Sunday, August 8, 2010

Fast to Rise and Fast to Fall

Baby Name Wizard Names of the decade (2000s)

OK, this list is wonderful and sad all at the same time.  In the link above, there's a list of the names that rose the fastest from 2000-2009 and the names that fell the fastest from 2000-2009.  Now you may think that I find those that rose to be great and those that fell to be sad.  That would not be entirely true.  Let's take a look at the lists and what I think is great and what is...not so great.

Names that rose:
GIRLS
1. Kaydence-I like this name, but with its traditional musical spelling.  To me, its Cadence, not Kaydence.
2. Miley-This name isn't terrible, but I'm not really on the Miley band wagon.  Its a made up name that came from a cute word (smiley), but its still made up.
3. Nevaeh-Ouy....I'm sorry, but I'm really not a fan of Nevaeh.  I just don't understand this trend whatsoever.  I'd take a little one named Heaven over Nevaeh any day.
4. Rihanna-Cute name.  Sexy music star.  Nothing bad here!
5. Khloe-I do love the name Chloe, but again its all about the spelling.  I don't think Khloe, I think Chloe.

BOYS
1. Aaden-Another name that can be spelled 20 different way when it shouldn't be, but to each their own.
2. Maddox-This is a cute name.  It has the X-factor, quite literally, which is really popular even now. 
3. Gael-I have no strong feelings on this name one way or the other.  I have no idea where this one came from, though.
4. Aiden-Didn't we just see this name?  Yes.  Yes we did.  But this is the spelling I know and love!
5. Kingston-Not a name I would use, but hey, you named your kid King!  That's pretty cool!

Names that fell:
GIRLS
1. Hannah (my fave of all of these lists)
2. Jessica
3. Megan-
4. Amanda
5. Lauren

BOYS
1. Nicholas
2. Zachary
3. Kyle
4. Jared
5. Brandon
I have one general comment for all of the girls and boys names that have fallen the fastest. That comment is that there are too many parents who find the names dated to the 80s and 90s. Its sad because these are all great names, but they're girls names, and girls names trend harder and faster than boys names probably ever will.
 
Now, what will we see in another 10 years?  If I had to guess, I think that some of the names we'll see on the rising list are:
GIRLS
-Mirabella-I think at least one of the not popular yet Bella names is gonna get this moniker after the next decade.  Mirabella is the least popular now.
-Freya-I'm rooting for it, at least.
BOYS
-Finnigan-Finn is popular, and I bet this will break into the top 1000 very soon.
 
GIRLS
-Emily
-Nevaeh (I hope)
BOYS
-Aiden (or at least one of its variants: Brayden, Jayden, Kayden, etc.)
 
Its a bit more difficult to guess for the boys because, again, the names don't trend as quickly as the girls names.  But that's my short prediction.  Take a guess for yourself.  Are there any names you see becoming extraordinarily popular in the next decade?  Or falling of the popularity bandwagon?

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