In a fine example of your tax dollars at work, the US Social Security Administration just released their list of the most popular names for babies born in 2013.
Rank Male name Female name
1 Noah Sophia
2 Liam Emma
3 Jacob Olivia
4 Mason Isabella
5 William Ava
6 Ethan Mia
7 Michael Emily
8 Alexander Abigail
9 Jayden Madison
10 Daniel Elizabeth
The SSA Website doesn’t just list the names, it contains search engines that let you check out the most popular names by the name itself, or by state or year for any year since 1879. Jacob, for example, was the top name for boys in the 2000s until Noah took the number one spot this year.
My own name, Robert, was a solid number two behind Michael the year I was born, but last year it was 62 nation-wide, behind almost every name you can find in the Old Testament. It did beat out Josiah (69) but trailed Jeremiah (58) and over a dozen others on the way to the top.
In Texas, I fared even worse. Robert drops to 63 – and that’s 22 places behind Jesus.
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