Baby Name Trends
What baby names are coming into style and what name trends do we predict for the months and years ahead? Baby name trends and predictions are Nameberry's specialty, and here's where you'll find all our news on the subject. For more research on name trends and data on name popularity, visit our Unique Names page or browse Nameberry's up-to-the-minute lists of popular girl names and popular boy names.
Sun Dec 13 2015
Braggadocio Boy Baby Names
Boys’ names are getting bolder and brasher, with sons called Ace, Maverick and Titan.
Thu Dec 03 2015
The Name Trend That Isn’t
The idea that people are naming their babies after Instagram filters? Just.not.true, says name columnist Duana Taha.
Sun Nov 29 2015
Is Sailor the New Harper? Hot Girl Names Ending with R
What do Harper, Eleanor, Juniper and Winter have in common? They’re all hot girls’ names ending in R.
Thu Nov 26 2015
Brilliant Boys: 27 Boy Names We Love
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!
Thu Nov 19 2015
Name Trends of the 1880s: Everything old is new again
You think boys’ names for girls, weird spellings and city names are new? Arika Okrent has proof to the contrary.
Sun Nov 08 2015
Long, Lovely Names for Girls
Paulina, Antonia, Seraphina….lovely long names for girls in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Thu Nov 05 2015
Popular French Baby Names of 2016
An expert’s predictions on what will be most popular in Paris next year.
Sun Nov 01 2015
The Names We Choose, Those We Refuse
This edition of the Nameberry 9 newsiest names of the week ranges from the pure and simple Jane to the out-there Galileo.
Mon Oct 26 2015
How Long Do Popular Names Stay Popular?
A look at the rise and fall of the Top 10 baby names.
Sun Oct 18 2015
The Way We Name Today: 9 Baby Name Trends
Some broad trends are reflected in this week’s Nameberry’s 9 newsiest names.
Sun Oct 11 2015
Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls
Trend alert: There’s definitely growing love for girls’ names ending in the O-sound.
Sun Oct 04 2015
Give Atticus’ Parents A Break
Stop worrying–the Attici are all right, says writer Meghan Daum.
Wed Sep 23 2015
12 Surprising Risings: Cindy? Bruce?
12 names that you might not have expected to return quite so soon.
Thu Sep 17 2015
Baby Names of the 1990s
A teacher looks at the names of his new college students, born in the 90s, and wonders which of them would stand up today.
Thu Aug 20 2015
The Latest Starbaby Predictions
Predictions for the Kimye baby boy name–and beyond. How do yours compare?
Thu Aug 13 2015
Thinking Outside the Popularity Box
How to find a less popular cousin of today’s top names.
Sun Aug 02 2015
The Age of Bold Middle Names
Bold middle names have replaced the old colorless connectives. Think Swift, Sage and Snow.
Wed Jul 29 2015
Baby Name Etta-quette
A look at etta-ending names which just might be moving in on the ellas. What do you think?
Thu Jul 23 2015
18 Hottest New 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 […]
Thu Jul 16 2015
Above-aVERage Names for Boys
From River to Severin, some very good ver names for boys.
Tue Jul 14 2015
VER-y Chic Names for Girls
Sometimes, it’s not a first initial or an ending sound but a string of letters that creates a baby name trend.
Mon Jul 13 2015
Atticus Tops Baby Names 2015
by Pamela Redmond Satran Atticus makes major baby name news by topping Nameberry’s count of Most Popular Names for the first half of 2015, on the publication day of the new Harper Lee novel casting the inspirational namesake Atticus Finch as a racist. The ancient Roman boys’ name Atticus, which indicates a person from the […]
Sun Jun 07 2015
New McBaby Names for Boys
The boys are taking back the Mac names, as in McKinley, MacGregor and McCoy.