Girl Names News
Girl names are the focus of the news in this category, which covers popularity news, studies and trends related to naming a daughter today. The pieces here look at baby girl names both classic and unique and bring you the everything you need to know to choose the very best name for your little girl right now.
Sun May 25 2014
SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!
Time to put our collective heads together and help your fellow Berry find the perfect names for Twin Girl A and Twin Girl B. She’s set out all her rules, possibilities and predilections.
Thu May 22 2014
The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1
And now here’s the girls’ edition of Abby Sandel’s bold predictions for the Top 20 names of 2033, from Charlotte to Hadley.
Tue Apr 15 2014
Your Top 5 Girl Names!
List the five girls’ names you like best. They might include names you used for your daughter, names you plan to use, or just your five favorites.
Tue Mar 18 2014
What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?
Anne and Elizabeth, Charlotte and Alice — out of all the wonderful classic girls’ names, which do you love the best?
Mon Mar 17 2014
14 Signs Your Name Might Be Jennifer
During Jennifer’s 15-year reign at Number 1, nearly a million girls were given the name. Could one of them be you?
Mon Mar 10 2014
100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000
Think you have to choose between names that are classic and those that are unusual? Here are more than 100 girls’ names that give you both.
Thu Mar 06 2014
S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds
NameFreak!’s Kelli Brady applies her awesome analytic skills to the popularity of the varieties of girls’ name starting with the letter ‘S’.
Thu Feb 27 2014
Restoration Comedy Names for Girls: Amaryllis, Araminta and Prue
Histornamia blogger Amy unearths some rarely heard names found in the casts of characters of Restoration comedies.
Sun Feb 23 2014
Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played
Haley Sedgwick pays tribute to her childhood favorite, Shirley Temple, and the names of the characters the Depression Era dimpled darling played.
Tue Feb 18 2014
Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace
Angela Mastrodonato surveys the world of American Girl Doll names–the historic, the vintage, the contemporary, and the international., and finds an interesting variety.
Sun Jan 26 2014
Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai
A wide variety of girls’ names in this week’s Nameberry 9, from the royal Mia Grace to the next Disney princess, Moana.
Thu Jan 23 2014
Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls
Tara Ryazansky scans the roster of US Olympic hopefuls to produce a list of intriguing girls’ names, from Annelies to Summer and Sugar.
Tue Jan 21 2014
Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa
Some names that sound like they’ve been around forever were actually the inventions of authors for their literary works; Angela Mastrodonato provides plenty of examples, from Clea to Vanessa, as well as some recent ones that might become established choices in the future.
Thu Jan 16 2014
Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?
We’ve all assumed that Disney Princess names have had a powerful influence on baby names–but Abby Sandel puts that theory to the test, with surprising results.
Mon Jan 13 2014
Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now
If you like flower names, you’ll love this selection of cool choices more exotic than Lily and Rose.
Sun Dec 29 2013
Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane
Brooke Cussans follows up her blog on the actor portrayers of Dr. Who with one on the interesting names of the Doctor’s companions–as in Leela, Tegan and Romana.
Mon Dec 16 2013
Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013
Our girls’ popularity list for 2013 features names with literary connections, hot names that start with the letter E, and a brand new Number One.
Wed Dec 04 2013
Sundance Catalog Names
Annesley and Sienna, Indigo and Reverie: The Sundance Catalog features names in keeping with its cosmopolitan cowgirl fantasy.
Sun Nov 17 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls
Anna Otto of WaltzingMoreThanMatilda delves deeply into the backstories of six fictional favorites.
Sun Nov 17 2013
Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora
In this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel finds unusual names in movie, TV and theater cast and character lists, from Cora to Aurora to Buttercup and Briar.
Thu Nov 14 2013
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition
Here are 40+ quirky, quaint girls’ name, all honoring worthy women of the past–from Albion and Alzina to Zelia and Zilpha.
Sun Nov 10 2013
Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane
Teenberry Haley Sedgwick is particularly partial to the elegance of Georgian names, and here are her favorites. What are yours?
Thu Nov 07 2013
Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices
Looking for a girls’ name that’s cool, unusual….and wonderful? Then have we got a list for you: 100 excellent choices each given to only ten (or fewer) baby girls last year.
Sun Nov 03 2013
Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel has found some names you’ve never heard before for this week’s Nameberry 9–Winsome? Edelweiss? Allifair? wdyt?
Wed Oct 30 2013
Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names
These legendary jazz singers definitely add some pizzazz to their names–we’re thinking Ella, Etta, Esperanza…and more…