Soon You Won't be Little Peanut No More


Daddy and I started thinking about names for you. Although we don't want to really name you until we meet you, we want to at least have a list of names ready so you won't just be "the Baby". I did some research this morning and found the top 10 most popular baby names when grandpa and grandma were born, when mommy and daddy were born, and some more recent ones. All these names are from the US Social Security Administration.

Most Popular Names of the 1940s

Boys:
1. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. David
7. Charles
8. Thomas
9. Michael
10. Ronald

Girls:
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Barbara
4. Patricia
5. Carol
6. Sandra
7. Nancy
8. Sharon
9. Judith
10. Susan

Most Popular Names of the 1970s

Boys:
1. Michael
2. James
3. David
4. John
5. Robert
6. Christopher
7. William
8. Brian
9. Mark
10. Richard

Girls:
1. Jennifer
2. Lisa
3. Kimberly
4. Michelle
5. Amy
6. Angela
7. Melisa
8. Tammy
9. Mary
10. Tracy

Most Popular Names in 2008

Boys:
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Joshua
4. Matthew
5. Andrew
6. Christopher
7. Joseph
8. Daniel
9. Nicholas
10. Ethan

Girls:
1. Emily
2. Madison
3. Hannah
4. Emma
5. Ashley
6. Abigail
7. Alexis
8. Olivia
9. Samantha
10. Sarah

It's not an east task choosing good names for you. We want names that meet these criteria:

a. it has a meaning that truly reflects how much you mean to us

b. the name helps define who you are

c. the initials won't be the same as some existing products (PAM) or sound the same as some words (e.g. Daniel Andrew Martin)

d. it won't get you in trouble when you go to high school, and

e. it doesn't contain words that are difficult to pronounce like Alazne or Ljaz.