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One of the names we're considering is in the top 20. It kind of bums be out, but we didn't realize that when agreeing we liked the name.
All of the names we are considering are on the list. We never looked at websites or name books when picking but we both like very classic names so it isn't too surprising. Unfortunate, but not surprising.
Our daughter's name isn't on the list at all, and I didn't expect it to be.
our sons name is in the top 30 but where we live at its not common at all. i really like his name and think it fits him well
Damn. We're not TTC for at least a year or two but I have some favorite family names and I think every single one is on the list, with all but a couple in the top 20 or so. Not cool. Oh well. We'll pretend that means my family is awesome at naming and since I got those genes I'll find something cool by the time we get to making babies... How's that for reaching for a silver lining? 
Our boys have Dutch names and our daughter has a name that isn't remotely popular. There are no other kids with our kids first names in the school that our two older kids attend.
Adding that our name picks for another child (should we decide to have one) aren't on the list, either!
Our name for our (almost born) daughter isn't on the list. It took me a while to figure out a name though because I've had Lily or Mia in my brain for the past ten years. And I've LOVED the name Aiden since high school (which for me ended in 1995!)
My little one was born in 2008 and her exact name is on the list. I know her name is pretty popular but Madison's name came about in a very special way and we wouldn't change it for the world. She goes by Madi, however.
I know this post is for 2010 names but I thought I'd chime in anyway. :)
yay the girls name i think i have picked out (Lucia) isnt on there!
I don't have any kids born in 2010 but one of my girls is on the list (not the top 10 though!)
My daughter's name is one the list (Addyson), but I have yet to meet anyone who has her name, young or old. My son's name isn't on the list at all (Boston)
I would have been shocked to see my son's name! lol. We picked it specifically so he wouldn't meet anyone with his name and the girl name we are thinking about for our future daughter is the same way. There are a lot on there that we liked but we didn't want anything common.
We've talked about what we would like to name our *future* children before and, of course, the names are on the list. Isabella and Braden.
Since my name stems from a family name tradition and starts with the letter "I," I've always wanted to give our *potential future* little girl an "I" name to sorta/maybe/kinda carry on that tradition. I absolutely love the name Isabella.
I would like to name our *potential future* son in honor my deceased father (and coincidentally, FI's stepdad), but FI doesn't like the idea too much, so we agreed that it might be the middle name for a boy if we have one. But we both really like the name Braden - partly because FI's last name starts with a "B" and therefore it would be a disgustingly mirrored cutesy-cutesy name (slightly kidding about the disgusting part?).
That being said, we aren't getting married for another 7+ months and we won't be having kids until several years after that :) lol.
Our name, Cecilia, isn't on there (phew), but what do you want to bet it will be next year (sigh).
However, my name, my sister's names, my nieces names and my husband's first and middle name are all on there. I rarely had other girls with my name in my class despite the fact that it is a classic always popular name.
So even if you do have a top 100 name, I don't necessarily think the child will have trouble... especially since people are using such a greater variety of names these days.
Our daughter's name (Adelaide) isn't on there, but we have met several babies around her age that go by her nickname, Addie. We know an Adelee, Addison, Adeline, and Addigan that all go by Addie. Oh well. :) She'll just have to go by her full name in school.
I'm nowhere near having a child, but I have to say that it is so weird to see my name in the top 100. I've lived my entire life having it mispronounced. O.O
Apparently my mother was great at picking obscure names that would become wildly popular years later...the same thing has happened for my sisters and brother. Even if the name you choose isn't popular now, it could start a trend!
@Mrs. Spring: My sisters name is Adelaide, it's a family name that goes back pretty far! I've never heard of or met anyone else with that name, pretty neat.
@Jerseygirl23: I haven't either. :) Although apparently it's growing in popularity!
What's so funny is I think all Mom's do everything they can to not give their children, "popular" names, unless it's a family name. They always think it's unique and then it ends up not being all that unique. For instance my mother and I recently discussed this topic when my sister had my niece (16 months ago). My mother said she had never met anyone else with my name before when she gave it to me. My name is Melissa. Out of 173 girls in my class there were 13 Melissa's. My sister named my niece Lilly (yes to "L"'s) and I have now met a lot of people with young daughters with the same name. I say oh well!
While PenguinGuy and I haven't started TTC and probably won't for another year at least, we have already discussed names for our children. We chose 3 girl names and 3 boy names (both first and middle). Of the 6 female names, only 1 is on the list (Elizabeth). I was actually surprised one of them, Rosalie, wasn't on the list! Of the 6 boy names, only 2 showed up on the list: Michael and Anthony. I was surprised Edward and Patrick weren't on the list!
Though my son wasn't born in 09/10, his name was not on the top 100 (it was around 900 or something like that, despite being a very traditional name).
For the most part, the top 100 doesn't directly affect our choices in names(i.e.: if we love it we love it, regardless), though I will admit that a name being on the top 100 does sway us a little, and does make us a little disappointed at the same time.
i don't have any kids yet but my real name is in the top 10. =)
I wanted to add that of the four names (2 boys, 2 girls) that my husband and I have definitely picked out for children, only one of those is in the top 100, and it's a name that I've had picked out for several years, though it's lower on the popularity chart than it was last year. I almost feel guilty sometimes that if we do have 2 girls and 2 boys, one will feel left out they don't have a unique name.
In fact, I checked on the social security website, and the other 3 haven't been in the top 1000 in the past 10 years.
Also, I found my name, though spelled differently, in the top 40.
one of my favorite girl names was on the list: Lucy. sad. lol. but if i remember right, it wasn't too far up on the list. Fi was looking at the list with me and was very excited to see that his name made the cut. Mine did not. though it is a very popular name for girls my age.
Our name is not on the list but it would be hugely popular in Japan and is a 'hidden' popular name as I found out it is the middle name of several of my friend's kids.
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So I don't have a child yet, but I think it's fascinating to follow the naming trends. Baby Center recently ranked the top 100 girl and boy names for 2010. See article here.
Note: To capture true popularity, our exclusive baby names list combines names that sound the same but have multiple spellings (like Aden, Aiden, and Ayden). Our data comes from hundreds of thousands of parents who shared their baby's name with us in 2010.
So with all the new 2010 moms on WB (or 2nd children born in 2010, etc), is your child's name on the top 100 2010 list? Did you expect this name to be on the list/ not on the list?
Edit: Obviously this list isn't an authoritative as the social security list that will be published in the spring. This is just for fun :)