Most popular names from 2013, now out from SSA
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Anonymous
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It's the most wonderful time of the year for name nerds: updates on the most popular names from the Social Security Administration!
Here's the list for 2013: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/ And for analysis, check out: http://www.babynamewizard.com/archives/2014/5/the-most-popular-baby-names-in-america-for-2013 Biggest news: Noah is now #1 for boys (up from #4) and Liam is #2 (up from #6). |
Anonymous
| Question for DCUM- did you all love these names as kids? I loved all these names growing up, so I think it's funny that now these are the most common baby names. I was wondering if this was the case for everyone else. |
Anonymous
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Also fun--the SSA ranks names by how much they have changed in popularity. There are some doozies there:
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/rankchange.html |
Anonymous
Honestly, I did. I loved the names Sophia, Isabelle, and Abigail so much when I was younger. We didn't go with any of them because they were just too popular (and I found other names that I loved just as much), but yeah. |
Anonymous
| My daughter's name was safely in the 200s when we picked it. And now look at it. |
Anonymous
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So what we want to name our daughter is on this list, and has been for a several years. We have been debating NOT using it b/c it is so popular.
I just looked up my name and it was #3 in my birth year. I didn't have a ton of people in my class/school with my name (I know many more younger people with my name) so I am thinking if I name my daughter a popular name it might be ok... |
Anonymous
No. I'm in my 40s and liked names like Alyssa and Victoria and Sonya. At least that is what I named my dolls. |
Anonymous
| Funny, with the exception of Mia, I know at least one baby/toddler with all the other girl's names. |
Anonymous
I think the popular names are geared towards the 27-32 year old crowd, so maybe yours were on the top 10 list 10 years ago? I know many Alyssas who are around 10? |
Anonymous
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larla info:
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |
Anonymous
like some of the girl names as a kid but doubt I ever heard jayden as i kid, i don't think it was made up then. |
Anonymous
I can't pronounce many of them... |
Anonymous
Really? Which ones are you having trouble with? I don't see any names that are difficult to pronounce. |
Anonymous
The PP was looking at the rank change list, not the top ten list. The rank change list has more unusual names. |
Anonymous
Yes, I was looking at that list too. |