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100% Imaginary reality where I know these people. My guilty name pleasures, both genders, all flavors.

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A collection of girl names I hope to use one day or that I simply just ADORE!

What girl names are rising the fastest and the furthest on the US name popularity list? The fastest-rising girl names on the list are here, including all names that …

Cowgirl names, Western names with a bronco-busting outdoorsy feel, are pretty much always in style. Cowgirl names might be vintage, like Bonnie and Lula or newly-minted, such as …

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 …

Parents are more often putting nicknames — such as Charlie and Mia — directly on the birth certificate these days. Sometimes they like the nickname better than the formal name, sometimes they …

Nicknames for boys are cool again. Not so much the cutesy Jerrys and Larrys, Randys and Andys of the '60s and '70s, but cooler short forms that might be modern …

From Mason to Hilary, Aubrey to Harper, many of names that are now consider unisex, or sometimes exclusively feminine, started out as names for boys too. Derived from surnames and …

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 …

Names in the Nameberry Top 1000 not in the US Top 1000

Boy names in the Nameberry Top 1000 outside the US Top 1000

Badass girl dog names can give your female pup a powerful, don't-mess-with-me image. Rather than playing it sweet and soft, these badass names for female dogs …

Double-barrel names — those composed of two separate names, usually connected by a hyphen — are gaining notoriety in the States. Traditionally used among parents in the UK, American South, and …

Name tattoos have been around for ages, but celebrity baby name tattoos take the practice to the next dimension. Some celebrity baby name tattoos appear in unexpected places, such as …

Unique middle names today can be anything you want them to be. The last couple of years have seen celebrities use middle names that we didn’t even know could …

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 …

If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’ve already seen my suggestions for Halsey’s baby name (make that suggestion, singular). I’m loving your picks as well …

If you were naming a baby in 1911, you certainly wouldn’t be thinking about the hottest baby name trends or what was cool or hip.  Ah, those were the …

Conventional wisdom holds that baby names tend to follow the Hundred-Year-Rule, cycling back after a century has passed. But with everything speeding up exponentially in modern life, and …

By Linda Rosenkrantz What an absolute bonanza of berrybaby names were announced in March—I think it’s the largest number we’ve had in a single month yet! And …

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 …

The Next Olivia Olivia was the supreme queen of British girl names in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in England and Wales, and was only marginally beaten by Amelia to the …

You want to name your son after your beloved grandpa… but Richard just isn’t your style. What to do? The good news is there are lots of other options …

Celebrities are trendsetters when it comes to baby names and just about everything else. A recent list of celebrity baby names will include names that are currently trendy, future Top …

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 …

Baby names 2021 will counter the hardships we’re currently facing. This year, we want baby names with charm and armor, those that activate our imaginations and transport us from …

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 …

Taylor Olsen, a stay-at-home-mom, and Ben Olsen, who works in tech ethics, live in the Seattle area with their two children. Their son Morris Oliver was born …

Francies is a feminine variation of the name Francis, which derives from the Latin name Franciscus, meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free one.' This uncommon spelling differs from the more traditional Frances …

Franken is an uncommon masculine name with Germanic roots, possibly originating as a shortened form of Frankenstein or as a reference to the Franks, the Germanic tribe that gave France …

Frannie is a charming feminine diminutive typically derived from Frances or Francesca. These parent names have Latin origins meaning 'from France' or 'free one.' Frannie carries a warm, friendly, slightly …

A French form of the Frankish name Alpaidis, or Alpaida. It notably belonged to a daughter of Charlemagne, and the mother of the eighth-century military leader Charles Martel.

The Old French name of the Frankish king Charles the Great (742-814), which surprisingly remained in the Top 500 in France until the mid-20th century.

The name of a semi-legendary 5th century Frankish king. Handel's opera Faramondo is based on his life. Spelling variations include Faramond and Faramund.

Musical association with Igor Stravinsky, but also Dr. Frankenstein's right-hand man.

A strong, mighty sounding name, borne by Italian and Frankish royalty in the Middle Ages, Berengar is more likely to be heard as a surname today. For those who love …