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[ky-whitney.livejournal.com]

New to the Top 100
Aubrey
Juliana
Maggie
Nevaeh (most intriguing new addition: "heaven" spelled backwards)

Rising stars
Addison (up 57 places; fastest riser)
Camryn (up 30 places)
Charlotte (up 22 places)
Claire (up 23 places)
Chloe (new to top 20)
Lily (up 12; break Top 10 next year?)

On the way out?
Makayla (down 29; fastest fall)
Bailey (down 25; on its way out)

Notable mentions
Mackenzie (most spelling variations: 45)
Jayden (back in Top 100)


New to the Top 100
Brody
Miles
Peyton

Rising stars
Landon (up 19 places; fastest riser
Brayden (up 15 places; second-fastest riser)
Logan (up 9 places; new to Top 10)
Noah (up 9 places)

On the way out?
Julian (down 17; fastest fall to 95)
Tyler (down 8; out of Top 10 for first time since 2001)
Zachary (down 6; booted from Top 20 after five years)

Notable mentions
Caden (most spelling variations: 32)
Steven (first time in Top 100 since 2001)

Comments

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I love Juliana, Addison and Claire for girls, and Peyton and Logan for boys. I am not surprised Peyton is new to the top 100. I think of Mr. Manning.

[ky-whitney.livejournal.com]

Peyton was in my top list.

I am so thrilled that they come out with these lists. -aden names are really popular around me, but I have never met a "Brayden". It was in my top three names to name this baby. Then I looked online and saw examples like this.

Nix that name:)

[ky-whitney.livejournal.com]

I chuckled when I saw that people made up so many different variations of Caden and Mackenzie.

[ohsoproudofyou.livejournal.com]

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Maggie *is* a nickname and I personally can't stand it as a full name. It's okay for a nickname. Margaret is one of my top three girls' names, but I will do my best to promote "Meg" as a nickname over Maggie.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I love Maggie, Lily, Mackenzie (a guilty pleasure) and Noah.

Jayden makes me want to vomit, though.

[cerise-blue.livejournal.com]

how odd to see aubrey on the top 100! that's my first name and i haven't heard it in YEARS except on people around my age (early twenties) or older!

lily doesn't surprise me. i've met a ton of little lilys lately!

[ky-whitney.livejournal.com]

Maybe it is just my area of living, but Aubrey is really popular for all ages.

[cerise-blue.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh, really? lol that's so exciting to me because i thought it was so obscure. ;)

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was obscure, too.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I'm an Aubrey too and when I saw that our name was in the top 100 I was like "holy shit!"

[cerise-blue.livejournal.com]

lol glad i'm not the only one! i told my mom about it and she was in shock. she said she was sure it wouldn't make a comeback, much less in the top 100! :D

[infernosgirl.livejournal.com]

Blah both of my names are up there. Nevaeh and Brayden. *sigh*

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah I got that email with the link to that too. :) I like all the rising stars a lot except for Lily.

I don't have much of an opinion one way or the other for the rest, though. I was surprised that they put Sarah and Michael at the #12 spot for their 100. I can't wait to see the SSA name stats. A few more months, right? lol ;)

[blush.livejournal.com]

I was actually reading this list yesterday =) Nevaeh still makes me shudder. It just screams teen white trash to me.

[namegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm so sad that Claire is rising. I've just recently started to like it as a future daughter's name, thinking that it was classy and not overly popular :(

[anapology.livejournal.com]

45 Mackenzie spellnig variations?
oh my god.

[mommy2miles.livejournal.com]

No! I want my Miles to stay unique! Find a new name everyone.

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

I hate that Claire and Lily are getting popular :(
But I love that Julian is 'on the way down' - it's one of my favourite names!