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So many comments to catch up on! Just had to skip ahead with my street twins. Currently, Bob White and Mockingbird. Childhood home, much more likely - Palestine and Moses.
hyz - lol! I've never spotted a Nevaeh, myself, and I've always got my name radar up and running. As far as twins, these aren't rhymers, but I've always thought it was the worst set I've ever met irl - Don and Dawn. Maybe because where I came from there's very little distinction in pronounciation... Jillc - thanks for the 411. I wasn't really aware of Cameron as a girl's name. If I just heard those names I'd assume (for a pre-5) - Cameron and Jayden were boys, Riley and Jordan were girls. Nice to know those aren't safe assumptions!
Eo - you could definitely be a nickname consultant. You always have the coolest suggestions!
Mekiki - I met a baby Clara about a year or so ago... The only reason I recall it is because, at the time, I remember thinking, "My, what a lovely name". It truly is a sweet name, that will travel well both across borders and decades.
Shell - How about Adlai, Elisha, Eli, or Isaac?
Eo - I read an article in Wired a while ago that referenced the same book. They pointed out that maybe the internet has more to do with more unique and varied names and increasing narcissism has less, something I'd wondered about before. Blythe - I can't believe it. Wow, wow, wow, what a list!
Jenny L3igh - I've seen the -phur ending once, myself. I also knew a Gennifer. I guess these alternate spellings just lacked broad appeal. The only feasible alternate spelling for Emma I could think of would be Emmah. I'll bet there a few out there. Imma anyone? Also, probably many of the Adan's are alternate Aidan's. However, as it is another "real" name, there's no way to know how many go each way. Heaven S3nt is better than Goddess, in my mind. But only slightly.
Hi - just had to say I came across a real life Callum this weekend. Little three old in line for the pony rides.
zoerhenne - you suggested Bennet, which makes me wonder... Are you a Jane Austen fan, too? Great name! And I have to re-enforce my former position. Ulysses makes me think Homer and Joyce before Grant. So there. :) Ohhhh... Anne with an E - Warren is good. Presidential, literary, ends in -n.
slk34 - I actually like Rhys Ulysses quite a bit. It just sounds... meaningful. Perhaps a really jarring last name could mess up the flow... But, I think it is really neat. (And, of course be mindful of what the initials will spell, when the mn starts with a vowel...)
Rhys, Rosemary discussion reminds of several sets of siblings I've met with the same first initial. It seems most of the parents say, it wasn't for the sake of matching, they just really liked the names. I know that when I've made lists patterns emerge - I, G, R, and S are favs and V,B, and Z never make the cut. Am I the only one?
Anne with an E - those are interesting figures. It makes me wonder how much effect the internet has had on those numbers. Popularity lists are seconds away, baby name boards abound, etc. Thanks for the number crunching!
Jenny also - I think Hannah is a little too similar to Jonah for practicality. It's hard enough to get the right name to come out when speaking to your children, even with the names being distinct. (We joke that our second daughter thinks her name is Imeanmary.) I really like Miriam - such a lovely, underused name (although, I must admit, I don't know how frequent it is in the Jewish community). Have you ruled out Ruth for some reason? This is a name I love, and am curious why you went to Ruthanna. If you're interested in a Biblical R- name, Rahab would be really daring, although you just can't go wrong with Rebecca and Rachel. For the boy names, I'd say I'd avoid Joshua because of the repeat -a ending with your first. Gabriel seems to be a good match with Jonah. Both Biblical, softer boy names that aren't wildly popular. They sound like a natural pair, to me.
About Rhys and Rosemary - one slight reservation I have about the pair is that written down, Rhys almost looks like a diminutive of Rosemary. Not that kids's names are ofter read together as sets, and when spoken they sound nice together. But, I thought I'd throw that out there. Kim in Philly - I've heard of family strife surrounding using the same name for cousins, but never heard of someone claiming an entire letter! But with family, you do what you gotta do to keep the peace!
Allegr@ - very handsome names! Although I like the name Owen quite a bit, I, too, think Gabriel works particularly well. The three syllables after two two syllable names just sounds right to my ears. (I guess Alistair would do that, too, but the only one I've ever known irl tainted that name for me.)
Along the lines of Anne with an E's question - do newly naturalized citizens receiving a ssn also get in the ranks? Or do they somehow keep it to just newborns? And, Anne with an E, I think it's becoming less common for parents to wait to apply for a ssn. Hospitals try really hard not to let parents walk away without filling out that paperwork!
zoerhenne - I noticed Emerald on Harriet's list. Good call.
Congrats to the winners! And good job Ms. Wattenberg!
DRDS - thank you for sharing. I haven't gotten to look through other states ranks. I live in Texas, so there is a lot different. We have Jose as number one for boys, and Angel and Juan are both in the top ten. For girls, Emily is still queen, with Isabella giving her a run for her money. Mia, Natalie and Ashley are all in the top ten. Giselle and Serenity made the top 100. Something I found interesting is the boys list is full of traditional Hispanic names that don't seem to have crossover appeal (yet!) - Santiago, Diego, Eduardo, Jesus, and plenty more. The girls list, however, does not have a single name I'd be surprised to hear on a child with no Hispanic heritage. Maria at 37, Gabriella and Gabriela 50's range each are as close as it gets. Mia, Isabella, and Sophia seem to come up a lot amongst the Hispanic heritage girls I meet, but then again - they come up a lot amongst all the little girls I meet. I have noticed this pattern in my personal experience, with the children in our neighborhood, at dd's dance class, etc.
With popularity I really feel that once a name is below 5k babies getting the name it's not overly common, so I guess my threshold is a little above the 100 mark for girls. As others have said, I also keep an eye at the recent trajectory of the name. Dixie is a great name! And little historic tidbit - It was played at Lincoln's first inaugaration (that spelling doesn't look right to me).