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Noah sailed past Jacob to become the most popular baby name for boys in 2013, ending Jacob's 14-year run at the top. Sophia was the most popular baby name for girls for the third straight year.
The Social Security Administration announced the most popular baby names Friday. Noah was followed by Liam, Jacob, Mason and William. Sophia was followed by Emma, Olivia, Isabella and Ava.
The rise of Noah and Liam highlights a trend toward more smooth-sounding baby names, said Laura Wattenberg, creator of Babynamewizard.com.
"You compare Jacob with all its hard, punchy consonants, versus Noah and Liam, you can really see where style is heading," Wattenberg said.
She also noted that the most popular baby names aren't nearly as popular as they used to be. For example, a little more than 18,000 babies born last year were named Noah. In 1950, when James was No. 1, there were more than 86,000 newborns with that name.
About 21,000 newborns were named Sophia last year. In 1950, more than 80,000 were named Linda, the top name for girls that year.
Read More: http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Baby-names-Noah-ends-Jacob-s-14-year-run-at-top-5465535.php
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Noah and the Whale - 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.' (Official Video)
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...but, it sounded to me like a thinly-veiled ripoff of Lola...
TYY
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)You have agreement in the comments.
Catchy is catchy.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)I'm surprised they haven't been sued.
TYY
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Sue everyone!
Tikki
(14,549 posts)who knew?
We gave them names more like surnames for their given names because our last name is more like a
given name.
We have been told that just about any Irish/Scottish surname can be used today as a given
name for either males or females.
Again, Who knew?
Tikki
blueamy66
(6,795 posts)Great names....great little dudes...