Announcing...Top Ten of '06

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Announcing...Top Ten of '06
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Tue, 12-12-2006 - 2:17pm

Top 10 Baby Names of 2006

Girls:

1. Emma (Rank in 2005: 1)

2. Madison (Rank in 2005: 3)

3. Ava (Rank in 2005: 10)

4. Emily (Rank in 2005: 2)

5. Isabella (Rank in 2005: 6)

6. Kaitlyn (Rank in 2005: 4)

7. Sophia (Rank in 2005: 5)

8. Olivia (Rank in 2005: 7)

9. Abigail (Rank in 2005: 11)

10. Hailey (Rank in 2005: 13)

Boys:

1. Aiden (Rank in 2005: 1)

2. Jacob (Rank in 2005: 2)

3. Ethan (Rank in 2005:3)

4. Ryan (Rank in 2005: 6)

5. Matthew (Rank in 2005: 5)

6. Jack (Rank in 2005: 8)

7. Noah (Rank in 2005: 16)

8. Nicholas (Rank in 2005: 4)

9. Joshua (Rank in 2005: 9)

10. Logan (Rank in 2005: 19)

Creative and unique spelling of baby names continues to be the most popular trend in 2006. Parents found 86 ways to spell the top 10 boys' names, and 163 ways to spell the top 10 girls' names.

Unique twists on traditional spelling variations include: the letter "y" used in place of almost any other vowel; silent letters such as "h"; the use of apostrophes; inter-word capital letters; changing vowels (from "ee" to "eigh") and consonants ("k" instead of "c", "f" instead of "ph"). Creative spelling of this year's top boys name reveals Aiden spelled with an "e", Aiyden, and Aedyn. In previous years it was Aidan with an "a".

http://lifestyle.msn.com/FamilyandParenting/BabyandPregnancy/ArticleBC.aspx?cp-documentid=1400994&GT1=8882




Edited 12/12/2006 2:20 pm ET by labornursecoco
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 12-12-2006 - 11:02pm

Wow.

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Wed, 12-13-2006 - 12:33pm
very interesting - good preview for when the Social Security list comes next Mother's Day weekend. not sure how this site you posted from compiled it, but it probably will be somewhat close to the social security list
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Registered: 01-07-2004
Wed, 12-13-2006 - 2:13pm
hello-and grrrrr-why must ava be #3...i really like ava...but i dont want an overly popular name where she will be ava w. her whole school exsistence. my oldest dd is so unique-violet-and my youngest-isabelle-isnt too bad-even though i have run into may isabellAs-and several people call her that...but if i choose ava-its right up there...so is ethan...(my 2nd pick for a boy-right behind blake)...take care-thanks for posting!!
joanne
maman2goons@aol.com