baby names!

[flea]

Today's the day the Social Security baby name lists for 2008 come out (they deliberately release them for mother's day, awww.) http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

This year's top 10 are hardly surprising, although Emma has knocked Emily out of the #1 spot for girls:
1 Jacob Emma
2 Michael Isabella
3 Ethan Emily
4 Joshua Madison
5 Daniel Ava
6 Alexander Olivia
7 Anthony Sophia
8 William Abigail
9 Christopher Elizabeth
10 Matthew Chloe

Addison is still #12 for girls (was #11 last year) and my possibly least favorite name ever, Jayden, is #11 for boys. (And Brayden is #50. Why, people, why. Brayden is what a donkey does.)

Casper's name is up to #54 (was #88 the year we named her, was #161 10 years ago).
Dillo's name is still dropping, down to #183.
My name peaked last year and is down to #348.
mr. flea's name is, well, #2. His middle name, though, is #691 and falling.

How 'bout you?

Comments

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

For our kids, Girl Name has risen 200+ slots in the last two years, though it's still relatively rare. Boy Name has hovered between 40 and 80 for the last half-century; a good solid classic.

Canadian name trends are very slightly different. Sara, for example, is still holding on strong.

Mine was never as rare here as it was in the States. In both countries, though, the peak for it hit when I was in my late teens. I sometimes wonder if people expect to meet a twenty-something when they hear my name. :)