Annabel is 801, but Annabelle is 188, and there are a couple of other spellings in the mix. I still think we chose by far the best spelling.
Susan continues to plummet 40-50 places a year. It's at 712 now. Dylan is 31.
Of the top 10 names, Ethan surprises me because I haven't encountered it anywhere. And if my church were anything to go by, Jack would be in the top 10. Most of them are indeed Jacks, and not John using it as a nickname, which makes my old-school naming soul sad. And Brayden and Jayden annoy me because they've spoiled Aidan for me, and it used to be one of my favorites.
Looking at some of my favorites for a hypothetical second kid...if DH got no input at all, I'd name a boy Arthur, which is 363--higher than I thought. DH's favorite is Brendan, at 207 much lower than I thought. I'm very fond of Henry (78) and Patrick (127), and we'd like to use Edmund, a family name not in the top 1000.
For a girl we'd consider Eleanor (256, and I thought it would be MUCH higher). I like Josephine (208) and Rosa (457), and DH likes Honor and Harriet, neither of which are top 1000.
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Date: 2009-05-09 04:04 am (UTC)Susan continues to plummet 40-50 places a year. It's at 712 now. Dylan is 31.
Of the top 10 names, Ethan surprises me because I haven't encountered it anywhere. And if my church were anything to go by, Jack would be in the top 10. Most of them are indeed Jacks, and not John using it as a nickname, which makes my old-school naming soul sad. And Brayden and Jayden annoy me because they've spoiled Aidan for me, and it used to be one of my favorites.
Looking at some of my favorites for a hypothetical second kid...if DH got no input at all, I'd name a boy Arthur, which is 363--higher than I thought. DH's favorite is Brendan, at 207 much lower than I thought. I'm very fond of Henry (78) and Patrick (127), and we'd like to use Edmund, a family name not in the top 1000.
For a girl we'd consider Eleanor (256, and I thought it would be MUCH higher). I like Josephine (208) and Rosa (457), and DH likes Honor and Harriet, neither of which are top 1000.