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For those of you who are just simply interested in why & what certain people name their children, I'd suggest reading this: Chapter Six "Would a Roshanda by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet" of Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

It discusses why there are trends in certain names like Madison and Emma. I don't want to say anything specifically what the data said about what names were most common among low income/education and high income/education families since I know people would probably be offended.

I will leave you with the author's prediction of what could be Most Popular Names of 2015[or anytime sooner I'd presume]

Girls

Annika.......Isabel
Ansley.......Kate
Ava..........Lara
Avery........Linden
Aviva........Maeve
Clementine...Marie-Claire
Eleanor......Maya
Ella.........Philippa
Emma.........Phoebe
Fiona........Quinn
Flannery.....Sophie
Grace........Waverly

Boys

Aidan........Asher
Aldo.........Beckett
Anderson.....Bennett
Ansel........Carter
Cooper.......Maximillian
Finnegan.....McGregor
Harper.......Oliver
Jackson......Reagan
Johan........Sander
Keyon........Sumner
Liam.........Will

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so first column is what and second is what. is that the part where you wouldnt say which is high and which is low income?

lmao!

no its clear that those are names that are supposed to be popular in 2015. what i want to know is what are the high income ones and what are the ill-educated(or whatever) ones?
dont leave it out!

I'm on low sleep, please forgive me, it was just really funny to me that's all!!

funny how?

I don't know it just was. Everything is more funny to me now that I'm pregnant.

ok ok these are what the high educated people are naming this kids now. but then onces the masses pick up on it, the high income/educated people start picking different names. read the chapter for specifics & more info.

So all of the names, not just one column or another, are what the highly educated people are using now?

yes

the columns are just alphabetical... if you look at the names you see that

I saw they were alphabetical but I was wondering if one alphabetical column stood for one thing and the other for something else. That's why I asked.

I'm wondering the same thing.

good to see im not the only one.

They're all first names. I didn't put up any high/low income lists.

i think you should. we are interested...

omg I'm so upset that like, my most favourite name of all time (Maeve) is supposed to be that popular. RAR! Not fair.

Of all the kids under 5 I know, which isn't many..

Isabel x2
Ava x4
Avery x2
Eleanor
Maya x3
Ella x3
Emma
Fiona x2

Boys
Aidan x3
Carter
Oliver x2
Jackson x2
Liam

This list looks relatively current for 2015

Flannery on a girl is hinous.

heinous.. sorry.. I got a bebe on the lap. ;)

This list looks relatively current for 2015

It was just a prediction from a few years ago. It is happening sooner than he thought with some names.

Glad to see none of my beloved names are on there. I'm a little confused as to why there are two columns though, separated by the numourous periods. Clarification?

all part of the plan to spread mass paranoia

i cannot believe that annika is going to be one of the most popular names in 2015.

it is my name and well.. i have always been the only annika and i liked it.

Hmm interesting

Yeah I can see quite a few of those getting popular as they are ...
# already common with no sign of let up [e.g Emma, Aidan]
# quite 'board popular'* right now [e.g Maeve, Beckett]
# common in other countries (net being international and all) [e.g Oliver, Sophie]
# encompass other trends [e.g surnames, Celtic etc]

Would be suprised if Harper was ever common for boys though, with such a strong tie to the female writer. Marie-Claire seems an odd choice too, because of the magazine and all.

Suppose we'll just have to wait and see :)

*i.e. get mentioned/discussed a fair bit by nerds like us :), but not necessarily common irl.

Ew, I wouldn't use any of these names except for Asher, and even then I wouldn't call that a males name...

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Have you seen the names she has posted? I think that would explain why she doesn't like any of these. ;)

oh I have that book on my list of books to read lol.

Interesting about the names. Some were on my list for my baby born almost a month ago.

Ava
Eleanor
Phoebe

Boys

Oliver
Jackson

I ended up naming him Simon though :)

I <3 the name Simon!!
Great choice! =)

Well, I'm glad to see that Asher won't be tops til 2015, I plan to have my Asher a few years before that.
But I'm confused as to why there are two lists for boys and girls, are they both possible lists for 2015, or is one now and one 2015?

Great, the name we picked is on the list. I didn't even think it was very common.

Wow, those alphabetical columns really confused a lot of people, lol.

I don't believe Clementine, Flannery, or Marie-Claire are going to be superstars. Or Keyon, wtf is that anyway?

Wow, those alphabetical columns really confused a lot of people, lol.

haha I was thinking the same thing... glad there are some other intelligent people on this list (i.e. you).

It's not in proper alphabetical order, so that would be why no one saw it that way.

hah yeah, I was just trying to save some space. I already explained the columns on a previous comment & hope figure out to scan & read the comment.

Next time I'll be sure to make list names like this:

The Twenty White Girl Names
That Best Signify Low-Education Parents
[tis a couple years old]

1.Angel
2.Heaven
3.Misty
4.Destiny
5.Brenda
6.Tabatha
7.Bobbie
8.Brandy
9.Destinee
10.Cindy
11.Jazmine
12.Shyanne
13.Britany
14.Mercedes
15.Tiffanie
16.Ashly
17.Tonya
18.Crystal
19.Brandie
20.Brandi

lmao

my husband read through a lot of this chapter to me when he read this a few months ago. i couldnt stop laughing, although i can't help but wonder where nevaeh and madysyn are?

I'm waiting for a MkMadysin

oh this is friggin priceless! though I do sincerely hope that all Kr8tiv spellings of these "names" qualify as well. ;p

AND I know two sisters named Angel & Destiny (not sure if she uses this spelling or not). Angel has a daughter named Mykenzee.

I also know a Brandi who named her kid Dawson.

let's just say that they all totally fit this category & are passing it on via their children. so maybe it should be all that offensive if it's true?

Names I like:

Girls

Isabel (prefer Isabelle or Isabella)
Kate
Ava (prefer Eva)
Clementine
Ella
Phoebe
Sophie
Grace

Boys

Carter
Oliver
Jackson
Liam

omg ths is so weird, my friend Alex called and said me i just had to read freakanomics, nothing to do with babynames, he doesnt know about my obsession lol

craaaazy, i'd never heard of it before!

oh then you'll love chapter six!

Really interesting... A lot of those names are just terrible... and others are already really popular. No harm to my name list *phew*.

Crap, I like a few of those names, too. =/

The only one I love is Oliver. Thankfully Ada and Aurelia aren't on there and hopefully I'll be able to use them.

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