what is the most popular name in america right now?

Question

america has soooooo many names to choose from with so many meanings how do you know the right one to choose from? what if its the wrong name , i mean my name is cool and people dont make fun of it but what if you give someone a name and people find a way to make it funny?.......

Answer 1

Wow, that's a question that's all over the place... Where to start?

The top boy and girl names for 2006 were Jacob and Emily.
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

To choose, parents have to decide how they want to start. My husband and I decided we wanted all our children to have family names. So we started there, then eliminated the ones that sounded bad, we didn't like, or didn't go well with our last name. Then we had a small group to choose from. Each set of parents does it differently. Some have friends and family give suggestions then draw out of a hat, others buy baby name books, etc.

And you can't stress about giving a 'bad' name. While you should be careful not to give your child any really obviously bad ones, the rest is up to the kids. If the kids want to make fun of a child, and their name is not an easy target, they'll find something else. So that's not a reason to freak out over naming your child.

Answer 2

Here's the list of the top 100 names for both boys & girls for last year. I don't think you can stress too hard about a name that can or cannot be made fun of - if kids want to tease someone, they'll find a way & if not the name, then they'll search for something else. The best we can do as parents & a community is to try to teach our children about respect for other people's differences, whether it is their name, their dress, the way they talk, etc.

In 2006, Emma and Aiden were still holding court, although in 2005 parents preferred Aiden spelled with -an. Meanwhile, seven newcomers entered the Top 100. For girls, Aubrey, Juliana, Maggie, and the intriguing Nevaeh — heaven spelled backward — made the list; for boys, Brody, Miles, and Peyton rose into view.

What's on the way out? Bailey and Makayla are falling fast for girls, and for boys, Julian plummeted 17 spots to #95, so it may heading for the exit. Check out more 2006 trends in baby names!

The BabyCenter Baby Names List is the largest private list available in the United States. The 2006 list reflects name data from more than 370,000 BabyCenter members.

Girl Names
1 Emma
2 Madison
3 Ava
4 Emily
5 Isabella
6 Kaitlyn
7 Sophia
8 Olivia
9 Abigail
10 Hailey
11 Hannah
12 Sarah
13 Madeline
14 Lily
15 Ella
16 Alyssa
17 Riley
18 Chloe
19 Lauren
20 Grace
21 Kaylee
22 Samantha
23 Brianna
24 Mia
25 Alexis
26 Addison
27 Mackenzie
28 Natalie
29 Taylor
30 Zoe
31 Sydney
32 Anna
33 Elizabeth
34 Isabelle
35 Avery
36 Maya
37 Savannah
38 Makayla
39 Kayla
40 Julia
41 Megan
42 Morgan
43 Jasmine
44 Katherine
45 Ashley
46 Allison
47 Kylie
48 Arianna
49 Jordan
50 Keira
51 Gabriella
52 Rachel
53 Peyton
54 Brooklyn
55 Brooke
56 Victoria
57 Claire
58 Abby
59 Audrey
60 Rebecca
61 Katie
62 Alexandra
63 Sophie
64 Camryn
65 Kate
66 Amelia
67 Paige
68 Caroline
69 Leah
70 Aubrey
71 Lillian
72 Gabrielle
73 Jessica
74 Ashlyn
75 Charlotte
76 Jayden
77 Kennedy
78 Jenna
79 Gracie
80 Alexa
81 Kendall
82 Molly
83 Lucy
84 Ellie
85 Trinity
86 Faith
87 Mckenna
88 Amanda
89 Nevaeh
90 Nicole
91 Gianna
92 Maggie
93 Destiny
94 Jada
95 Angelina
96 Erin
97 Marissa
98 Juliana
99 Bailey
100 Layla


Boy Names
1 Aiden
2 Jacob
3 Ethan
4 Ryan
5 Matthew
6 Jack
7 Noah
8 Nicholas
9 Joshua
10 Logan
11 Andrew
12 Michael
13 Caden
14 Dylan
15 Tyler
16 Connor
17 Jackson
18 Caleb
19 Jayden
20 Alexander
21 Nathan
22 Brayden
23 Zachary
24 Benjamin
25 William
26 James
27 Daniel
28 Gavin
29 Evan
30 Luke
31 Joseph
32 Landon
33 Christopher
34 Mason
35 Cameron
36 Anthony
37 Owen
38 Gabriel
39 Austin
40 Lucas
41 Christian
42 John
43 Sean
44 Elijah
45 David
46 Samuel
47 Carter
48 Hunter
49 Brandon
50 Alex
51 Jordan
52 Liam
53 Thomas
54 Justin
55 Dominic
56 Ian
57 Jake
58 Colin
59 Hayden
60 Jonathan
61 Isaiah
62 Cole
63 Adam
64 Tristan
65 Isaac
66 Max
67 Kyle
68 Aaron
69 Nathaniel
70 Wyatt
71 Robert
72 Chase
73 Riley
74 Carson
75 Brady
76 Jason
77 Parker
78 Charlie
79 Devin
80 Cooper
81 Blake
82 Eric
83 Xavier
84 Sebastian
85 Brian
86 Henry
87 Seth
88 Steven
89 Brody
90 Bryce
91 Will
92 Brendan
93 Patrick
94 Sam
95 Julian
96 Drew
97 Miles
98 Kevin
99 Peyton
100 Ben

Answer 3

I would advise you against simply choosing one of the popular names for your child. When there are 3 or 4 kids in a classroom with the same first name things just get confusing. Try to find a name that is "normal" (meaning doesn´t look like it floated to the surface of your alphabet soup), but still distinctive. (Don´t take a common name and give it a weird spelling, such as Ashleigh instead of Ashley, it´s just going to doom the poor kid to forever having to correct the spelling.)
I have survived being the only person my age with my name (the only others I´ve encountered were at least my parents´ age) and I can´t remember anyone ever making fun of it.

If you´re really obsessive about choosing a name, you could do what my sister and brother-in-law did: each of them went through a baby-name book, marking the names they liked, then put all of the names, meanings and their personal ratings in a massive database. By the time they finished, they had around 150 names, which they narrowed down to 4 girl´s combinations (first and middle) and 3 boy´s. Then they waited until the baby was born to actually pick a name. Personally, I think this is just a bit excessive.

Answer 4

1 Jacob Emily
2 Michael Emma
3 Joshua Madison
4 Ethan Isabella
5 Matthew Ava
6 Daniel Abigail
7 Christopher Olivia
8 Andrew Hannah
9 Anthony Sophia
10 William Samantha

That from socal sercariy

Answer 5

People like the name Hannah for a girl and Clay or Kyle for a boy. I have heard those a lot lately.

Give a name that has meaning to you and that you feel good about.

Answer 6

Bush is currently the most popular name in America.

Answer 7

The Social Security Administration tracks baby names by each year.

Go to the following website:
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

As far as the other concerns, you can get a lot of information on the web as to the origin of names. As far as coolness, I really wouldn't worry about that stigma. You grow out of it.

Answer 8

The most popular name right now sure ain't George Bush.

Answer 9

Sanjaya? Shyamali?

Answer 10

i think Sarah is the most popular girls name