2010 Names

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I just saw that the SSA has released the most popular baby names for 2010. Here are the top ten:

1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael
4. Jayden
5. William
6. Alexander
7. Noah
8. Daniel
9. Aiden
10. Anthony

1. Isabella
2. Sophia
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Madison
9. Chloe
10. Mia

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

Dig in, everyone. :P

Comments

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

I always liked Isabella...and then Twilight came out. Same with Jacob. Stupid Twilight.

I don't like Mia or Madison, very much, but otherwise I like the girl names for the most part. Last summer I had a dachshund named Olivia... *sniff* Still miss that dog.

As for the boy names... I like them all except Jayden. Yes, I even like Aidan, though that's because when I first came across the name in a baby name book in 2000, I thought it was interesting. I had no idea it was so popular until a couple of years ago, and it disappointed me.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Hey, how do you think I feel? My favourite name for a boy used to be Edward. :P

Though to be fair, my grandparents also ruined the name Edward for me. The only nicknames I really liked for it were Ted and Teddy, and then they went and named their dog Teddy . . .

I still like the name Aidan (spelled that way). The church I went to as a kid was called St. Aidan's, and I always thought it was a really nice name. I wouldn't use it because of the popularity (combined with all the names that rhyme with it), but there's nothing wrong with the name itself.

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

Heh. I don't know, in my family being named after a dog is considered a bit of an honor. *grins*

I think Aidan is a very nice name with a neat meaning. I wonder why/how it became popular all of a sudden though. And yeah, most of the rhyming names are ridiculous. And Jayden sounds like a girl name to me.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I work in a library and my boss's son is named Jacob so everyone assumes it's after Twilight. She hates Twilight.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

It annoys me to no end when people assume that Jacob and Isabella are only popular because of Twilight. It's the other way around. Those names were shooting up in popularity (I think Jacob was even already #1) before Stephenie Meyer even had the idea to write Twilight.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

The only ones on my list are William and Sophia, although Sophia is pretty low on the list, but I don't mind most of the names on there. I do dislike Jayden, which I see moved up a couple of spots, that spelling of Aidan, and Madison. I wonder if my cousin, who is naming her baby Khloe, realizes that Chloe is ranked number 9.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Considering that she's naming her kid after a Kardashian, I would think she likes it because it's popular? Totally not trying to be mean, but I immediately think Kardashian when I see "Kortney" or "Khloe."

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure why they picked that spelling, and we're not close enough for me to ask. I'm trying to remember the one conversation we had about names because I almost think they didn't want something too popular. I'm pretty sure I told them about the SSA site...but yeah, I can see where people would make that association.

[coendou.livejournal.com]

Very little change from last year. Noah's still in the top 10, damn it. :^/ I still have to decide if I'm willing to use it despite that.

Also, several names that I thought were going to continue rising did just that:

(name - 2009 rank - 2010 rank)

Adelaide - 568 - 434
Jasper - 337 - 286
Eden - 206 - 180
Levi - 85 - 70
Amelia - 55 - 41
Ezra - 258 - 243

I had a feeling Adelaide (which we're considering) would get a big jump, and it did!

[sans-patrie.livejournal.com]

I named my son Jasper and he was born at the end of 2010. Surprising to see it jump that much! It's still very uncommon though, I get a lot of "where did you come up with that?"

[coendou.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing a LOT of buzz around the internet, as well as IRL (it's my sister's #1 boy name, and I have another friend who had it on her short list but went with Jonah). I think it's picking up steam and will probably land in the top 100 for a while.

[retrodancekitty.livejournal.com]

I could swear these lists have been basically the same since 2001.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Well that basically makes sense... it would be weird if the most popular names changed drastically every year, or even every five or ten years.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Nah... Only about half the names are the same.
2010
1 Jacob Isabella
2 Ethan Sophia
3 Michael Emma
4 Jayden Olivia
5 William Ava
6 Alexander Emily
7 Noah Abigail
8 Daniel Madison
9 Aiden Chloe
10 Anthony Mia

2001
1 Jacob Emily
2 Michael Madison
3 Matthew Hannah
4 Joshua Ashley
5 Christopher Alexis
6 Nicholas Sarah
7 Andrew Samantha
8 Joseph Abigail
9 Daniel Elizabeth
10 William Olivia

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Of the top 10s, I like:

Michael
William
Alexander
Noah

Sophia
Emma
Ava
Emily
Abigail

[rosabelle.livejournal.com]

I hate Jayden so much, but I do like Aiden. The rest are all right.

I love Mia, and I like all the rest except for Madison.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
William
Alexander
Noah
Emma
Olivia
Madison

[dararachel.livejournal.com]

ooh. I have a Simon, born aug 2010, #251.
My other kids' names are
Gabriella #33 (61 the year she was born - 05)
Zachary #61 (42 the year he was born - 07)
interesting!

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I hate that Isabella is so popular. It's one of my favorite names.

Anyway, I like: Jacob, Ethan, William, Alexander, Noah, Aiden (only spelled Aidan), Isabella, Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, and Emily.

[heyskeleton.livejournal.com]

Alexander, Olivia and Michael are on my list, and Emma's really grown on me lately. In saying that, I actually like the majority of these, except Isabella and Sophia. I can't stand either of them, but then I like Isobel and Sophie, so go figure.

What I enjoy most about these lists is that, for the most part, they're classic names, not a bunch of badly spelt variants or trendy names that really don't work on someone over the age of ten.

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

Yay my girls are still uncommon!! I have a Madeleine and a Moira. Madeleine is popular (but not spelled that way) in that it's in the top 100 usually, but that's ok. I have to go by the late 60's to find Moira, and even then it's in the 800 and 900's.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

All our shortlisted boys' names were in the top 25 lol... good thing we're supposedly having a girl!

Our girls' name is ranked 275 at the moment yay.. although it doesn't mean anything since I don't live in the USA but it's still good.

[coffeecup37.livejournal.com]

I'm bored, so here are the ones I like out of the top 1000 (yeah, I'm THAT bored).

Rank Male name Female name
6 Alexander
7 Noah
12 Elizabeth
21 Lillian
26 Sofia
31 Zoe
39 Evelyn
44 Jack
45 Charlotte
53 Julian
67 Henry
68 Sebastian
85 Stella
87 Molly
88 Oliver
114 Scarlett
116 Jake
117 Annabelle
119 Harper
124 Liliana
151 Daisy
152 Valentina
163 Malachi Elena
165 Eleanor
169 Eliana
172 Alice
173 Sawyer
180 Maddox
185 Roman
187 Delilah
193 Leo
200 Penelope
211 Lola
221 Mateo
240 Eliza
243 Ezra
262 Hazel
277 Cecilia
286 Jasper
297 Isla
301 Elliot
310 Annabella
316 Iris
320 Madeleine
331 Felix
337 Rose
343 Luna
347 Lilliana
358 Romeo
362 Tatiana
364 Mila
386 Arabella
419 Elle
421 Waylon
428 Matteo Vivienne
429 August
436 River
488 Daphne
500 Dorian
530 Eloise
546 Olive
550 Archer
564 Atticus
666 Greta
675 Vera
733 Nikolai
742 Cecelia
778 Harlow
800 Matilda
820 Edith
868 Millie
921 Esme
963 Hugh Pearl

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

As long as Ariadne stays off of the list, I don't care. Athena is, but I don't mind.