Posted on 05/10/2013 7:02:34 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The top baby names for 2012 were a pretty unsurprising bunch: Jacob (taking the No. 1 spot for the 14th consecutive year), Mason, and Ethan for boys; Sophia (for the 2nd year in a row), Emma, and Isabella for girls. More interesting: the fastest rising names, which include Major, Messiah, King, and Maverick, reports the AP. One baby name expert says this trend of "aggrandizing names" is part of a long American tradition. "We've pretty much run out of presidential names, all the Jeffersons and Jacksons and Madisons," she said, "so we're moving on to the aristocracy, I guess, or to the military."
The data comes from the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names. According to the list, the fastest rising name for girls is Aryapossibly inspired by the popular character Arya Stark from HBO's Game of Thrones? Next were Perla, Catalina, and Elisa. On the other end of the list, the names most rapidly losing popularity are Braeden, Yahir, and Kieran for boys, and Dulce, Mikaela, and Estrella for girls. Quirky side note: Messiah, Major, and King are all banned baby names in New Zealand.
If you would have had triplets you could have had John, Wesley, Hardin. ;-)
At a major home improvement store last week I was waited on by Emina, next to her was Cree and Market and they answered the phone for a girl named Pernicious, but she wasn’t in.
I swear to God.
The boy’s name “Jethro” dropped off in popularity for newborns about fifty years ago.
There was an inmate who named her kid Serious Curious. When giving birth, she was in serious pain and she was curious who the daddy was. I knew a kid named Bronco Billy. On his birth certificate. His mama said he kicked throughout the pregnancy. Then there was Service. I never did understand that one.
Never caught on either.
Life of Brian ping!
Must be a pet dim name for obama.
LLS
I guess Trasheeka didn’t make it...
Probably an urban legend like s...head and other type names. Snopes was unable to find anybody actually given those names, and the fact that there were so many different variations of the stories and the names had them conclude they were urban legends.
I remember that skit!!
It’s worth seeing once at least; it’s very ‘80s. Lots of cliches and tropes got their start in that film. Plus, if nothing else it’s a good way to see the aircraft up close.
My father was a Navy pilot. I grew up on Naval Air Stations and carriers!
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