The names Babanono families loved most in August 2026
At Babanono, a name never stays an abstract idea for long. Within a few days it turns into a little handful of alphabet beads that we thread, one by one, onto a cord: a B, an A, another B sometimes… and there it is, a name taking shape between our fingers before baby has even heard it for the first time. At the end of each month, while tidying the workshop, a question came to us quite naturally: which names, deep down, kept coming back to our workbenches?
So we decided to keep count. For real. Here, then, is the very first edition of a little monthly round-up: the names Babanono families actually chose to personalise over the past month. No official ranking, no forecast — just what you, parents, chose to spell out in beads this month. We're starting with August 2026.
A homemade little ranking, to be taken with a smile
One thing straight away, because it's nicer that way: this ranking is nothing like an official barometer. It's a friendly snapshot — the names that passed through our hands most often this month. No distant statistics here, just real orders, real babies and real parental crushes. So we're sharing it all just as it is, with its surprises and its lovely little oddities.
The top girls' names in August 2026
Among the girls, one little one took the lead: Nyna, a wonderfully soft twist on Nina, settles in at the top of the month. Just behind her, a lovely trio runs neck and neck: Ambre, Louisa and Télia.
And all around them, a whole bouquet of adorable names made an appearance this month: Alice, Augustine, Cataliya, Elena, Emma, Giulia, Inaé, Jeanne, Joy, Kiara, Linda, Lucie, Olivia, Sira and Thelma. A beautiful spread of different sounds, from the most classic (Alice, Emma, Jeanne) to the rarest (Télia, Inaé, Cataliya). These are often the names we most enjoy putting together: watching a name we'd never threaded in beads before appear letter by letter is always a little event at the workshop. If yours is among them, chances are we smiled while making it.
And whatever name has won your heart, we love the idea of celebrating it from the very first days: spelling it out letter by letter in silicone alphabet beads on a pacifier clip is the perfect way to give baby their very first truly personal keepsake.
The top boys' names in August 2026
Among the boys, two names clearly stood out, neck and neck at the top of the ranking: Milo, that short, bright name that has charmed families for several seasons now, and Giulian, with its sunny Italian touch. Just behind them come Noé and Jaad.
And all around, a fine handful of boys' names also joined this month's list: Arthur, Hugo, Léon, Livio, Lucas, Luka, Matheo, Neil, Sohan, Timéo and Zack. There are the timeless classics (Arthur, Hugo, Lucas) that never really leave the spotlight, but also names that travel — Livio and its Italian lilt, Sohan from further afield, Neil with its Anglo-Celtic ring. A lovely mix, much like the families who trust us.
The month's unisex names and little curiosities
Not every name sits neatly in a box, and that's just as it should be. A few, this month, play on both sides or wander happily off the beaten track. Lou is the unisex name par excellence: it suits a little girl just as well as a little boy, and that's precisely its charm. We also came across Billie, every bit as free, along with rarer names like Diao, Kori and Zine, which we'd be hard-pressed to file on one side or the other — and which we'd rather celebrate just as they are, in all their singularity. After all, a rare name is a family story we don't know, but always imagine to be a beautiful one.
What this summer month tells us
Even just wandering through this list, a few lovely trends emerge. The first is the real rise of Italian-sounding names: Giulian leading the boys, but also Giulia, Livio, Milo… as if summer made us long for names that smell of sunshine and Mediterranean holidays. The second is the ever-intact charm of short, round names that are easy to say and to carry: Lou, Noé, Milo, Emma. They're also, incidentally, the most satisfying to put together in beads — the name doesn't wrap three times around the cord, and the result is crisp and adorable.
The month's surprise? Surely Nyna and Télia among the girls, two uncommon names that climbed to the top of the ranking — proof that Babanono families love to step off the ready-made lists and dare to choose names all their own. If you too are after inspiration and love names with character, take a look at our pick of the most sought-after girls' names of 2026: plenty to keep the daydream going.
And once the name is chosen, the pacifier clip isn't the only way to celebrate it. Many families also love to see it appear on everyday clothes: a bodysuit with their name printed on it that will never get lost at daycare, and that melts everyone's heart when they read baby's name written just for them.
Why a “homemade” ranking is different from the big national charts
You probably know the big official rankings, the ones that count every baby born in a country over a whole year. They're fascinating, but they tell a very broad story. Ours, inevitably, tells a different, more intimate one: that of a little community of parents with one thing in common — the wish to personalise, to make unique, to mark the name somewhere so it never gets mixed up with the others.
As a result, our homemade rankings sometimes bring up names you wouldn't necessarily find at the top of the national charts — a Télia, a Giulian, a Diao. That's exactly what we love: this particular photograph is yours, that of Babanono families, and it looks like no other. Month after month, we hope it will become a lovely little tradition to follow.
How we put this ranking together (and why we stand by it)
A quick word of transparency, because trust matters. This ranking is drawn from the names actually personalised on our orders in August 2026. We only ever publish the first name, never any other detail: no surname, no address, no order number. Your privacy stays your privacy, promise.
One honest little note, too: the order doesn't tell us whether a name belongs to a girl or a boy. So we work it out from the name itself, with our experience and a touch of common sense. Most of the time it's obvious; occasionally, with a unisex or very rare name, we might file it in the wrong column, and we own that completely. The aim isn't to hand in a perfect paper, but to share with you an honest snapshot of what took shape on our workbenches this month.
See you next month
That's it for this very first edition. August gave us a lovely month, with its Milos and its Nynas in the spotlight, its wave of Italian softness and its handful of rare names we loved discovering. The best part of it all is that each of these names belongs to a real baby, somewhere, growing a little more every day.
We'll do it all again next month with September's names — and something tells us the back-to-school season will reshuffle the deck a little. In the meantime, if you're already holding the perfect name in the palm of your hand, you know where to find us to spell it out, bead after bead. See you very soon at the workbench.
