Girl Names News

One mom’s story about her own unusual name and why she gave one to her daughter.

Celebrating National Poetry Month with 26 wide-ranging poetic choices for girls, from Aphra to Vendela.

The Name Sage helps a couple compromise on a name for their first daughter.

Nameberry’s popular baby names list for the first quarter of 2016 is in, and there’s a new Number 1 name for girls.

The Name Sage’s suggestions for the baby sister of Ailey, Juliana and Brynn. What would you pick?

There are some different name factors to consider when you’re an older mom–guest blogger Joslyn McIntyre points out five of them.

Greek baby names are the perfect focus on March 25th, which is Greek Independence Day, a major Hellenic holiday. Today we commemorate it with some wonderful but neglected Greek names for girls drawn from both the rich treasure trove of ancient mythological appellations and names found in modern Greece.

Finding a girls’ name that works well in Spanish and English

Vowel names take the lead on the new most popular list on Nameberry–with Olivia at the top.

Guest blogger Addie Kugler-Lunt’s name story attests to the pleasures and endless potential of having an unusual name.

There seems to be a never-ending supply of vintage name for girls to rediscover; this week’s choices include Calla, Lillie and Louise.

Laura writes: My husband loves the name Cora for the baby girl (our first) that we are expecting. I initially was opposed, but it really has grown on me. I like its simplicity and sort of vintage feel. The only problem? My name is Laura! The rhyming factor seems very weird to me. Our last […]

Great names to inspire your daughter on International Women’s Day: Cicely, Flossie, Malala and Mirabai

The Name Sage offers some appealing solutions to this girl namer’s dilemma, including Georgia, Genevieve and Gemma.

If you love the appealing lee ending but want a name that’s more unusual, we offer 30 fresh girls’ names for you to consider.

Girl Scout cookie-inspired names, from Araminta to Tristan to Thane.

8 nostalgic names of super-centarians–Mamie, Ollie and Lessie.

Finding a name for the baby sister of Luke, Sadie and Cannon

Here are nine different paths to a feminissima name for your baby girl.

What goes best with Ellie, Tessa and Drew? See which of the Name Sage’s suggestions you like best.

The Name Sage offers some great choices honoring Grandma Bernice–from Veronica to Bernadette to Bea.

A look at the only girls’ names to reach the top, from Mary to Linda to Lisa to Isabella.

There are few ethnic names as lovely and lyrical as those heard in Hawaii.

Charlotte, the name of Britain’s baby princess and the newest entrant to the US Top 10, is the new ruler of Nameberry’s 2015 list of Most Popular Girls’ Names.

Our Australian friend Anna Otto has come up with some fresh ideas for word names, from Halo to Vogue.