Social Security's Top 1000 Names for 2005

[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

For your viewing pleasure. Or in my case, horror. My daughter's name, Lily, has jumped to #39!! Nobody was naming their daughter Lily back in 1996! I thought I was giving my child a lovely, unusual name. Argh. ;)

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

*EDIT* Just page down and select Top 1000 under Popularity.

Thoughts? Surprises? Comments?

Comments

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

So I'm searching for my favorite names on the list, starting with Mara. And I learn that "Samara" is #381. And isn't that the CREEPY ASS little girl from The Ring? GREAT NAME CHOICE. "Hey, I'm going to name my daughter after that creepy possessed parent-killing murdering girl who crawls through TVs to kill people! ROCK ON! I am so hardcore."

AHEM, anyways. Mara is #670. Alice is #414 and Lacy is #959 while Lacey is #441. Owen is #60, Henry is #103, Harry is #526. My other favorite names, not including middle names, aren't on there.

These are good numbers for me! Considering my own name is #36 now (and was also 36 the year I was born), and topped out #25 - I think that's the rank range I want to avoid. It was so annoying to always be one of 5 Kate/Katie/Katherines in any class. I hope Owen doesn't rise too much in the next 10-15 years.

[k-t-bug.livejournal.com]

How weird! My name is Katherine (Katie) and Mara and Alice are both on my Girly list!

I actually like Samara, but I never saw The Ring so does that make it okay? :)