CafeMom Reveals the Top Baby Names of 2010
No need to wait for the report from social security, CafeMom has the top baby name trends of 2010. After surveying over 47,000 new moms who birthed and named babies this year, we can definitively tell you what new trends are dominating the list, and what names are on their way out.
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Who are the biggest trend setters in the baby name world? Not surprisingly, celebrities and what they choose to name their babes play a big role. But more important than the newest baby Stefani/Rossdale: You. Plugging in and chatting it up is making the baby name trends rise and fall more dramatically in the past few years than in the past decades as moms become more informed of their options.
Check out our top 50 boy and girl baby names and see how you made it all happen.
Celebrity:
Judging by baby names, Matthew McConaughey is hot, and Will Smith is not. Levi rose significantly on this year's list, but Jayden dropped like a hot potato. Do you think the Karate Kid remake had anything to do with that? On the girlie side, Zoe/Zoey made a huge leap and leave us wondering if Avatar star, Zoe Saldana, had anything to do with it, or the massive overexposure of Rachel Zoe. And the biggest gain obviously connected to a celebrity is the meteoric rise of Mason, which is also the name of Kourtney Kardashian's little boy who is constantly in the reality spotlight. Of course Twilight played a big part as well as Jacob remains high on the list of most popular baby names this year, and Isabella is being propped up by the close Bella association.
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Savvy Moms:
But the most obvious trends in baby names this year comes from moms who are looking to be different than the other parents on the playground. Creative spellings (Madelyn) are popping up, and hip, cool, names of 2006, like Max and Sam, are slipping down the charts as new trends like Logan show up on the list. (The big exception being Isabella -- she continues her reign.) Being connected, whether through a mom's group in your neighborhood or online, means you hear all the names floating around and decide for yourself if it's awesome or overused.
Without further ado, here are the top 50 boy and girl names for 2010:
Logan
Jacob
Aiden
Ethan
Noah
Mason
Liam
Alexander
Caleb
Landon
Lucas
Tyler
Hunter
Matthew
Brayden
Gabriel
Jackson
Elijah
Gavin
Nathan
Evan
Connor
Jayden
Michael
Andrew
Wyatt
Benjamin
James
Ryan
Joshua
Jack
Zachary
Isaiah
Christian
Dylan
Austin
Owen
Christopher
Joseph
Tristan
Parker
Carter
William
Robert
Anthony
Nicholas
Jordan
Alex
Cameron
Eli
Girls
Isabella
Sophia
Emma
Chloe
Olivia
Madison
Ava
Abigail
Addison
Lily
Elizabeth
Emily
Samantha
Hannah
Kaylee
Alexis
Hailey
Ella
Alyssa
Sophie
Lilly
Natalie
Zoey
Zoe
Bella
Kylie
Mia
Riley
Peyton
Charlotte
Layla
Grace
Savannah
Audrey
Makayla
Trinity
Taylor
Leah
Aubrey
Sofia
Autumn
Amelia
Lillian
Sarah
Stella
Mackenzie
Avery
Madelyn
Gabriella
Brianna
Is your baby's name on this list?
Image via mamabrooke1424/CafeMom
Written by April Peveteaux for CafeMom's blog, The Stir.
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