Thursday, May 5, 2011

Baby names and REALLY dumb people...

Ok, so you know that I love to see what names are the most popular each year, and I also love that Little Pit's name is NO WHERE on that list (however, when #2 comes, both names I like for a little girl or a little boy are prominently in the top 25, oh well).

What gets me this year about this list is the note at the bottom.

Popularity in 2010

RankMale nameFemale name
1JacobIsabella
2EthanSophia
3MichaelEmma
4JaydenOlivia
5WilliamAva
6AlexanderEmily
7NoahAbigail
8DanielMadison
9AidenChloe
10AnthonyMia
11JoshuaAddison
12MasonElizabeth
13ChristopherElla
14AndrewNatalie
15DavidSamantha
16MatthewAlexis
17LoganLily
18ElijahGrace
19JamesHailey
20JosephAlyssa
21GabrielLillian
22BenjaminHannah
23RyanAvery
24SamuelLeah
25JacksonNevaeh
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.

Are they serious with that note. I mean, when do you learn how lists work, 1st grade, maybe 2nd? They really find the need to explain how a ranking system works?

It makes me sad for ALL of America that the Social Security Administration would find the need to explain how a list like this works. My head hurts just thinking about how people might not understand this list at first glance.

Oh, and the #25 name for girls, no. Just no.

3 comments:

AEOT said...

Spencer is #227, so we're safe on that one! None of the other boy names we like are in the top 25 either. I do like a few of the girls names in the top 25 (Elizabeth, Natalie). I am surprised Grace isn't higher on the list and I guarantee Lucy and Charlotte move up in the next year or two- I know a TON of them!

Amanda M said...

I love all those girls names too! I have always wanted an Elizabeth and to call her Eliza...but Eliza doesn't sound good with our last name, so we'll go a different route if #2 is a girl (yet to be conceived!). I LOVE the name Spencer, and SYT even LOOKS like a Spencer, it's perfect for him :)

Jorts Hater said...

You do realize that "Nevaeh" is HEAVEN spelled backwards, right? It's unbelievably popular with all the hoodrats in DC. It makes my skin crawl.