The Most Popular Baby Names of 2010? Sophia & Aiden!
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The results are in, and the most popular girl and boy names of 2010, respectively, are Sophia and Aiden, according to BabyCenter.com.
It’s a new number-one for the ladies — last year’s champ was Isabella — but marks the sixth straight year Aiden has topped the list.
“I thought that might be a flash in the pan, inspired by Sex and the City, but it seems to be sticking around,” BabyCenter.com‘s Vice President of Editorial and Global Editor in Chief Linda J. Murray tells PEOPLE Moms & Babies.
“You can spell it in at least 46 different ways that we’ve seen, so when you count those multiple spellings, it easily stays high on the list.”
Murray says that this year, more modern names were in for boys, while girls’ names skewed to the feminine side. “Ten years ago, unisex names were all the rage. Now we’re really embracing Olivia, Lily, Ava,” she explains. “One of the new top 10 names is Abigail, which feels a little retro or old-school, too.”
In fact, retro names are making a comeback, thanks to television shows like Mad Men. “Don is back up in popularity, Jane, Freddy, Roger,” Murray says. “Betty is also on the way back, although it didn’t hurt that Betty White had a good year.”
Other television-inspired names include Finn, Quinn and Lea, or the Glee effect as Murray calls it. And the Palin girls have started some trends, with the names Bristol, Willow and Piper climbing the ranks.
So what names should we expect to be hearing in 2011? “A few that we think may pop up in the top 50 next year are Isla and Olive for girls, and Bentley and Kellan for boys,” Murray says. But that doesn’t necessarily mean those names will be right for every family.
“Some people look at that top 10 list and feel that’s the list to avoid,” she says, laughing. “Nobody wants their kid to be one of 15 in kindergarten with the same name. But it’s important to choose a name you like, and if you want to be unique, play around with the spelling. Go with your gut. Yell out the back door and see if you like it!”
BabyCenter.com surveys U.S. moms — 78 percent of whom reportedly register their children with the site — to gather its baby name data information.
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we like unique and different names the best and iits not every day you hear thier names for sure!!!!!!!
