Baby Name Popularity News

The most popular baby names of 2016 have been announced, and the list contains some major surprises.

The new official most popular list is about to be released and we want you to guess what names will enter for the first time or make a return!

Names that are super popular in France which could catch on here.

10 great names from the French popularity lists.

Names like Liam and Sophia have become thoroughly integrated into American nomenclature. What’s next?

Some hidden treasures from the popularity list of a century ago, from Lula to Odessa to Wiley.

Nameberry predicts the names that will be moving up on the next national popularity list.

The most popular names for baby girls have just been announced, and we are bringing you the top 25.

British Baby Names blogger Eleanor Nickerson gives a fascinating rundown on the names used almost exclusively by the UK's upper classes.

Fresh new data tells us which Scottish names are popular in the US and which are tops in Scotland–two very different lists!

Charlotte and Violet have already had resounding revivals, but there are other similarly straightforward old girl names standing in wait.

Irish baby names are very different in the US and in Ireland. A look at the top Irish baby names there and here.

You love Olivia but find it just too popular? Here are 17 excellent alternatives with the same o-start and a-end.

Word names are one of the top trends of 2017. Here are nine that are gaining fast on Nameberry.

Aspen in Colorado, Brigham in Utah, Ransom in Washington. What unusual names are most popular in your state? Check out this list!

It’s a generational thing–here are more than 100 of today’s names that might baffle your mom.

A whole raft of hot new names signalling a major cultural shift in 2017, with only Amara appearing both years.

When it came down to the ultimate pick, what names did the Nameberries actually choose in 2016?

How do the UK name trends of 2016 compare with those in the US? Here’s Eleanor Nickerson’s analysis!

How popular is too popular to use? See ikf you agree with the Name Sage and take the poll.

Arrow? Remington? Luna? Which of these 13 starbabies of 2016 will be the most influential?

What’s been the trendiest baby name ever? You might be surprised by what this new research shows.

Here are the Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names for 2016 on Nameberry, including Olivia as the new Number 1 for girls, Ezra retaining its crown on the boys’ list, and a rundown of the hottest baby names of the year.

Nominate one more candidate for Name of the Year 2016.

Berry choices are often way ahead of the national naming pack–in fact several of the Nameberry faves done’t even appear on the Social Security Top 1000—yet!