Top baby Names for 2007
Do you know anyone named Jacob? Emily? Michael? Emma? Of course you do! These are some of the most popular names that parent have given to their children, according to the Social Security Administration.
The top boy's name is Jacob, followed by Michael and Ethan.
The top girl's name is Emily, followed by Isabella and Emma.
The list is put out every year by the Social Security Administration; their website offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880 . Social Security started compiling baby name lists in 1997.
The top ten boys and girls names for 2007 are:
Top Boy's Names Top Girl's Names
1. Jacob 1. Emily
2. Michael 2. Isabella
3. Ethan 3. Emma
4. Joshua 4. Ava
5. Daniel 5. Madison
6. Christopher 6. Sophia
7. Anthony 7. Olivia
8. William 8. Abigail
9. Matthew 9. Hannah
10. Andrew 10
3 comments:
It's amazing to me to see how this changes year to year. When we were choosing our daughter names, neither where high if tey were even on the list... but I do know many that use this lost to truly help them in choosing the name of their child...to each their own I guess! Look forward to reading more!
Funny, but my wife and I have used this list of names to avoid! We've managed to stay away from the norm 4 times...and now we have 4 daughters with very feminine names (Angelica, Josefina, Francesca & Mikaela), but with masculine nicknames (AJ, Joey, Frankie & Mikey).
I guess it's like what "chris" before me said, "to each their own".
Great blog, I look forward to more posts.
-Chris Lopez, The FitAndBusyDad
FitAndBusyDad.blogspot.com
This is always an interesting topic. Why are some names more popular than others? Is it that there were a lot of Jacobs (or Jakes) in the grandparent generation that people are honoring? Is it due to celebrities with these names or songs written about a name (I know many Michelles named after the Beatles song.) As fitandbusydad said, it's good to avoid the more common ones. Then again, perhaps kids aren't quite so nasty about them. I still get quips about my name being a 'girl's name':)
Best,
Dana Glazer
Director
The Evolution of Dad Project
www.evolutionofdad.com
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