Cribsheet: Baby Names
Invasion of the Emilys.
by Sarah Sundberg
March 1, 2007
Top names in 1920: Mary/John
Top names in 1950: Linda/Michael
Top names in 1970: Jennifer/Michael
Top names in 2005: Emily/Jacob
Percentage of newborn boys named Jacob in 2005: 1.2%
Of newborn girls named Emily: 1.2%
Number of states including Alaska, Alabama, Louisiana and West Virginia in which Madison was the most popular name for baby girls in 2005: 10
Rank of name Madison among newborn boys in 2004: 858th
Current rank of last name Madison in U.S.: 1,094
Rank of name Dallas for newborn boys in 2004: 366th
Rank of name Houston for newborn boys in 2004: 838th
Rank of name Brooklyn for newborn girls in 2005: 78th
Rank of name Reagan for newborn girls in 1980: 920th
Rank of name Reagan for newborn girls in 2005: 136th
Rank of name Hillary for newborn girls in 1992: 131th
Rank of name Hillary for newborn girls in 2005: 882th
Rank of name Jose for newborn boys in Texas 2005: 1st
Number of twins born in 2005 who were named Jacob and Joshua (most popular combination for boys): 78
Number of twins born in 2005 named Faith and Hope (most popular combination for girls): 49
©2007 Nerve Media
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Sarah Sundberg
lives in Brooklyn, where she bikes and explores abandoned buildings. Before that, she lived in Stockholm, Sweden, where she wrote about clubs and music. She has written for Nerve, Surface and indieWIRE. |
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