Name fame- May 6, 2011
Apparently Twilight is still cool, as indicated by Isabella and Jacob being on top again. The official 2010 baby name rankings from the Social Security Administration came out yesterday. Read the official release from the SSA.
Charlotte’s #1 in my book, but #45 in the nation. Not too bad. I’ll take it. Here’s the Top 100 List. I know what you’re thinking. “My God, Amy are you writing another post about baby names?” I am. My readers know I’m obsessed.
A little background on my obsession:
Read about all of our naming agony. (I got so much feedback on this one, good and bad.)
Why we chose the name we did. (Yeah, I wrote into a baby name advice column. Don’t judge! I’ve admitted I have an obession/problem. )
My exasperation over Charlotte’s rise in fame.
The thing that stuck out to me about the 2010 list is not the vampire/werewolf influence on pop culture, but the reality TV impact on pop culture. Here’s the SSA release again if you didn’t read it. Maci and Bentley were two of the fastest climbing names of the year. I don’t watch it, but apparently Maci is some teenager who got knocked up and named her son Bentley. Now they’re famous because of those “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” shows on MTV. ::sigh:: Charlotte may never be allowed to watch MTV. And to think my parents didn’t want me to watch it because of the negative influence of music videos. That could lead to lewd behavior and thus, teen pregnancy. Now MTV just glorifies teen pregnancy directly without that pesky music getting in the way.
Way to go America. What we name our kids is influnenced by teenagers.
I hope Isabella stays on top of the list. At least Bella is a teen who got pregnant after getting married. Oops, I just ruined Breaking Dawn for someone. Sorry.
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ha that last line cracked me up! I am doing the same agonizing over names that you went through. I am 38 weeks 3 days.. soo ummm any day now and no name. It is aggravating and I hate second guessing myself on the name I love. We should probably discuss this again this evening haha.
I agree – naming a baby is hard! We went back and forth for months before deciding on a name. So much to consider and think about. I had similar concerns – nothing too popular but not strange either. My great grandmother's name was Ella, which I love, but ultimately decided against because it's so popular. We figured if we had another girl one day maybe the name might be less popular then. Who knows! But baby naming is tough business.
Charlotte is such a beautiful name and suits your little cutie pie so well.