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Babycenter just released their annual list of most popular baby names and you might recognize a few of them. Aiden tops the boys’ list for the eighth year in a row, and Sophia is number one on the girls list for the third consecutive year.
Parents like names with meaning and significance to the family's lives. They also want a unique name; which seems a bit odd if the name ends up on a top ten list.
This is the list. Do you see anything familiar?
Girls
1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Ava
6. Lily
7. Zoe
8. Chloe
9. Mia
10. Madison
Boys
1. Aiden
2. Jackson
3. Ethan
4. Liam
5. Mason
6. Noah
7. Lucas
8. Jacob
9. Jayden
10. Jack
One of the things said to factor into the trends are popular novels - and there is a bit of Twilight influence on both lists. Ana, which is an abbreviation of Anastasia, is moving rapidly up the list; though not yet in the top ten.
The London Olympics added a bit of British flavor (Pippa and Kate both rose) and space exploration elevated names like Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, and Mars. Fairytale names also remain perennial favorites from the "Once upon a time" mythos too. Believe it or not, in a presidential election year, red, white, and blue names like Reagan, Kennedy, Carter, and Lincoln saw some upswing. The names of the candidates actually running in the 2012 race didn't really see growth. Mitt and Paul? Just no.
Do you know what you want to name your baby? Moms, why did you pick the name that you did?
My mom definitely had a Hollywood thing going on. I am named for Debbie Reynolds and my younger sister for Mitzi Gaynor. My name was on the tops list for years and years and I have always thought it was irritating to be one of "The Debbies". It is interesting to wonder how life is different for someone named something more exotic. Don't even get me started on some of the more -um- fascinating names that stars attach to their offspring!
What do you think? What's in a name?
Source: Parade
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