Baby Name Popularity News

Just as we saw last week with the girls, the Nameberries are also ahead of the curve on boys’ names–just waiting for everybody else to catch up!

How have these peppy, high-stepping girls’ nickname names like Lulu and Coco fared over the years? You might be surprised!

Lydia and Levi, Susanna and Silas–early American names that still appeal today.

Will Aurelia be the next Amelia?

You think boys’ names for girls, weird spellings and city names are new? Arika Okrent has proof to the contrary.

Here are names hot on Nameberry, waiting for everyone else to catch up!

Here’s how to honor Grandpa Doug, Dick, Dan or Don.

Paulina, Antonia, Seraphina….lovely long names for girls in this week’s Nameberry 9.

A look at the rise and fall of the Top 10 baby names.

Some broad trends are reflected in this week’s Nameberry’s 9 newsiest names.

Trend alert: There’s definitely growing love for girls’ names ending in the O-sound.

12 names that you might not have expected to return quite so soon.

A teacher looks at the names of his new college students, born in the 90s, and wonders which of them would stand up today.

When it comes to baby names, how popular is too popular for you?

Some interesting possibilities from the lower regions of the England/Wales list.

Bring on some of those UK faves–Mille, Matilda and Maisie!

Among Abby’s most consistent favorites–Peter, Everett, and Esme. What are yours?

Eleanor Nickerson’s analysis of the brand new Top 100 list for England and Wales.

Short names are trending, but the longer forms are holding their own.

How to find a less popular cousin of today’s top names.

Rah, rah, rah, for the most popular collegiate baby names!

by Abby Sandel Back in 1944, names like Judy, Beverly, and Bruce felt new. In the 1970s, Kelly, Justin, and Shawn were novel. And in 1994, we were busy naming our sons original choices like Austin and Tyler, while our daughters became Alexis and Taylor. Parents are always dreaming up new baby names, taking our […]

As we think of our dogs more as our children, we give them names fit for babies.

Substituting the unusual for the most popular boys names–Lysander for Alexander? What are your suggestions?

Love Emma or Sophia but want something more unusual? The Art of Naming can help.