New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

Dec 15, 2024 6:37 AM

　　It’s just a little over a week till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009. How do you think things are going to change? Will Emma and/or Jacob be toppled from their top spots? What names will rise and which will fall?

　　Here, as refresher, is the Top Ten for 2008:

　　girls

　　1. Emma (unseating Emily for the first time)2. Isabella3. Emily4. Madison5. Ava6. Olivia7. Sophia8. Abigail9. Elizabeth10. Chloe (first appearance in Top 10)

　　boys

　　1. Jacob2. Michael3. Ethan4. Joshua5. Daniel6. Alexander7. Anthony8. William9. Christopher10. Matthew

　　So what do you think? Is it Jacob‘s turn to fall from the top? Any predictions on fastest risers inspired by celebrities or pop culture? What’s YOUR vision of the Top 10?

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