non-stop about dog names since we just recently got a puppy. When coming up with a name for the little guy, I was adamant about …

Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. A recent report by the …

List of the names I like for first or middle name (French names and English names mostly). + means favorite

Sci-fi baby names are about much more than wacky inventions and unpronounceable alien words. In fact, some of the most memorable science fiction characters have very ordinary, classic names …

Science cat names are perfect for the feline furbabies of scientists, technophiles, and science lovers. Science names for cats are drawn from the worlds of astronomy and medicine, botany and …

The top baby names of 2018 are in, with Emma and Liam continuing their reign as the Number 1 girl and boy names. The top baby girl names remain exactly …

You might be surprised what counts as a grandparent name these days. Recently we looked at how the new mom names and dad names are the popular picks of the …

It’s impossible to know how many celeberries we have out there, but every so often a celebrity couple has such good taste, I wonder if they’re one of …

By Joe Satran Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three …

The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way parents are naming their children. The Philippines has already seen babies named Covid Bryant, Covid Rose, Covid Lorraine, and Coviduvidapap (all confirmed with …

Georgi writes: Our daughter is Aurelia Rose. Do we stick with the ancient, Roman, Latin theme for our second … or not? We like some modern and girly names, too. Our …

One of the cornerstones of our work reinventing the way people look at baby names is our list of So Far In They're Out Names. These are trendy names …

Popular baby names aren’t always replaced at the top by similar names, though sometimes it feels that way.  Emily moves down, Emma moves up.  Jason slips, while Jacob and …

Names of characters from the tv-shows I love. This list includes names from: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, the O.C., Revenge, Grey’s Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, the …

A long list of all of my favorite boy names. Some of my favorites are timeless classic names that are familiar, while others are little more unusual. I tend to …

All of my favourite boys names. Most of them are in the top 2000 since all my favourites are popular now.

The Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Brooklyn is big in Sioux City. Jack remains #1 in Scotland, Jayden is #2 in California, and Liam is most popular in …

Ancient and literary, Atticus re-entered the US top 1000 for the first time since 1881 in 2004, and has been climbing ever since.

names of characters from the dance themed TV show on the family channel "The Next Step"

Looking for an off-the-radar European baby name? Catalan names are sweet, simple, and refreshingly different. Catalonia, the region in north-east Spain of which Barcelona is the capital …

By Sophie Kihm We’re only two months into 2017, and already we have been blessed with the two best pregnancy announcements of the year (dare I say decade?). Yes …

Hello Berries! My husband and I have a difficult time when looking for baby boy names. I like names that are familiar yet uncommon but hubby likes them to be …

Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades …

Oliver is one of the most stylish boy's names to date — the perfect combination of deep-rooted history with soft, gentle sounds. But ranking #3 in the Top US …

We’ve been scrutinizing your responses to our recent survey, in particular the question that asked what you’d like to see more of on nameberry, with an eye to …

Belgian native and guest blogger Sarah B. unscrambles the pieces of the complicated jigsaw puzzle that is the diverse naming structure of her native land by analyzing its Most Popular …

Georgia, the feminine form of classic George, is sweet but spunky, classic but not boring, easygoing and casual but still storied and beautiful. Here are some alternatives!

By Tiana Putric Spellebrities are kids who can spell words that most of us simply can’t: appoggiatura, cymotrichous, esquamulose, guetapens, and stichomythia. According to cognitive science professor Brenda Rapp …

the smell of freshly cut grass, dimples, popcorn on movie night, wholesomeness, yellows and browns and reds and greens, the last days of summer break, surprising people with acts of …

For the Nameberry 9 this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel walks us  through the flower-name garden and shares some celebrity news. Earlier this week, Nameberry explored the unexpected …

The QWERTY effect, which shows that words containing more letters from the right side of the keyboard are rated more positively than those with more from the left, extends to …

One of the cornerstones of our work reinventing the way people look at baby names is our list of So Far In They're Out Names. These are trendy names …

On the boys’ side of nameberry’s Most Popular Names 2010, Henry edged out Finn to hang onto the Number 1 place that it’s held for most of the …

Creative baby names can be more than names you invent: The category can include names from literature, the arts, and even photography.  You could consider a related word name–the …

Gal Gadot’s baby name should be easy to predict. She’s set a precedent with her two older daughters — it’ll be a name that’s popular in Israel …

By Sophie Kihm This month has seen some high profile pregnancy announcements. The Baldwins, Olivers, and Reynolds? How did we get so lucky? There’s no doubt that these babies …