Baby Name Fun

It's funny how "what's popular" changes from year to year and that includes names for babies.

There are always going to be family names that will continue to be passed down from generation to generation but I have three very good friends my age who are all named Heather and I have been watching the trends with popular names in my own kids' age ranges...

My son Hunter is 12 and he had 3 Savannah's in his class of 20 in kinder so this must have been a very popular choice in 1999.

1-2 years later in 2000-2001 there was not a class that did not have a Madison in it and these names have continued to be popular since 2000: Elizabeth, Bella, Emily, Emma, Olivia, Sofia-Sophia, Ava, Abigail, Ashley, Chloe, Jake, Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Alex, Tyler, Ryan, Joshua, Nathan, Brandon, Brendan

If you are looking for baby names for 2012 and want to know what the most popular here are the Top 10 Trend Names for 2012 so far according to Parenting.com

Top 5 2012 Trend Names for Girls
Ann
Betty
Haddie
Blythe
Kate or Pippa (From the Royal Wedding)


2012 Trend Names for Boys
William
Liam
James
John
Henry

Congratulations on your new baby!
Jillien