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From the 1920s to the 1950s baby names like Susan,
Debbie, Patricia, and Linda were popular but now they have . gone
down in popularity. These baby names are no longer even in the top
100. In the 80s, other names such as
Jennifer, Jessica and Nicole became popular. Now these names are
still on the list but slip lower each year.
More recently there's been a lot of renewed
interest in more "old-fashioned" baby names like Hannah, Abigail and
Ethan. Some Biblical names such as Sarah, Rachel, Joshua,
Jacob, and Samuel are also becoming
more popular. And there is just no stopping names like Mary,
Joseph, Daniel and others which are perennial favorites.
Today Madison is a very highly ranked baby name
for girls (ranking number 3 in 2003 through 2006) There has been no
research done to determine why this is. The name Madison of course
is a well known last name, including presidential.
While baby girls' names seem quite subject to the
whims of fashion and the top ten lists can change radically over
time, iin general, the top baby names for boys
remain close to the same year after year. Names like Joseph, Jacob and
Daniel are
perennials. We suspect that more boys are named after their fathers,
a practice which is not used by mothers generally. This seems to
perpetuate boys names over long periods, . Baby boys are
also less apt to be given fanciful and movie star names like many
girls.
We have been collecting names since 1992 and have
heard some dozzies. In the end however the mom and dad are the ones
who get the responsibility for naming baby,
When naming your baby there are many points to consider besides how popular or unique a name is.
Below are a few ideas that you can use to choose a baby name. Also
there are other articles on this site to read about baby name
picking.
1. Baby names need to sound good with your last name.
Pick a first name and a middle name that go
together well. I do not know where I saw this one but!! Erasmus Beelzebub
Washington)
2. When naming baby look at the names first
letter. Combinations that spell things like P.I.G. are not
good, children can be cruel.
3. We have heard and printed some very different
ones with our baby name software some other names your child's
friends may have fun with, are Moon Beam, Syrup or Cornmeal. I kid
you not.
4. The above goes for trendy names like Saturn,
Sunshine and other names made popular by movie and TV stars. When
you kids get to be teens these names may have fallen out of
popularity.
5. Cute names like Dimples which are adorable for
baby names but will probably sound silly and will be made fun of
when the baby grows up.
6. You may want to pick a baby
names in honor of favorite relatives, ancestors, or family ethnic
favorites. If your Irish Ian is popular Almost all countries and
origins have good favorites.
7. You can also look through books of baby names
and pick one that has a special meaning that you like.
8..Also our software available above right,
has 20,000 plus names to look at. It only costs $4.95 and it shows
Name, origin, meaning and has personality characteristics for each
name. Your baby will love you for a beautiful name
There are thousands of names maybe hundreds of
thousands when you count all countries, we wish you good luck on
your search for the perfect name. |
