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Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no

　　There are some celebrity kids’ names that are immediately embraced by other parents and become instant hits. Take Kingston, for example, the name chosen for personal reasons relating to the city in Jamaica by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale: it had all the ingredients to make it a success– accessibility,...

Oct 29, 2026

70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd

Names of the Future

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New York City Names: Sophia and Jayden top the new list

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Royal Baby Names: Hollywood’s Little Princes and Princesses

Oct 29, 2026

　　As reported in the not always reliable Star magazine, Nicole Richie, mother of Harlow Winter Kate, has at the top of her list of names for her baby-to-be Baron, inspired by Donald Trump’s little Barron. (Her other two published possibilities being Kypher and Martavious, about which I’ll restrain my comments). ...

Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes

Oct 29, 2026

　　It’s become a truism that once a name gets too popular, no one wants to use it anymore. (Which reminds me of the famous Yogi Berra saying: Nobody goes to that place anymore. It’s too crowded.) 　　So what do they use instead? Often, a name that’s the same but different....

Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?

Oct 29, 2026

　　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 accommodating your suggestions. Quite a few responders put in requests for more ethnic names— with pronunciations—and a couple took note of our blog...

TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas

Oct 29, 2026

　　Once in a while some pop culture phenomenon comes along that doesn’t just reflect the name gestalt of its day, but actually influences it. This was the case with the glossy nighttime soaps of the late 70s and early 80s–most particularly Dynasty—which were all about wealth and greed, ambition, melodrama, campy...

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The Mary Month of May

Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!) Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen Nameberry Week in Review: Oscar-inspired Girls’ Names GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny

Word Names: A Dozen of the Best for Girls

Oct 29, 2026

　　The lovely Lemon, one of nameberry’s greatest treasures, guest blogs on her favorite word names. 　　I’d venture to say that many of the frequent posters on the Nameberry message boards consider themselves equipped with a “name-sense” of sorts, but for me it’s more of a “word-sense,” really. After all, at...

Unisex Baby Names: How To Achieve Baby Name Equality

Oct 29, 2026

　　Unisex baby names, meaning those that are used for both boys and girls, are not always that equal. Some of the most popular are heavily weighted toward one gender or the other: Emerson is 61 percent girls and 39 percent boys, for instance, while Rowan is the other way around....

Mermaid Names: Beyond Madison and Ariel

Oct 29, 2026

　　Mermaid names have made it big in recent years. There’s Madison, Darryl Hannah’s character from Splash. Disney christened The Little Mermaid Ariel in 1989, and she and her princess friends are now found on little girls’ gear everywhere you look. 　　Beyond Madison and Ariel: Other Famous Mermaids 　　Coralia – An...

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100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names Now

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Gentleman Cowboy Names Have a Rein on Style

Oct 29, 2026

　　Cowboy names are defined by their brawny and casual qualities. Think Cord or Luke — names that are hardy and masculine, with a sense of informality. 　　Gentleman cowboy names are just like typical cowboy names, but with an extra bit of polish. A gentleman cowboy name is rugged but refined,...

Boys’ Name Joe Gets Its Own Holiday

Oct 29, 2026

　　The boys’ name Joe is in the news these day, and Happy National Joe Day on March 27th celebrates the incredibly likeable, everyman name Joe. 　　In the news, former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President, having won recent primaries in states such as...

Princess Eugenie’s Baby Name? Outguess the Guru and Win $400

Oct 29, 2026

　　Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank welcomed a son on February 9, but the royal couple has yet to reveal his name. The baby boy is Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s first child, and Queen Elizabeth’s ninth great-grandchild. 　　View this post on Instagram 　　A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie) 　　Bettors...

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Oct 29, 2026

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Oct 29, 2026

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Oct 29, 2026

　　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 boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Oct 29, 2026

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Oct 29, 2026

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

Ancient Names for Babies

Oct 29, 2026

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

Oct 29, 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 Czech Names Follow International Trends

Oct 29, 2026

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Oct 29, 2026

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

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Name Change Resources

Oct 29, 2026

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

The Best Baby Name Advice

Oct 29, 2026

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Oct 29, 2026

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...