Baby Name Popularity News

Nameberry’s popular baby names list for the first quarter of 2016 is in, and there’s a new Number 1 name for girls.

X marks the spot–at the end of boys’ names. Abby Sandel gives evidence of this hot trend, with boys names from Ajax to Lennox to Phoenix.

Our esteemed UK correspondent, Eleanor Nickerson, analyzes the current trends in Scottish baby names and how they differ from the rest of Britain. Some quintessentially Scottish choices from Ailsa to Elspeth to Keir.

12 influential celebrity baby names poised to catch on–big time!

Ten cool and popular European boy names ready to import!

Is there a formula for finding a name that stands out just a bit?

How the reputations of star athletes can have an influence on names–both pro and con.

Finding a girls’ name that works well in Spanish and English

Vowel names take the lead on the new most popular list on Nameberry–with Olivia at the top.

Even though these boys’ names are widely used, they manage to hold onto their air of edgy cool.

Here are all the boy names–including surprises like Chad and Clay and Cyrus–that have never been off the popularity list!

O names like Oliver and Owen are gaining on the J and A boy names.

We picked the 99 greatest names right now and you picked #100–with Felix the top choice.

These names might not be showing up on international popularity lists quite yet. But the current spike in interest is sure to translate to much wider adoption in the months and years ahead.

Gleaning names from the new Swedish popularity list, including Saga and Ebba, Axel and Nils.

A look at the only girls’ names to reach the top, from Mary to Linda to Lisa to Isabella.

Bowie leads the list of B-names in the news this week!

Pearl has become the girls’ middle name of choice, when it comes to first names, diversity rules!

If you’re looking for a name that’s strictly Scottish, guest blogger Clare Bristow provides a great list for you.

Our British correspondent Eleanor Nickerson clues us in on the latest name trends in the UK. How do they compare with those in the US?

Hint: Nope, not Indiana or Jersey.

The Biblical Ezra has zoomed to the top of the list to become Nameberry’s new Number 1 boys’ name of 2015. Last year Ezra made it onto Nameberry’s Top 10 for the first time. On the US list, Ezra is nearing the Top 100 and we expect it to be among the new generation of […]

Charlotte, the name of Britain’s baby princess and the newest entrant to the US Top 10, is the new ruler of Nameberry’s 2015 list of Most Popular Girls’ Names.

On the eve of Hanukkah, 8 Hebrew names for the 8 days of the holiday.

What do Harper, Eleanor, Juniper and Winter have in common? They’re all hot girls’ names ending in R.