The New Romantics? America's Baby Names Get Sexier

Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane in Some Like It Hot -- Inspiring today's parents?As Valentine's Day approaches, you may be sending greetings to your Amour, your Venus or your Bliss. For more and more American girls, that happens every day of the year.

Romantic, sultry names that have long been favorites for exotic dancers are now climbing the baby name charts. Today's parents want names that make an impact and help their kids feel special. That has sent names from Valentina and Delilah to Heaven and Miracle mainstream.

Look beyond the most common names, and you'll find there's almost no limit to Valentine-ready baby names. See for yourself -- all of these names were given to at least five newborn America girls in a recent year.

• Gorgeous
• Lovely
• Heavenly
• Angelic
• Divine
• Adore
• Love
• Amour
• Heart
• Honey
• Sugar
• Sweet
• Venus
• Aphrodite
• Vanity
• Charm
• Allure
• Silka
• Velvet
• Whisper
• Caressa
• Delight
• Bliss
• Euphoria
• Ecstasy
• Eternity

What do you think of these "hot" names? Are there any that you think will rise to be mainstream hits like Arianna and Destiny?

--L.W.

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