Baby Name Trends

Looking for a short, sophisticated, nickname-proof girl name? Here are some great possibilities, from Arden to Thea, and Eddie Redmayne’s new choice, Iris.

These names went from the boys’ column to turn pretty much pink. Are they ready to be reclaimed by the blue team?

All the members of the aden/aiden/ayden family are slipping. Kelli Brady does the numbers.

How do the names climbing in Australia compare to those in the US? Anna Otto lays it out for us.

Compare your predictions to Sophie’s for the names of the next batch of celebrity kids.

By Linda Rosenkrantz Emma and Noah are the new Number 1 baby names in the US, but are they the most popular names where you live? Emma was Number 1 in just 22 states, Noah at the top in only 13. Other states put rivals Olivia, Ava, and Sophia at the head of the class for girls, as well as Mia (in Hawaii and New Mexico), Harper (in South […]

By Pamela Redmond Satran The new Number 1 baby names in the US are….the old Number 1 baby names in the US. For the second year in a row, Emma and Noah top the official US baby names popularity list for 2015. And the entire Top 10 stayed more the same than it has in […]

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What names will enter the Top 1000 this year? Abby’s predictions.

by Pamela Redmond Satran Vintage baby names have been so widely used for so long that the parent in search of a boys’ name that’s both old-fashioned and fresh-feeling may have to search long and hard. On the boys’ side we’ve seen waves of Biblical baby names, from Adam and Zachary to current Top Ten […]

Lots of high-profile celebs have announced that they’re expecting this month. Here are Sophie Kihm’s predictions of what names they might choose. Do you have predictions of your own?

Move over Mason and Carter, it’s time for Remington and Clark as celebs and others pick surname names for their sons.

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.

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

Best-selling author Kasey Edwards makes the case for more gender equality in unisex names.

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.

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!

Here is Nameberry’s first ever 100 Best Names list–our picks of the most appealing names to name your baby now.

Do more women keep or change their maiden names when they marry? You may be surprised by the latest statistics.

Abby’s favorites from her Nameberry 9 blogs of 2015, from Alaia to Marigold to Finn.

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?

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.