Every year I am temporarily
fascinated by the Social Security Administration's annual revelation of most
popular baby names for the current crop of new Americans.
For 2015: Noah and
Emma (same as 2014!!)
I don't think about baby
names much. Noah and Emma seem a bit obscure to me, but of course they're
entirely commendable names, bonne chance to all the kids who
will take these monikers with them throughout their lives. More than 19,000
brand new baby boys were named Noah last year, and more than 20,000 new baby
girls were named Emma--in fact, more than 1 out of every 100 female bundles of
joy were given that name. Wow.
In case you’re wondering
and your name is Antoine or Alianna, last year there were 999 baby names more
popular than yours.
I checked my own name on
the Social Security website, see here. It seems Richard dropped out of the top 5 list almost 70 years
ago. So be it. What's in a name? Still. I like my name. Hope all those Noahs
and Emmas feel the same.
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Subber 2016 All rights reserved.
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