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[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I'm naming any kids I have after characters in the Wire.

First up: Wee-bey

 

[DominoKid]

Slade would be a dope name for a kid.

i wish i had a non-generic name. any where i go there's bound to be 2 or 3 more people in the room w/ the same name.

 

[Catalix]

Joshua dropped off the top 10 for the first time since 1978.

Good. Most Joshuas grow up to be a-holes.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Madison, Allison, Ashleigh, Courtney, Witney and Hillary are also all boys' names. Problem?

Don't forget Camille.

 

[Einbroch]

Good. Most Joshuas grow up to be a-holes.

Not as often as Chads, though.

 

[smurfx]

surprised that there isn't more hispanic names on that list. guess they are naming their kids the same thing these days. kinda boring too.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Hmmm, apparently Jesus is 92 on the boys list.

 

[Wads]

Boys' names:

1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael

Lost fans.

The full list of top trending names:
997. Destin

My nephew has this name except a 'y' instead of an 'i'...

 

[Seda]

97 Bryan (My name)
100 Brian

My name used to be the odd way to spell it :/

 

[XiaNaphryz]

97 Bryan (My name)
100 Brian

My name used to be the odd way to spell it :/

Next up, Briyan!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

On a related note, The Most-Hated Baby Names in America:

To capture negative name feelings, I scoured the web for conversations about baby names people can't stand. I skipped the "what's the worst name you've ever heard" freak shows (Felanie, Ima Hogg, La-a). My target was everyday baby-name negativity: the "normal" baby names that, for whatever reason, set your teeth on edge.

I ended up tallying the viewpoints of hundreds of U.S. messageboard participants, comprising almost 1,500 name mentions. Many of the discussions were on parenting forums, but a good number were simply chatter on forums of diverse kinds. The results are below.

GIRLS

1. Nevaeh (47 mentions). A landslide winner, no surprise. In the most recent edition of my book, I wrote "Nevaeh may be the most stylistically divisive name in America." Grounds for objection included look, sound and origin, the whole package.

2 (tie). Destiny (16). This name seemed to run afoul of two groups: people annoyed by "virtue names," and people who grouped it with other dreamy choices like Heaven and Candy as "stripperish."

2 (tie). Madison (16). The negative reactions to this name were particularly strong, especially in non-standard spellings. Reasons were seldom given; it just seemed to grate on people.

4. Mackenzie (13). Often presented in a group with other Mc- names, which several posters described as "low class."

5. McKenna (9). See Mackenzie above.

6 (tie). Addison (8). Sometimes grouped with Madison, and sometimes held as an example of the #1 most-cited loathing category: "boys' names used for girls."

6 (tie). Gertrude (8). When the conversation focused on "ugly" names, old-fashioned Germanic names like Gertrude, Bertha and Helga ruled.

6 (tie). Kaitlyn (8). The poster child for the #2 most common objection: "made-up spellings." Some people specifically exempted the classic spelling Caitlin from their wrath.

6 (tie). Makayla (8). See Mackenzie above.

10 (tie). Bertha (7). See Gertrude above.

10 (tie). Hope (7). To my surprise, the objection to virtue names extended to traditional choices like Hope, Faith and Grace.

BOYS

1. Jayden (23). The overwhelming theme for boys' names was a backlash against the rhyming -ayden family. Many felt there were just too many of these names, and "it's getting really old." Others said the names sounded too childish or feminine. The names were often mentioned as a group, but Jayden was frequently singled out.

2. Brayden (16).

3 (tie). Aiden (15).

4 (tie). Kaden (15). See Jayden above.

5. Hunter (9). Objections included "should only be a last name" and "too violent."

6. Hayden (8). Part of the -ayden family but mentioned much less often than the others. It seems to be considered a little more mature and established-sounding than the rest of the clan.

7 (tie). Bentley (7). A lot of contempt was shown in mentions of this name, as people considered the luxury-car association "trashy."

7 (tie). Tristan (7). Described as "fakey" and "unlikeable."

9. Michael (6). The whipping boy for people who scorned "common" names. Names like Matthew, Sarah and Emily also came up several times. (Notably, they were the most likely names to be defended by others in the conversation.)

10. Jackson (5). No consistency to the reasons. Some grouped it with Peyton as "way too trendy," others with Jack as "old-fashioned and worn out." This was the one name where I didn't collapse spellings, since the several people who mentioned Jaxon objected to it solely on basis of spelling.

Other Notables:

- At least three mentions apiece were tallied for Kayla, Kaylin, Kyle, Kyler and Kylie along with the high scores for Kaitlyn and Makayla, suggesting negativity toward that general sound category.

- Two statistically unlikely names ranked just outside the top 10. Star is a very rare name, so the fact that it occurred to so many people suggests particularly active negativity. Tiffany peaked back in the 1980s. That it's still mentioned so often as a disliked baby name leads to me suspect it may have been the "Nevaeh" of its generation.

 

[Unknown One]

Hahaha I was guessing Tristan would pop up in that hated list. Never liked that name.

 

[devenger]

Aiden?! I have never met someone name Aiden

There are two Aidans in my daughter's daycare class.

Also, her name isnt on the list (Alex, short for NOTHING)

 

[Onegun]

The trending names seem rather off-beat. Which is cool I suppose.

Off beat is cool, but people are starting to try too hard to make thier childs name unique.

And thats how I ended up with a nephew named Alickzander.

 

[soundscream]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42912883/ns/today-parenting/



Top Boys' names:

1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael
4. Jayden
5. William
6. Alexander
7. Noah
8. Daniel
9. Aiden
10. Anthony


Here's the bottom 10 names:


Boys:

991. Slade
992. Joziah
993. Keshawn
994. Menachem
995. Bailey
996. Camilo
997. Destin
998. Jaquan
999. Jaydan
1000. Crew

How?

 

[SpacLock]

Ethan has been a badass name since Mission Impossible.

 

[Smithy C]

946 - Legend

You know, like the sandwich.

 

[Omiee]

im suprised no muslim names on there, i bet if we had numbers for the whole world.
mohammed would be in the top.

 

[PersonaX]

Juhani is the most popular name for boy's in Finland, good feel.

 

[Danielsan]

8th place. Not bad.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Isabella and Sophia are awesome names to be sure. Too bad twilight had to ruin Isabella, or I would have def went with that for my daughter haha.

 

[Rad-]

Holy shit I know a guy whose last name is Ary. He just has to name his son, wait for it:

946 Legend

 

[AgentChris]

13. Christopher

Awesome.

 

[Blair]

i know a few people who have had baby girls in the past couple years, all of them calling them Olivia.


I want to arrange a meeting for the awkwardness.

 

[Satyamdas]

What the fuck kind of name is Knox?

He's a video artist.

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

My son's name is not on this list. Awesome.

Ditto. Go Bassam! Show them you're different. Now if I could just stop you from drooling though all your clothes.

 

[SmellyHands]

I'm not too excited about Jacob's popularity. The only Jacob I've ever known was a special ed kid they stuck in my elementary school class. He was always hammer fisting people and he'd take his dick out and show everyone. He had crazy pubes that we weren't ready to see at that age. I hope we aren't inundated with a bunch of Jacobs pulling their dicks out all over the place for no good reason.

 

[devenger]

I hope we aren't inundated with a bunch of Jacobs pulling their dicks out all over the place for no good reason.

... you're Jacob, aren't you. That's how your hands got smelly.

 

[Shiv47]

On a related note, The Most-Hated Baby Names in America:

7 (tie). Tristan (7). Described as "fakey" and "unlikeable."

LOL, what kind of arbitrary bullshit is this? It's a name with nice mythological resonance, and it isn't some "aiden" rhyming trendy shit. This is my son's name by the way. My daughter is way down in the 600s, so that was cool.

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

Gonna name my kid Atticus, Liam, Audrey or Elizabeth.
Fuck yeah.

 

[Kurtofan]

LOL, what kind of arbitrary bullshit is this? It's a name with nice mythological resonance, and it isn't some "aiden" rhyming trendy shit. This is my son's name by the way. My daughter is way down in the 600s, so that was cool.

Tristan is a really beautiful name, stupid people don't know what they're talking about.

 

[alphaNoid]

I'm so SO tired of the name Isabella or Bella. Fuck that name. I know 4.. FOUR fucking people with kids under the age of 2 with that name. Then of friends I know (or their gf's) who do not have kids.. I know 3 people who've named their dog Bella.

Every single last one of them thinks their little love is the only 'Beautiful' (Bella) in the world. I want to crush throats. The rage, the rage flows real deep like for this name.

Please people do not name your kid/dog (Isa)Bella.

 

[Seraphinianus]

"Crew"?

at least go with Crüe

 

[kennah]

My kid's name didn't rank!

Spoiler

Earnest

Though variations of it ranked 486 and 924.

 

[JesseZao]

I've watched the plague of the -aiden (plus variations) names spread over the last decade. Truly a terrible trendy name set.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Seeing Menachem sitting at that spot is the funniest thing in this list.

 

[SolKane]

I came in here expecting a list full of Juan, Carlos, Maria, Ana, etc. Frankly I'm surprised.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

13: Christopher

284: Abby

Those are how my names ranked. Glad my real name is'nt that popular. I knew it was pretty popular when I chose it but could'nt resist. I just really liked it. Short and simple.

Can't beleive Christopher is so high. Hate that name. (no offense any Christopher's out there)

This is a pretty cool list.I gotta see if my friends and family's names are on it.

Also lol at the Jayden top 10/ bottom 10.

 

[genjiZERO]

LOL, what kind of arbitrary bullshit is this? It's a name with nice mythological resonance, and it isn't some "aiden" rhyming trendy shit. This is my son's name by the way. My daughter is way down in the 600s, so that was cool.

The thing that annoys me about Tristan is the way Americans seem to want to pronounce it Tristahn. I have never heard British people pronounce it that way... and it's a British name...

 

[samus i am]

Joel should be #1 for boys and Joelle #1 for girls. SMH

I am happy that Joel is not super popular. It makes the name stand out more even though it is traditional.

 

[djtiesto]

404 Rebekah

This is the way I've seen it rendered in Spanish. Some of those alternate spellings probably come from that... unless they have a "y" where no "y" should go.

I dated a girl with that name, and I currently work with a lady with that name. Seems to be pretty popular, especially among the Bible-thumpin' crowd (which was what my ex was).

I believe it's a Hebrew spelling, even though my friends would tease me and say she had a "black" name (my friends are kinda racist).

Gonna name my kid Atticus, Liam, Audrey or Elizabeth.
Fuck yeah.

If I have a daughter I'm definitely naming her Audrey.

 

[Izayoi]

Jazmin?

Really?

Fucking terrible. I feel sorry for these poor kids, goddamn.

 

[Houston3000]

My name is still in the top 20, just barely but it's been slowly dropping over the years.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

My name didn't rank though I got ribbed by Kurt Angle jokes and Kurt Russell jokes during middle/high school (one of my best friends was named Russell).