The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names (Warning: Stupidity alert!)

Netscape News ^ | 1/9/04 | anon.

[VeritatisSplendor]

The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names

For the first time in more than a decade, the year's most popular baby name for boys is not Biblical. Move over Michael and Matthew and make room for Aidan, Jaden, and Caden--the top three boys' names for 2003, according to BabyNames.com.

Meanwhile, Madison has hung on for another year as the top name for girls, which as near as anyone can figure comes from the 1984 movie "Splash," starring Daryl Hannah in the role of a mermaid named Madison.

Top 20 boys' names:

Aidan/Aiden/Aden

Jaden/Jayden

Caden/Kaden

Ethan

Caleb

Dylan

Jacob

Jordan

Logan

Hayden

Connor

Ryan

Morgan

Cameron

Andrew

Joshua

Noah

Matthew

Addison

Ashton

Top 20 girls' names:

Madison

Emma

Abigail

Riley

Chloe

Hannah

Alexis

Isabella

Mackenzie

Taylor

Olivia

Hailey

Paige

Emily

Grace

Ava

Aaliyah

Alyssa

Faith

Brianna

BabyNames.com compiles this annual ranking of the top 20 most popular baby names using the favorite name lists created on the Web site by more than 100,000 expectant parents.

The shift in the choice of boys' names is really quite notable. "Traditionally, you see more of a fluctuation and creativity in girls' names, but this is the first year we have seen such a big change in the boys' name list," admitted Jennifer Moss, a senior partner with BabyNames.com.

"In the past 20 years, Celtic and English names--such as Ashley, Caitlyn, and Brianna--have been extremely popular for girls," adds Moss. "And now that trend is entering the boys' list with Aidan, Dylan, Logan, and Connor--a huge break from the usual trend of Biblical names like Michael and Jacob. We think as names become uni-gender for girls, parents are taking more risks and being more creative and unique with naming their boys."

[T'wit]

"Quashod"

Gesundheit!

[Khurkris]

"I got a new student today named "Quashod" and I am perplexed as to why any parent would name their name son that!"

I think that is some kind of clam or oyster.

[FITZ]

There was a woman where I worked who said she was never fond of her name because it was rather unusual but she could tolerate that --- but things got way worse --- her name is Madonna. There are probably good reasons to stick with names which aren't too unique.

[Tulsa Brian]

...Ponyboy, Sodapop, Two-Bit, Dally...

[Texas Termite]

Thanks for letting me know CK. I guess I'm just proud to be on the list :)

How's things with you? Hope the New Year is going good for you and yours.

*TT*

[beaversmom]

How about Hortense, Shadrach, Horace, and Pius? No offense to Horace and Shadrach--two close relatives of mine.

[beaversmom]

I know a Habte, Tsega, Saba, Tesfai, and Mikal--very nice people from northern Africa. Habte's sister is named Mary.

[jagrmeister]

>Aidan/Aiden/Aden, Jaden/Jayden, Caden/Kaden, Hayden

Soon every guy in America's name will rhyme.

[oceanperch]

Logan is way cool plus amiracle Baby Freeper

[oceanperch]

24yrs later and I am still love what I named my lil angel (big now).

Christopher Gene

although his freeper name is

King Vanity

[IrishRainy]

I know what you mean about the personalized nametags, etc. My 19-year-old daughter is Autumn, and once in a while she actually DOES find her name on those things. My 15-year-old daughter is Killoran (pronounced kill-OR-an) so she doesn't even waste her time looking for her name!

For the record, even tho she has to spell her name to people constantly, she actually likes having such an unusual name, so it's all good.

[Straight Vermonter]

Look here .

[sphinx]

Hey -- I think it's great if Caleb is back. Maybe there's hope for Hoyt, Clellie, Duane and the other farmland passdowns in my family!

[waterstraat]

A good friend of mine is named Gay(it used to mean happy), I dont see anyone naming their babies that anymore either.

[lonestar]

Quashod? Sounds like a word meaning "wearing four shoes".

Last name is Blacksmith.

[WIladyconservative]

And what ever happened to Edna, Edith, Enid, Roy, Harold, Howard, Irvin, Irving, Inez and May???

[cajungirl]

my newest grandaughter born in Nov is Josephine. So there!

[MVV]

Well, I don't care what the current trend is for YUPPIE children's names. We stuck to the normal tradition and named our four sons after beautiful family names: Anthony, Steven, Robert & Joseph. We are also a catholic family, so it worked out wonderful.

These idiotic YUPPIES seem to forget that their darling newborns will eventually grow up into adults and be stuck with a simple sounding and spelled name, talk about having problems.

It's a self centered thing to do IMO!

[cajungirl]

What happened to Myrtle, Maude? I had a aunt named Tissue, her twin was Malissa. I think their mother couldn't spell. We have Elizabeths in every generation but none of my kids named their kids Elizabeth, my favorite name.

[cajungirl]

My daughter when naming her children, asked what would the name sound like on a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Thus ruling out Britney, Madonna, Cher, etc. I personally like the rapper 50 cent,,that is a cool name.