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The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names (Warning: Stupidity alert!)
Netscape News ^ | 1/9/04 | anon.

Posted on 01/09/2004 7:07:16 PM PST by 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."


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: baby; names; topten
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To: jonsie
"Quashod"

Gesundheit!

161 posted on 01/09/2004 9:39:52 PM PST by T'wit
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To: jonsie
"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.

162 posted on 01/09/2004 9:42:47 PM PST by Khurkris (Ranger On...)
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To: proudpapa
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.
163 posted on 01/09/2004 9:43:29 PM PST by FITZ
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To: Tulsa Brian
...Ponyboy, Sodapop, Two-Bit, Dally...
164 posted on 01/09/2004 10:45:17 PM PST by Tulsa Brian (Second place is the first loser)
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To: ChefKeith
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*
165 posted on 01/09/2004 10:52:58 PM PST by Texas Termite (Blessings in this New Year !)
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To: Revolting cat!
How about Hortense, Shadrach, Horace, and Pius? No offense to Horace and Shadrach--two close relatives of mine.
166 posted on 01/09/2004 11:53:26 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: jonsie
I know a Habte, Tsega, Saba, Tesfai, and Mikal--very nice people from northern Africa. Habte's sister is named Mary.
167 posted on 01/09/2004 11:58:26 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: VeritatisSplendor
>Aidan/Aiden/Aden, Jaden/Jayden, Caden/Kaden, Hayden

Soon every guy in America's name will rhyme.
168 posted on 01/10/2004 2:06:43 AM PST by jagrmeister (I'm not a conservative. I don't seek to conserve, I seek to reform.)
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To: VeritatisSplendor
Logan is way cool plus amiracle Baby Freeper
169 posted on 01/10/2004 2:16:39 AM PST by oceanperch ( been oughta town and catching up ...)
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To: BobS
24yrs later and I am still love what I named my lil angel (big now).

Christopher Gene

although his freeper name is

King Vanity
170 posted on 01/10/2004 2:35:51 AM PST by oceanperch ( been oughta town and catching up ...)
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To: FreepLady
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.

171 posted on 01/10/2004 3:27:35 AM PST by IrishRainy
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To: Captainpaintball
Look here .
172 posted on 01/10/2004 3:30:01 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (We secretly switched ABC news with Al-Jazeera, lets see if these people can tell the difference.)
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To: ElkGroveDan
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!
173 posted on 01/10/2004 3:40:53 AM PST by sphinx
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To: BenLurkin
A good friend of mine is named Gay(it used to mean happy), I dont see anyone naming their babies that anymore either.
174 posted on 01/10/2004 3:55:05 AM PST by waterstraat
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To: CrazyIvan
Quashod? Sounds like a word meaning "wearing four shoes".

Last name is Blacksmith.

175 posted on 01/10/2004 4:03:42 AM PST by lonestar (Don't mess with Texas)
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To: waterstraat
And what ever happened to Edna, Edith, Enid, Roy, Harold, Howard, Irvin, Irving, Inez and May???
176 posted on 01/10/2004 4:05:33 AM PST by WIladyconservative (Proud monthly donor)
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To: stands2reason; sneakers
my newest grandaughter born in Nov is Josephine. So there!
177 posted on 01/10/2004 5:47:08 AM PST by cajungirl (.)
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To: VeritatisSplendor; mickie
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!

178 posted on 01/10/2004 5:50:10 AM PST by MVV
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To: 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.
179 posted on 01/10/2004 5:52:07 AM PST by cajungirl (.)
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To: MVV
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.
180 posted on 01/10/2004 5:53:26 AM PST by cajungirl (.)
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