What r/namenerds is talking about this week

With the very frequently discussed rise of boy names for girls as of late, I thought it would be interesting for people to hear the experience of someone who technically has one. I say technically...

Our daughter was born very recently, and we weren't prepared with names because we had thought she would be a boy. This is our fifth, our other daughters are named Yevheniya, Vitaliya, Zinayida,...

I am an American of German ethnicity living in Japan with my Japanese wife. We have a child, Mei. We chose this name because it worked it both Japanese and English. We have another on the way, and...

Greetings name nerds. can anyone give me the backstory on why everyone suddenly fell in love with the name Theodore? it was ranked 99 ten years ago. 5 years ago it jumped to the top 10. (from SSA...

Im not sure how many of you saw my last “loss” post but the amount of love and tenderness shown will never not make me emotional. I didn’t know any of you, but those messages and comments will...

A coworker has a young son who is “Firstname Lastname IV” and I realized for knowing lots of Jr.’s and III’s (in the southern US there are a lot of people who go by “Trey” for this reason.) I...

Eliana 10 Eleanor 12 Elizabeth 17 Ellie 24 Ella 29 Elena 42 Eloise 49 Eliza 115 Elsie 123 Elliana 139 Elianna 213 Elise 223 Elaina 267 Elowyn 299 Elaine 305 Elodie 310 Elora 354 Elisa 458 Elle 461...

Our 4th child is due in March and it’s a boy. I only had girl names picked out I was convinced it was a girl haha! Our current children are 1. Thea Lively 2. Odin Thomas (he only goes by Odie,...

I'm biased, of course, but I think it's a lovely little group of names. All of these babies were born in 2026, around the same time of year. Albert Esme Hugo Iris Oscar Rafaela Solvej Yrsa

Hi everyone! My spouse and I just got back from a language class for toddlers and there was another child there whose name we heard as “Ocean Chrome.” They came for a demo class and it was our...