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[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

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

Comments

[pfratz.livejournal.com]

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 :)

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

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