Most popular baby names? Check out ‘Twilight’

Most popular baby names? Check out ‘Twilight’


WASHINGTON — Mom and Dad may be looking to popular vampire books and the first family for baby names: Cullen is on the rise for boys and Malia for girls. But Miley and Jonas are down, proving that acclaim can be fleeting.

Isabella is now the top baby name for girls, Jacob for boys, the Social Security Administration said yesterday. Isabella’s climb to the top in 2009 ended Emma’s one-year reign. Jacob is on an 11-year run at the top.

“Anything can influence baby names, from pop culture to literature to music and celebrities,” said Jennifer Moss, author of The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book and founder of Babynames.com.

Barack still didn’t crack the top 1,000 for boys, but a version of the president’s daughter’s name, Malia, was the fastest riser for girls. Maliyah moved up 342 spots, to No.296, while Malia, which is how Obama’s daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots.

Many of the top names — and the fastest risers — match the popular Twilight series of books and movies about teen romance and vampires.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2010/05/08/most-popular-baby-names-check-out-twilight.html?sid=101

What a horrendous thing to do to your kids.

We grossly underestimate how vapid the vast majority of people are.

Or "Mafia"

Duhbuhya's, too.

So in about twenty years, there are going to be lots of hot women named "Izzie" or "Bella." Huh.

I like Malia. Don't see the attraction to "Jacob." Not as bad as "Ethan," though, which is number two. From the provided link:

A little more than 22,000 girls born in 2009 were named Isabella, followed by Emma, Olivia, Sophia and Ava. Nearly 21,000 boys were named Jacob, followed by Ethan, Michael, Alexander and William.

Mia was the only newcomer to the top 10 for girls, rising from 14th to 10th. Among boys, Jayden moved up from 11th to 8th, and Noah from 15th to 9th.

Noah? Jacob? Am I crazy to see some biblical connection here?

but she is now stuck with it. Yeah, she gets called Belle a lot.