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"Teen Mom" star Maci inspires top baby naming trends. Credit: Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images
Surprisingly, the name Joshua didn't make the cut for the first time since 1978.
In addition to the most popular names, the SSA also revealed a list of trending baby names that show the biggest spikes in popularity. Leading the trending girls name: Maci, the moniker of "Teen Mom" star Maci Bookout. Her son's name, Bentley, ranked as number one for the biggest trending name for boys.
Also noteworthy: Knox, one of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins, and "Twilight" name Kellen appear on the trending list, too.
Without further ado, here are the top baby names and top trending names of 2010. Drum roll, please.
Top 10 Names for Girls:
1. Isabella
2. Sophia
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Madison
9. Chloe
10. Mia
Top 10 Names for Boys:
1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael
4. Jayden
5. William
6. Alexander
7. Noah
8. Daniel
9. Aiden
10. Anthony
Top Five Trending Names for Girls:
1. Maci
2. Giuliana
3. Tiana
4. Quinn
5. Adalynn
Top Five Trending Names for Boys:
1. Bentley
2. Kellan
3. Knox
4. Enzo
5. Karter
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 5)
5-05-2011 @ 3:00PM
Krystian said...I agree with you!!!! I don't care if the children aren't responsible or not, they shouldn't be here. Why should my child have to learn a differente lanuage, because we as a society, can't keep illegals out? I'm sure in the next year or two, we will have lots of Pedros, and weird ass names. Because no one wants to boot them out!!! It's pathetic that we as AMERICANS, living here for all of our lives, are having diffculty finding jobs, because these people are taking them.
5-05-2011 @ 3:18PM
kelly said......Read The Post. He said "Illegal Imigrants"..... Not Immigrants.
5-05-2011 @ 3:27PM
charlottecaster said...@ Krystain yeah. why should your child have to learn another "lanuage"? Hell, if they learned spelling from you, they'll have enough trouble with english!
5-05-2011 @ 3:50PM
sylvia santiago said...We are a nation of immegrents, they should be legal. English as our first language is a must, that has to be enforced. Common language unites us.I named my Daughter, Valentina after the first woman cosmanat in space. She was Russian. I admire the trend favorite names are going for boys and girls. We have a toddler in our family named Kingston. The name one chooses for their babies will affect them all their lives.
5-05-2011 @ 3:42PM
Spitfire said...@Kristain, you really need to have gone to school for longer to learn spelling. "differente" "lanuage" aren't even English words, let alone Spanish. Hmmmm....
5-05-2011 @ 6:20PM
Pamela said...Since when is it proper to reward criminals? Illegal aliens are criminals. They have broken our laws by coming here illegally.
Obama wants to give them amnesty so he can have their votes in the coming election. NO AMNESTY!
5-05-2011 @ 6:29PM
Lori said...Hey, I live in San Jose CA I know what he's talking about Sadly, your right Stuart
5-05-2011 @ 1:48PM
lagm5251 said...WHAT HAPPENED TO HENRY AND ETHEL?
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5-05-2011 @ 7:40PM
rick said...what the hell is an ETHEL?????
5-05-2011 @ 1:59PM
bill said...how come OBAMA is not on the list?
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5-05-2011 @ 7:17PM
Rick said...because he is black
5-05-2011 @ 3:33PM
L said...Why SHOULD Obama be on the list? Curse your child forever by naming him after an illegal communist muslim?
5-05-2011 @ 4:22PM
E said......because that's not a first name, the man hasn't done anything name-worthy yet, and because the kid would hate you forever.
5-05-2011 @ 5:37PM
CATHY said...L
YOU ARE FLAT OUT STUPID AND YOU SHOULD DE DEPORTED FOR SUCH IGNORANCE!
DISGUSTING
5-05-2011 @ 7:41PM
Rick said...So this girl gets knocked up when she is 14 years old and now she is famous. I guess all it takes these days is to be a raging whore since age 1 and you'll be set for life.
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5-05-2011 @ 2:17PM
Susan said...My son is named after his great-grandfather and great-uncle…Raymond William. I have only found one other child with the same name and his mother stated he was named after his grand-father. It makes it easy at the pediatricians’ office!
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5-05-2011 @ 2:29PM
Jenny said...Fail on the article's part to realize that Isabella (#1 girls female name) is from Twilight
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5-05-2011 @ 3:00PM
ggeorgie101 said...Twilight might have a little to do with making the name Isabella popular, but not everything. The name has been popular for a very long time. My mother's name was Isabelle -- she had a sister, Isabella Rose. If either were alive today, they would be 107 and 105 years old. I also have a granddaughter who named a daughter Isabella eight years ago.
5-06-2011 @ 12:21AM
Alan said...What, you're not on Team Jacob?
5-05-2011 @ 2:58PM
Thomp826 said...Seriously..must everything go back to politics? Even a small little article about baby names is not safe! If they posted an article about how the weather is beauutifl out, inevitably someone would come along with "Well, the way things are going in this country, who knows how much more nice weather we'll have!". Can't everyone just not inject their political opinions on EVERYTHING for once!!
In staying with the topic of this article, I actually like the name Maci (to a point) but yes, I agree with how it's kinda stupid how many people are using names from teenagers to name their babies.
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