TOP 20 BOY'S NAMES, 2007
1. Aidan (Aiden) (oh no, the Sex in the City generation is having kids!)
2. Ethan
3. Jacob (Jakob, Jakeb)
4. Noah (seriously, how many arks do we need?)
5. Lucas (Lukas)
6. Logan
7. Liam
8. Owen
9. Joshua
10. Matthew (Mattew)
11. Nathan (Naythan)
12. Nicholas (Nicolas)
13. Zachary (Zakary)
14. Alexander (Alekzander)
15. Dylan (Dillon, Dillan)
16. Jack
17. Benjamin
18. Jackson (Jaxson, Jaxon, Jaxen) (isn't that a last name?)
19. Ryan
20. William
TOP 20 GIRL'S NAMES, 2007
1. Emma
2. Sophia (Sofia)
3. Olivia
4. Emily
5. Ava (no idea it would be that high)
6. Hailey (Haley, Halie, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley)
7. Abigail (Abigale, Abigayle) (blast from the past?)
8. Madison (Madisson, Madisyn, Madisynne, Madyson) (the Beatrices of their generation?)
9. Hannah (Hanna)
10. Isabella (Izabella)
11. Sarah (Sara)
12. Addison (Addyson, Addisson) (again, can't see this one sticking around: all the people with this name will be born within a ten to twenty year span, which will be fantastic when they're 60-80 - you're name is Addison? You must be old.)
13. Maya (Maia, Maiya, Mya)
14. Lilly (Lily)
15. Sophie (Sofie) (not to be confused with Sophia, Sofia, which is second on the list)
16. Alyssa (Alissa)
17. Kaitlyn (Katelyn)
18. Mikayla (Makayla)
19. Grace (give your kid a name, not a word)
20. Ella (no idea this would be so high - the only one I've heard of is Fitzgerald)
Kind of surprised many of these names make the list. I suspect those are the ones that are trendy today, and will be "dated" 50 years from now. Like Beatrice. There aren't many young people named Beatrice, but there are lots of old people name Beatrice!
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