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Unisex names for girls are an ever-widening pool., with more and more names jumping back and forth across gender lines and new gender neutral names minted all the time …

Unisex names for boys encompass those that originated as boy names but now are used for both genders along with unisex names from new sources like word names and nature …

Baby names that are favorites of today's parents, both those at the top of the popularity lists and those that have been rising through the ranks, may appeal if …

Cool cowboy names for baby boys are as hot in Brooklyn as they are in Bozeman. The romanticized image of a cowboy and all that it stands for — heroism, adventure …

The trending girl names right now may be a very different group than you'd guess, especially if you're first-time parent new to recent baby-naming styles, fads …

Last names as first names have been growing in popularity for boys and girls too over the past few decades. Last names as first names are among the top gender …

trending names for baby girls and baby boys

Western names, baby names that carry the image and feel of the American west, are trending today in some new and surprising ways. Western baby names first became popular with …

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 …

These are the names that peaked in 2021 — those that were at their highest point ever on the official US popularity list in 2021. For some of the names on …

Sibling names add a whole layer of complexity to naming a baby. Naming your first child may have been challenge enough — finding names that you like, agreeing on a single …

Twin names present double the naming challenge but can also be double the fun. Naming twins is a rare opportunity to choose two related baby names at the same time …

Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and …

Recently we looked at girls’ names that we were surprised were below the Top 1000, but that were given to at least 100 babies last year. Today we survey the …

Noah has unseated Jacob to become the new Number 1 name for boys – the first new top boys’ choice of the 21st century. The boys’ side of the list claims …

We launched Nameberry in October 2008, the same month the economy collapsed and a few weeks before Barack Obama was elected president. In that decade, 40 million babies were born …

Girl names starting with S have always been popular throughout the years, from Susan, Sandra, and Sharon of the mid 20th century to Sarah, Samantha, and Stephanie of the 90s …

When it comes to politics, Red States are usually thought of as conservative while Blue States are liberal, but baby name preferences defy those categorizations in surprising and counterintuitive ways …

For fans of Scottlyn, Suttyn, and Stratton, Stratlyn blends the strat element (from the Latin strata) with the popular suffix -lyn. As such, it could have various meanings including "street …

A modern variation of the Norse Baugi, a figure, who, in some versions of mythology helps Odin obtain the mead of poetry from his brother, Suttungr. Ultimately, it comes from …

A natural successor to Hunter, Hudson, and Huxley, Hutton is an unexpected yet on-trend unisex name. Associated with Scottish geologist James Hutton, and as a first name with designer …

by Pamela Redmond Satran The trendiest girls’ names of recent years have been flowery and elaborate: Isabella and Sophia, Olivia and Arianna.  They end in vowels….and often begin with …

Here’s the beautiful thing about baby names: the well never runs dry. No matter how many names cycle through Top Ten lists, no matter how many celebrities choose truly …

This name's buttoned-up British vibe is what makes it cool - that, and the fact that it was chosen by Anne Bronte as her pseudonym - Acton Bell. That's …

A distinguished and buttoned-up surname name. Chesterton is the name of several small English villages and a town in Indiana. It is commonly associated with 20th-century British writer …

Cute-as-a-button nickname traditionally derived from Philip or Philippa – but could work for Piper, Juniper or Penelope as well.

This cute-as-a-button name conjures playful lion and bear cubs rolling around in long grass. If cute baby names are what you're after, Cub should be on …

This cute as a button variation of Simon could easily blend with other fresh vowel-ending boys names, such as Arlo, Milo, Keanu and Elihu.

This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.

This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.

An undiscovered gem with clunky, buttoned-up appeal and a literary feel thanks to poet Delmore Schwartz.

Bardou is a bright-as-a-button name that despite its zippy, modern feel is actually as old as the earth.

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Cyrilla is an obscure feminization of Cyril that's a bit buttoned-up but also intriguingly unique, with an authentic pedigree. Spelling Cirilla is more visible thanks to The Witcher …

Philipe or Philippe definitely add a lot of Gallic dash to the buttoned-up Philip.

Cowboy names are all the rage for boys in recent years, from Yellowstone's Dutton and Kayce to the cowboy hat brand Stetson. It won't be long until these …

Quirky in the way that all Q names are quirky, Quincy was once a buttoned-up, patrician New England name, an image countered in recent years by the talented and …

Forbes is a business magazine in the U.S., long led by Malcolm Forbes, with a buttoned-down Brooks Brothers image. If you name your son Forbes, you're definitely …

This is a list of vintage names. Whether you prefer solemn and buttoned-up or bouncy and cute, more familiar picks or ones that are frankly far-out, there is …

Win is an upbeat, can-do name that can be a short form of one of the buttoned-up British choices above or can stand on its own. Welsh Wyn …

The surname name Jenson is in the British Top 100 thanks to champion race car driver Jenson Button. Jenson might be an honorific for an ancestral John, the English form …

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By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Let’s say you’re naming a son. You’re a buttoned-up kind of family, and the classics seem like the right route. The …