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.
Thu May 05 2011
Isabella and Jacob Still #1
Flash news! Isabella and Jacob held onto their spots at the top of the popularity list, according to 2010 statistics just released by the Social Security Administration. Sophia jumps up to Number 2, and Elvis has left the building.
Wed May 04 2011
Most Popular Names Predictions?
In a matter of days, we’ll have the official lists of the top names of 2010. What do you think they will be? Big changes? Or will Isabella and Jacob remain in first place?
Tue Apr 12 2011
Baby Names 2012: Trend Predictions?
This week Nameberry asks you to look into the future and tell us what trends you see coming around the bend.
Wed Mar 23 2011
70s Names Ready for Revival? Baby Brandon, anyone?
Zachary? Jeremy? Joshua? Heather? Amanda? Dana? Nice enough names, but are they more suited to a 30-year-old than a baby?
Fri Mar 18 2011
Israeli Baby Names
What’s happening in Haifa? An on-the-scene guest blogger reports on baby name trends in Israel today.
Tue Mar 15 2011
The Hottest Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names 2011
Which celebrities, starbabies, and characters are having the strongest influence on real-life baby naming trends? From Hadley to Ashby to Ophelia, the results of this behind-the-scenes look at nameberry traffic will surprise you.
Fri Mar 11 2011
William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks
What would be the best name for the future prince? Can William and Kate go beyond James and John, Arthur and Albert and George?
Tue Mar 08 2011
Think You’ve Found A Top Secret Baby Name? Think Again
We peeked behind the curtain at the nameberry statistics and were astonished to discover these obscure names making giant strides up our private popularity list. Here, the 50 top secret names that a lot of people are whispering about.
Fri Mar 04 2011
Baby Names 2011: The Hottest Choices in Every Category
We’ve already tracked the major trends for 2011. Now, based on nameberry traffic trends, we pick the names we see leading the way this year and in the decade ahead. Hello, Jemima, Flynn, Ophelia, Thaddeus — and yes, Kate and Will.
Fri Feb 04 2011
Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV
Is there a football game on this Sunday? Gee, we were more interested in the players’ names.
Fri Jan 28 2011
The Baby Namers’ Alphabet
Baby name guidance from A, the most popular first initial for girls’ names, to Z, a letter that guarantees zip.
Mon Jan 24 2011
Nameberry Week in Review: January 16-24
Nameberry news of the week, from here, there and everywhere, as reported by Abby Sandel.
Fri Jan 21 2011
The Top 100 Names of All Time
Mary and James (not John) have been the most popular baby names over more than a century, but Donald and Ronald, Mildred and Martha are also in the Top 100.
Wed Jan 19 2011
Name the Next Beckham Baby
What would make a good sibset with Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo?
Tue Jan 18 2011
Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny
Some of these retro nickname names haven’t been heard from for a century or more, but are they cute and peppy enough to bounce back?
Mon Jan 17 2011
Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue
The latest news in the world of baby names, brought to you each Monday by Abby Sandel.
Wed Dec 22 2010
Baby Name Popularity: How local is it?
How did Brooklyn get to be the third most popular name in Utah? Why is Wyatt tops in Wyoming. Wy?
Fri Dec 17 2010
British Baby Names: Hot New Trends
Three middle names, an unexpected fondness for Nancy and Ralph, siblings named Badger — and that’s just the start of the new British baby naming trends.
Wed Dec 08 2010
Nameberry Picks: 12 Most Modern Mythic Names
From the pantheon of ancient Greek and Roman deity names, some surprisingly modern choices. Here, Nameberry’s top picks, from Clio to Orion.
Mon Dec 06 2010
Irish Names: Hot off the press
Straight from the pages of yesterday’s Irish News come native choices, cute combos and surprising sibling sets.
Mon Nov 08 2010
French Baby Names Update
The latest on what’s happening in French baby names, from Manon to Maxime.
Mon Oct 25 2010
Matt Damon Baby Name Contest: And the winner is…
Of the over 200 people who entered, one got it right! Welcome, Stella Zavala Damon, and congratulations, Stephanie Bailey!
Thu Oct 21 2010
Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back
The sudden reemergence of Buster and Buddy, Sonny and Junior.
Wed Oct 20 2010
New York City Baby Names: 2009′s Most Popular List
The most popular New York City baby names may be more celebrity-obsessed than those in the rest of the nation, but the really interesting news is in the ethnic lists. Here, who’s naming their babies Fiona, Jeremiah, Kevin, and everything in between.