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Popular Baby Names – 2008 Edition

By Brian | May 8, 2009 | Share on Facebook

The Social Security Administration has put out it’s annual list of most popular baby names again (bottom right corner – choose Year = 2008 and Popularity = Top 1000. There’s no direct link to the lists…). Anyway, it’s time for the annual check of how strange/normal my kids names are:

Avery: When Avery was born in 2000, the SSA had his name as the 245th most popular boy’s name of the year. Unfortunately, it also had it listed as the 176th most popular girl’s name. The good news in 2008 is that it’s moved up the list. The bad news is, it’s moved up both lists. Avery is now the 216th most popular boy’s name and the 38th most popular girl’s name! By the time he’s in high school, he’s going to be getting form letters addressed to “Ms. Avery Greenberg.” Ah, well – I guess I’ll have to kick in for some of the therapy…

Brandon: When Brandon was born in 2002, he had to 20th most popular boy’s name. In 2008, it’s 33rd. A bit lower, but still a solid showing. And hey – at least the SSA doesn’t know of any female Brandon’s (at least not in the top 1,000).

And just to round out the family, let’s do the adults, shall we?

Brian: Back in 1969, Brian was the 9th most popular boy’s name. In 2008, I’ve dropped all the way to 87. There are no female Brian’s, but there are Brianna’s (#23) and Briana’s (#145).

Sherry: Back in 1968, Sherry was the 52nd most popular girl’s name. In 2008, it’s not in the top 1,000! Damn…quite the drop off. And here’s the ironic part: my in-laws picked out my wife’s name after seeing the Broadway musical Sherry (book and lyrics by James Lipton, now of Inside the Actor’s Studio fame). In the show, title character’s full name is Sheridan Whiteside, who is male!

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One Response to “Popular Baby Names – 2008 Edition”

  1. Ilya says at May 10th, 2009 at 1:58 pm :
    My girls are 57th and 119th in 2008. I am pretty happy – I never wanted them to have too popular names. The interesting fact is that their middle names, in both cases, are much more popular than their first names.

    By the way, I get “Ms. Ilya Burlak” mailings on two different continents, and my name is not on any list as either a boy or a girl…