Baby Names 2012: The Best of the New
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every year, a small number of new names manages to move onto the Top 1000 list for the first time ever.  Sometimes this marks the beginning of a climb up the ladder, other times it’s a name that will linger in the nether regions, and sometimes it...
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Nov 24, 2024
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Nov 24, 2024
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