Baby Name Popularity News

What are the best new baby names that entered the 2017 popularity lists? Octavia, Caspian, Opal and Emerald are among the best of the best.

Newest baby name popularity ranks!

Liam is the new Number 1 boys’ name for 2017, the Social Security Administration announced, with Emma remaining at Number 1 one for girls. This year’s top baby names contains more new entries than in several years. Amelia vaults onto the girls’ Top 10 at Number 8, followed by newcomer Evelyn at Number 9. On […]

Here’s the weekly news in baby names, as we eagerly await the new SSA popularity list!

The new most popular baby name lists will be released by the SSA on Friday, MAy 11th!

Here’s the select group of Old Testament boy names that have never been off the popularity list.

The hottest baby names of 2018 are a rare group with tons of appeal.

These are Nameberry’s most popular baby names in 23 cities around the world.

Adrienne, Moon, Lumi, Deacon and Dash all appear in this week’s baby name news.

Welsh names like Dylan and Morgan and Megan are familiar to everyone, but what other native Welsh names do Welsh parents actually use?

These are the Top 50 baby names used nearly equally for boys and girls.

A potpourri of names from all over in baby name news this week.

How five US Presidents’ name became more popular for girls than boys.

These 60 unusual baby names are attracting the most fresh attention from our visitors.

What names did berries actually choose for their babies in 2017? Here are the names and here are the trends.

We’re always delighted to have Eleanor Nickerson’s always fascinating annual round-up of the year in British baby naming.

The ten most notable names of 2017, from Bear to Meghan to Zendaya.

Nameberry’s most-viewed baby names of 2017 feature Atticus and Olivia in the top spots.

Baby name popularity, here and abroad, is highlighted in this week’s name news.

Atticus and Olivia top Nameberry’s list of Most Popular Baby Names 2017.

By Joe Satran Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three weeks to hit $500 million at the U.S. box office — faster than almost any other movie in history. Thor: Ragnarok, the previous entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), […]

60 unusual boy names, given to fewer than ten babies last year.

Looking for a girls’ name that was used by only a handful of babies last year? Here are 60 great examples!

The Name Sage comes up with sister names that aren’t too popular, vintage yet modern. Which of her suggestions would you pick?

20 offbeat names that may sound unique but are actually a lot more popular than you might think.