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Anonymous wrote:Thanks! Now I can tell all the snarks that my kid's name is 105th on the list for 2012 despite what they think!

Max or Paige?

I swear Max is the most common name around. I know 6 or 7 under 2.

Well, remember, it varies by state. Max might well be an often-used name in a certain area, but way down the list in another, leading to an average of 105. Or whatever. I made the mistake of looking at the national rank of my chosen name, then found out that it's like 30-50 spots higher here than anywhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:Going on nearly 20 years in the top 10 for me. (My own name, that is, which was pretty uncommon when I was born.) Sigh.

Sorry Abigail.

I wouldn't mind, except my husband is a teacher, and it's awkward to have SO MANY students with one's wife's name.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks! Now I can tell all the snarks that my kid's name is 105th on the list for 2012 despite what they think!

Max or Paige?

I swear Max is the most common name around. I know 6 or 7 under 2.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's what SSA has to say about Larla:

Larla is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 13 years.

So go for it, DCUM - no one has taken that name yet! Your child could be infamous.

What is the inside joke about Larla? I also saw Larlita on another post a few days ago.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/304674.page#3534479

It often gets used as a derogatory term for any woman that DCUM posters find to be annoyingly over the top.

Huh. I thought we were using it more as a derogatory term for a kid's name. Are we calling each other Larla now? (makes note in journal of mean-spirits)

Anonymous wrote:Going on nearly 20 years in the top 10 for me. (My own name, that is, which was pretty uncommon when I was born.) Sigh.

Sorry Abigail.

Will always love the name Elizabeth. Beautiful and classic!

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Anonymous wrote:Here's what SSA has to say about Larla:

Larla is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 13 years.

So go for it, DCUM - no one has taken that name yet! Your child could be infamous.

What is the inside joke about Larla? I also saw Larlita on another post a few days ago.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/304674.page#3534479

It often gets used as a derogatory term for any woman that DCUM posters find to be annoyingly over the top.

A few other interesting details from the new list:

"Arya and Major were the fastest-rising names for 2012. Arya’s popularity stems from the show and book Game of Thrones, while Major is a military name featured on reality TV show Home by Novogratz. The second fastest rising names were Gael and Perla, popular with families of Spanish descent.

Other fastest-rising names include Catalina, Elisa, Raelynn (and Raelyn), Rosalie, Haven, and Briella (2011?s fastest-rising) for girls; Jase, Messiah, Brantley, Iker, King, and Rory for boys.

Notably, both Messiah and King were on the recent list of names banned in New Zealand.

In the Top 20, names making significant rises include, for girls:

–Avery, at Number 13 up from 18

–Aubrey, at Number 15 up from 20

–Charlotte. at Number 19 up from 27

–Zoey, at Number 20 up from 28

Notable increases on the boys’ side were seen by:

–Ethan, at Number 3, up from Number 7

–James, at Number 14 up from 17

–Benjamin, at Number 16 up from 19"

Anonymous wrote:We didn't know a single kid named Sophia when DD was born. Now, it's the #1 name. We spell it differently, but I am starting to get irritated when I go to a public place and hear 15 moms & dads calling "her" name.

Me too, except it's MY name. wasn't in the top 1000 when I was born.

Anonymous wrote:My mom's maiden name is Mason and she only has sisters, so the name is dying. For most of my adult life I planned to name my son Mason if I had one. I've watched as it's become uber-popular with dismay. Luckily I'm pregnant with a girl, who is likely to be my only, so I don't have to decide if it's worth using!! I grew up with a really popular name and I have no interest in doing that to my kid.

Ditto. My MIL's maiden name is Mason. I think it's a nice surname that can also be used as a first name. It would be a good way to keep the name going in our family. But it's too popular/trendy. We went with another, non-family name for our DS. Oh well.

Thanks for posting- my name is still in the 300s but its climbing, used to be in the 500s and beyond when I remember looking it up years ago.

Interestingly the names I have in mind (both boy and girl) are traditional Italian names (our heritage) and are in the 200s! So I guess that's interesting for all of my friends who have expressed concern that I might want to name them the anglo-version of each name.

It's not updated for 2012 yet, but I love looking at the state-by-state names (usually in a totally mean and judgmental way). For example, in West Virginia in 2011, Bentley was #9 for boys, while Neveah was #13 for girls. There were 40 girls named Khloe, making it #28. Of course, there were also 40 boys named Jaxson. Kansas had 52 Jaxsons (76 Jaxons) and 42 Khloes.

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jindc wrote:ugh some of these "popular" names are so bad.

ETA: do these lists really influence people? We've had names picked out forever as a way to honor relatives who have passed away. That won't change....do you really judge people who name their kids and the name ends up popular? Is this a thing?

No but I know someone who named her daughters Isabella and Sophia and thinks she came up with the most beautiful names in the world all on her own. I just want to tell her, "Those are the most common names in the US right now, you are not some baby naming wizard."

I know sisters named Izabel and Sofia. When they were due to have a third girl they asked me for names and I said, Paige or Olivia. They were shocked that I guessed their top two names.

My BIL has an Isabella and another friend has a Sophia. Between these four I can never get the name spelled correctly, or I call Izabel, Isabella, which of course pisses off my friends. I'd rather they all be Mary. At least I pronounce and spell it correctly.

I work with Nadja, Nirmala, and Nahudja! LOL!

Anonymous wrote:Here's what SSA has to say about Larla:

Larla is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 13 years.

So go for it, DCUM - no one has taken that name yet! Your child could be infamous.

What is the inside joke about Larla? I also saw Larlita on another post a few days ago.