The Social Security Adminstration recently announced the most popular names given to American children.
Emily is the top name for girls. Again. And Jacob is the most popular name for boys. Again.
Things aren’t changing at the top very much. Emily has been the top name for girls every year since 1996, and Jacob has been the top name for boys every year since 1999.
Here is the top twenty for 2005.
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What is really interesting is how the Briannas and Alexises have gone right down. It’s back to the good old names, just like George M. Cohan said it.
For it is Mary, Mary
Plain as any name can be
But with propriety, society will say Marie
But it was Mary, Mary
Long before the fashions came
And there is something there that sounds so square
It's a grand old name
George M. Cohan says you better watch out for that Marie.
Don't ever fear sweet Mary
Beware of sweet Marie
That high-falutin Marie is trouble.
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