How To Name Your Baby

Looking for tips on how to name your baby? Giving your baby a name that will stick with him for the rest of his life can be intimidating, but the task at hand can be even harder when you do not know where to start. Looking for a little inspiration? From finding a popular name to a unique name, exotic name or celebrity inspired name, we will help you find the perfect name for your baby girl or baby boy.

Popular Baby Names Lists

One of the most common places to start tossing around monikers for your baby-to-be is the popular baby names charts. From Jacob and Isabella to Ethan and Emma, you will find that these names are popular for a reason when you fall in love with them yourself!

Here is the Social Security Administration's Top 100 baby names for girls and boys. Click on the name for baby name meaning and origin.

Exotic Baby Names

Across the country, monikers from other nations are growing in popularity. If you fond of names from the green isle, Irish names like Sarah, Sophie, and Keira, for girls, and Aidan, Liam, and Connor for boys may bring your baby luck.

For those with Greek roots, or just love names from the land of light, try Lucas, Alexander, Christopher, and Sebastian for those bouncing baby boys, or Sophia, Chloe, Alyssa, and Lexi for those pink-bundled beauties.

Discover more Irish baby names and Greek baby name inspiration.

Celebrity Names in the News

There is something about Hollywood that can inspire you, even when you are looking for a moniker for your bundle of joy! Popular stars bring names like Kristen, Megan, Zoe,  Jaden, and Bradley to light, but inspiration from Tinseltown does not stop there. Celebrity babies are just as much in the limelight as their famous parents. Trend-setting star baby names like Harper or Levi may be a perfect fit for your wee one.

Discover the latest trend in celebrity baby names and keep up to date on all the most recent celebrity baby names in our Celebrity News Section.

Unique Baby Names

Names that are far out there are very "in" these days, so picking a unique name for your baby won’t have your kiddo standing out in the crowd. Pick up a map and find a unique destination name like Cambria or Asia for girls, and Austin or Orlando for boys that may hold special meaning for you.
Or, take a walk through the yellow pages using a surname as a first name like Kennedy or Smith to give your sweetheart a unique moniker. Furthermore, making a name you love unique can be as easy as getting creative with spelling, like with Averi or Maxx to give your baby a distinctive mark.

Find destination names, last names as first names, and unique spellings here.

Short Baby Names

If your last name is long, you may want to contemplate giving your newborn a short name to balance out his John Hancock. Monikers like Ava, Jack, Lily, or Ryan make the short list for popular names that aren’t long, but the options for one- and two-syllable names are endless.

Love short names? Check out more Short and Sweet Baby Name ideas here!

Nicknames

Cute names work when your baby is young, but when he grows up, will he be able to hold his head up high? Try labels where nicknames can be used when your sweetie pie is young, and full names can be more grown up. Monikers like Madison can be shortened to Maddy, or Andrew can be shortened to Andy or Drew without scarring your child for life.

Check out some popular nicknames for traditional names.

Pick a Theme

If you are planning to have more than one addition to the family in the future, or already have a little one in you brood, you may want to consider picking a theme for your offspring. You can choose to give all of your children Italian names, destination names, or even names that all start with the same letter, like Kim, Khourtney, and Khloe Kardashian, and Jackson, Jinger, and Jessa Duggar.

Inspiration for your baby-naming mission can come from anywhere. If you haven’t yet found the right name from the ideas, take a look at our extensive list of baby names now!

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