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.
Thu Dec 23 2010
Nameberry Picks: 12 Best Glamour Girl Names
Hauntingly beautiful glamour girls of Hollywood’s past and present= hauntingly beautiful baby name options.
Mon Dec 20 2010
2010 Most Popular Names: Charlotte leads nameberry’s Top 100 for girls
The nameberry Top 100 for girls features three lovely vintage names in the lead and a Top 10 that breaks rank with conventional baby name popularity.
Mon Nov 29 2010
Dutch Girls’ Names: From Familiar to Wha……?
Popular Dutch names for girls range from those, like Lisa, that haven’t been stylish in the U.S. for 30 years, to names like Famke and Fleur that are familiar but rarely heard here, to true exotica such as Ceylin and Nynke, Saane and Puck.
Mon Oct 25 2010
Matt Damon Baby Name Contest: And the winner is…
Of the over 200 people who entered, one got it right! Welcome, Stella Zavala Damon, and congratulations, Stephanie Bailey!
Tue Oct 12 2010
New Nameberry Contest! Guess the Matt Damon Baby Name
Matt and Luciana Damon’s fourth daughter will be born any minute now. Will she have a Latinate name like her sisters Alexia, Isabella, and Gia? Or something more surprising? Guess the new baby’s name and win a full set of signed baby name books.
Mon Oct 11 2010
Popular Girls Names: Their ups and downs
Zoe and Chloe were both hot in the 1880s–and other surprising facts about the history of popular girls’ names.
Fri Oct 01 2010
Girls’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far
Nameberry’s tally of our most popular names for 2010 so far reveal Charlotte still on top, Adelaide and Aurora moving up fast, and a large collection of surprising new names to watch.
Sun Sep 26 2010
Girl Names: Unusual, Stylish Choices
Looking for one of those secret names that’s fresh, stylish, but used for fewer than 100 babies a year? One of these great choices might be right for you.
Thu Sep 09 2010
Unusual Names for Girls: Below the Top 1000
Lots of the most fashionable girls’ names today — Maisie and Mercy, Clementine and Bryn — are still flying below the Top 1000 radar. Here are our picks of names that hit all the right style buttons but are given to only a handful of baby girls.
Wed Aug 25 2010
Vintage Girl Names: How To Find A Cool Old Name
Dozens of names that were popular in 1910 have faded from sight. Will they be lost forever, or do some have a chance at a comeback?
Fri Aug 20 2010
How To Update Old Nickname Names
You love your mother-in-law Darci, but there’s gotta be a way to honor her without naming your daughter Darci.
Thu Aug 05 2010
Unusual Girls’ Names: A Guide to the Very Coolest
Here are the best and coolest unusual girl names.
Mon Aug 02 2010
Italian Girls’ Names: Le tante sorelle di Isabella
Love Isabella? So, unfortunately, does everybody else. Here are some worthy Italian sister names for that over-exposed beauty.
Mon Jul 26 2010
Popular Baby Names: Be careful what you wish for
A cautionary tale for those wishing they had a more popular name
Mon Jul 12 2010
Spy Girl Names: Real life femmes fatales
Mysterious and evocative cloak-and-dagger girls’ names.
Wed Jul 07 2010
Baby Names 2010: Top 100 Girls’ Names
What girls’ names are leading the way for 2010? Here are the Top 100 most-searched on nameberry so far this year.
Tue Jun 15 2010
Question of the Week: Are girls namenapping too many boys’ names?
Would you name your daughter Dexter?
Wed Jun 02 2010
How To Break Through Baby Name Indecision
When you have trouble choosing a cereal, settling on a baby name may prove one decision that’s just too big to make.
Tue Jun 01 2010
June Names: June has arrived–or has it?
June may not be busting out all over, but there are signs of a comeback.
Mon May 10 2010
Mother’s Day Names: Noteworthy names of notables’ moms
Abiah, Amalia, Aurelia–interesting names of celebrities’ mothers
Tue May 04 2010
Mary: The mother name and her offspring
The many variations of the Virgin Mother’s name, from Madonna to Mamie.
Mon May 03 2010
New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!
So how is the new Social Security list going to shape up?