Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week
　　It’s all-boy week in Abby (Appellation Mountain) Sandel’s latest round-up of the most recent interesting baby names. 　　Happy Halloween, berries!  Let’s start off with a very important piece of business.  The winner of the bookplate give-away from Etsy shop My Kids Eat Off the Floor is Emily (emily.m******@*****.com).  You should have already...
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Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration
May 1, 2026
　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker.  The er-ending...
Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!
May 1, 2026
　　The news is out–even if it hasn’t been formally announced–that the soon-to-arrive third Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck baby will be a boy. This provides us all with a perfect opportunity to display our sibset-crafting skills.  　　I think all will agree that the couple made gorgeous (and trend-setting) choices for...
BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List
May 1, 2026
　　Last week we brought you our underground list of most popular girls’ names 2011; now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　You may be familiar with Nameberry’s most popular boys’ names 2011, with Asher, Henry, and Finn at the top all the way down to Axel, Nathan, and Landon. 　　You may even...
Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again
May 1, 2026
　　Just as we’ve been heralding the trend towards cowboy names, it looks like we could be in for a posse of new ones. 　　In the L.A. Times the other day, an article talked about prime-time television’s “reinvigorated love of the western, where projects are sprouting like cactus in the desert…and...
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May 1, 2026
　　What will be the most popular baby names of the future? 　　To find out, we took statistics from the past ten years to calculate the most popular baby names of 2028? Which names will rise the fastest and which will fall? What unexpected names do we see gaining popularity? And...
10 Years of Beautiful Babyberry Names
May 1, 2026
　　By Emma Waterhouse 　　A look back at a decade of brilliant baby names, Nameberry style! 　　It all started with V… 　　Way back in November 2008, we proudly shared the first ever Babyberry birth announcement: a little girl given the beautiful name Vera Adelaide. Her parents had fallen in love with...
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May 1, 2026
　　They’re naming a sister for Jack, but so far, nothing has that wow factor. What’s the best name for their new daughter – Margot? Felicity? Or something they haven’t thought of yet? 　　Deanna writes: 　　I’m expecting a girl due in July. We have a son named Jack. His name was...
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May 1, 2026
　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...
Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
May 1, 2026
　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...
Trending Boy Names
May 1, 2026
　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...
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May 1, 2026
　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...
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May 1, 2026
　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....
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May 1, 2026
　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...
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May 1, 2026
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　We’re just days away from the new year!  As 2014 draws to a close, plenty of websites and hospital systems have released their top baby names for the past twelve months. 　　At Nameberry, Asher, Declan, and Atticus topped the boys’ list, while Imogen, Khaleesi, and...
The New International Names
May 1, 2026
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There was a time when the top baby name lists of different countries reflected their own distinctive native cultures. When John and Mary headed those of most English-speaking countries, just as Giovanni and Maria and Juan and Maria and Jean and Marie et al were in first...
Surprising Homespun Nicknames: Elsie, Sadie & Effie
May 1, 2026
　　by Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　Nickname-names have taken hold in the U.K., and the U.S. hasn’t been completely immune to this trend. The two countries may favor different nicknames, and the trend may be more popular in the U.K., but the trend is evident in both countries. 　　For example: 　　In...
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The Top Baby Names A-Z
May 1, 2026
　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...
Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
May 1, 2026
　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
May 1, 2026
　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....
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May 1, 2026
　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...
Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
May 1, 2026
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
May 1, 2026
　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...
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