When I was enrolled in first grade, my name got changed to Robbie (which I hated) because the teacher explained that her class of 30 six-year-olds already contained three kids named Bobby and two named Robert, and she just couldn’t handle any more.
Nobody asked my opinion, but I can understand her concern. On the other hand, her dilemma caused me to have to live with that prissy little nickname for years – I actually had to move to a town where nobody knew me before I could shed it.
I wonder what will happen in September, 2016, when a half-dozen Aidens show up to begin their education.
On this year’s annual list of top baby names, Sophia takes the No. 1 spot on the girls list, which drops Isabella to second place. Aiden maintains the top spot on the boys list for the sixth year in a row.
New to the top 10 this year are Abigail and Liam.
BabyCenter's list is based on 350,000 names of babies born in 2010 whose parents registered with the site. It also combines names that sound the same but have different spellings, such as Sophia and Sofia.
Girls:
1. Sophia, 2. Isabella, 3. Olivia, 4. Emma, 5. Chloe, 6. Ava, 7. Lily, 8. Madison, 9. Addison and 10. Abigail
Boys:
1. Aiden, 2. Jacob, 3. Jackson, 4. Ethan, 5. Jayden, 6. Noah, 7. Logan, 8. Caden, 9. Lucas and 10. Liam
Compare that list to the top baby names of 2009, according to Social Security Administration statistics released last May.
Girls: 1. Isabella, 2. Emma, 3. Olivia, 4. Sophia, 5. Ava, 6. Emily, 7. Madison, 8. Abigail, 9. Chloe and 10. Mia
Boys: 1. Jacob, 2. Ethan, 3. Michael, 4. Alexander, 5. William, 6. Joshua, 7. Daniel, 8. Jayden, 9. Noah and 10. Anthony
However, Nameberry.com's list of most-searched names for girls puts Charlotte at the top.
The other girls names researched on the site were: 2. Seraphina, 3. Olivia, 4. Elizabeth, 5. Isla, 6. Sophia, 7. Alice, 8. Violet, 9. Lucy and 10. Ava.
The most-researched boys names were: 1. Henry, 2. Finn, 3. Oliver, 4. James, 5. Asher, 6. Jack, 7. Max, 8. Quinn, 9. Jude and 10. Liam.
None of the top ten names – Boys or Girls – were even in the top 20 the year I was born.
The most popular baby names in the US in 1942 were:
| 1 | James | 1 | Mary | ||
| 2 | Robert | 2 | Barbara | ||
| 3 | John | 3 | Patricia | ||
| 4 | William | 4 | Linda | ||
| 5 | Richard | 5 | Carol | ||
| 6 | David | 6 | Sandra | ||
| 7 | Charles | 7 | Judith | ||
| 8 | Thomas | 8 | Nancy | ||
| 9 | Ronald | 9 | Betty | ||
| 10 | Donald | 10 | Carolyn | ||
| 11 | Joseph | 11 | Sharon | ||
| 12 | Larry | 12 | Shirley | ||
| 13 | Michael | 13 | Joyce | ||
| 14 | George | 14 | Margaret | ||
| 15 | Kenneth | 15 | Judy | ||
| 16 | Jerry | 16 | Karen | ||
| 17 | Edward | 17 | Dorothy | ||
| 18 | Gary | 18 | Joan | ||
| 19 | Paul | 19 | Janet | ||
| 20 | Dennis | 20 | Donna | ||
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