Baby Name Popularity News

Sweet girl names like Alice and Edith are newly stylish again.

More on the new UK name data–and other name news from around the world.

Eleanor Nickerson's always fascinating annual analysis of the differences between US and UK name popularity.

Twin names Oliver and Olivia take first pace in the new UK popularity list!

Lots of international input in the baby name news this week from England and Wales to Israel.

The baby name news this week includes plenty of unusual specimens, including the timely newborn Eclipse.

Not all celebrities choose out-there names–several recent starbaby names are right on trend.

When is it ok to choose a popular mainstream name? See what the Name Sage says and vote on the poll!

Changes in the perception of baby name popularity are reflected in this week’s name news.

Have you noticed that maternity wards suddenly have become royal kingdoms filled with Kings, Princes, Dukes, Reigns and Reinas?

Unexpected choices feature in this week’s baby names in the news!

Twelve hot new celebs whose distinctive names could provide inspiration for your daughter’s name.

Any of these Wonder Women names would make a perfect choice for a strong little girl, via their meaning and/or their worthy namesakes.

The Most Popular Baby Names on Nameberry for the first half of 2017 show dramatic shifts in the boys’ standings, with a new name at Number 1.

There are lots of vintage boys’ names yet to be rediscovered and here are 30 prime examples.

Could it be that baby namers are preferring villainous names to those of heroes?

A new way to look at the Hundred Year Rule–it’s more like the Great Grandparents Rule, says Nancy Man.

The Clooney twins were this week’s big story, but Clare Bristow shares some other interesting stories.

Name Nerds welcome! Kelli Brady digs deep into the popular names on the Social Security list and comes up with some interesting discoveries about their ups and downs.

This week it’s state and territory names, some cool name stories and popularity stats.

These maps show the most popular names in every state.

Nameberry’s original analysis of the Social Security data of 2016 versus 2006 identifies the names that have exploded in use over the past ten years and reveals the major baby name trends of the decade.

News from across the namescape on the biggest baby name week of the year!

Kelli Brady analyzes what the popularity list would look like if all the spellings of a name were combined.

Nameberry’s contest for guessing the new popular names on the Social Security list brought many good guesses and two big winners. Royalty for girls and Fox for boys came in strongest as first-time names on the list.