Trend Report: The Hottest Baby Names of 2010

I'm black and I can't stand those stupid names black people give their kids. Can't really say for sure if those La, Lo, L' (or the like) names come from Africa but what I can say for sure is, none of these people who are so freakin proud of Africa and that name their kids these ridiculous names have EVER been to Africa or will ever go to Africa. And what's more black people...you have been over 400 years removed from Africa. GET OVER IT!! YOU ARE AMERICAN. YOU ARE BLACK AMERICAN!!! Go to Africa, any one of those countries and watch how you're stared at and how Africans hate it when black Americans think they are African. Also, when you are going for your American job, don't sit and wonder why you didn't get it. If I'm looking at your resume and I can't pronounce your name, NEXT! If and only if, you are from another country (it could be as far as 3 generations removed) and that is your culture then by all means, have that name that means something...but don't have an identity crisis and put some name on your kid that will define him/her for the rest of their life! My name is Amy Elizabeth and I am a black woman and my name means 'beloved'. There's strength for you. My mother didn't feel the need to name me Shaquisha, just because of the color of my skin.

I'm sick of all these whity names it's time for some real names that have meaning!!!

Wait. Wtf is a "Sookie"??? This author is a head case. Most of those names truly sucked. smh

First off Amy, I agree with what you are saying, but most of those so called "black names" are actually middle eastern, southeast Asian and Arabic, look them up (so technically they are not black, they are asian Names since the middle eats and obviously southeast Asia are in Asia)! And well, not only black or "Asian" people have hem, I have met several white girls with the name Shaniqua, Laytoya, Quandra, blah blah blah... And to not higher someone for their name could fall down as being discriminative and you could possible get into trouble, so yeah.. good luck with that!

How about the name Harrison I think it is a very strong masculine name.

To Amy - I am so glad to hear from a black lady who understands that black AMERICANS are not African-Americans unless they were born in Africa and then moved to America. There are plenty of African-Americans who do live here but the majority who insist they are African Americans, as you say, have never been to Africa. I am white so what should I be called? I suppose my ancestors came from somewhere else and probably about the same time that your ancestors came here. My ancestors also might have been slaves or criminals or just thrown out of their birth countries for some other reason. I still say if you are not proud to just be an American, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR COLOR, then leave the country. And Alena - the word is spelled hire - not higher.

ha! my husband said the same thing about the scrabble letters only they were being used to create african american names!

Amy, you are so right, I am white, but have hired ALOT of black people and I always ask how to say their names. It is so strange they say its like "shasta" with "Two" in front of it. Why not just the name ? Why does it have to be a name with something added?
Oh yeah and it is a call center where they give their name & try to sell on the phone. Very hard when the client is trying to figure out what the heck the persons name is.

Oh my gosh.....I have heard a lot of names through the years, but, honestly, these are just kookie... what ever happened to some dignified names like, John, James, Mary, Helen, Joseph, Kathleen, John Richard, Elizabeth ....??????Okay....I am oldfashioned, but they sound soooo much better kids..

I have to agree with Amy, and Phillip and most of the others above, but in truth, my daughter has a faily unusual name, although a beautiful one. Her name is Teagan. I thought that I had personally thought this name up almost 30 years ago, but as it turns out, it's an Irish name meaning "beautiful one". Very appropriate for her, however, when my child was born, my "Teagan" turned out to be my "Jason"....(#1 boy's name of 1980 btw), and then my Teagan came along 11 years later. I believe in giving a child a name of strength and originality, but only to a degree. When it becomes a source of a problem, or finger pointing, or you can't pronounce it...well then mom's...you need to RETHINK what you are doing to your children...not to mention their future employers.

I RESENT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT "TRAILER PARK" TRASH.
I LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL PARK IN PRISTINE NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND MY MOBILE HOME IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR 'BETTER MOBILE HOMES AND GARDENS' IF THEY HAD SUCH A MAGAZINE. BEATS HALF THE OLD HOMES IS NEARBY BERLIN. I BET YOU OFFENDED LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE.

Obama is his last name. His first name was Barry. He changed it in college after he met up with a bunch of hate America, hate whitey Marxist types.