Are you naming your baby an extremely popular name?

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/





This is a link to the Social Security Administration of popular baby names in 2006. Last updated on May 2007.

Are you naming your baby an extremely popular name?
i didn't think i was when i picked out my little girls name...she was born in 06 and wouldn't you know it was the 3rd one on the list
Reply:Yes and no. Our daughters are Paige and Mackenzie. Paige was born in 2002 and her name is #50. Mackenzie was born in 2006 and her name is #53. We our expecting our third child, and in 2006 his name ranked #17. His name will be Nicholas.





We never really thought about the popularity of our kids names because we haven't really seen many kids with these names in our area.
Reply:when i named my kids i didnt check the popularity of them but i also didnt know of anyone by the names!
Reply:I named my daughter Kaylee in 1994 and now it is very popular..But I don't care because I love the name and I named her that because KAY-is my middle name LEE-is my older brothers middle name...I still like the name Jennifer...It's cute...In fact, my daughter loves the name too..She asked me why I didn't name her that....lol..It's funny because when I was her age (14) that's the name I wanted to name my daughter when I grew up...lol
Reply:No, although I think there is a difference between "trendy" (like Madison or McKenzie) and a name that is classic, yet popular, like Emily.





My son's name is somewhere around the 400s on the Social Security Administrations list, as were the two girls names we had picked out. They aren't made up or off the wall--they just never caught on, and that's just fine with me.





I think those lists are a great idea for parents, especially first time parents who may have no idea what people are naming their babies. Many of them have the same experiences as people here have--choosing a name they thought was really different and unique, only to find out that the name is in the Top Ten. The SSA list, as well as lists for babies in your state, will give you a better idea of the likelihood of naming your child something that will be somewhat common among his peers (if that is something that concerns you).
Reply:I want to use Ethan, but I won't be having children for at least 6 years so hopefully it won't be that popular then. I try to stay away from extremely popular names.
Reply:Nope :)
Reply:Jennifer Aniston


Jennifer Gardner


Jennifer Lopez





very cute name


my kids are Hope and Mark with a long last name


next baby poss Maria
Reply:Yes, my husband and I named our baby girl Kayla. It was in the top 20 names list on the website we encountered for 2006. =)
Reply:Yes. But it is a popular name among boys. Sounds best fpor a girl in my opinion though.
Reply:Well, when we chose our kids names (2 in 2004) we decided on names that my husband and I liked but hadnt heard anyone with those names.. and what do you know. both just happened to be on the top 5 that year! I was livid! I didnt want my kids to be in a classroom with 5 other kids with that name but didnt want something off the wall! oh well. my son was born in 2007 and his name was I believe in the 100s.
Reply:I named my son James and my daughter Leona. Leona isn't in the top 1000 but James is.





We're thinking about having a third and we will choose a classic, not trendy name like William or Amelia.
Reply:i hate popular names...i want something no one has...who cares if someone thinks its wierd...i rather have weird than oh so common! :)