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 Top baby names of 2007
May 13, 2008 - 12:33pm — Mark Olson
The Social Security Web site recently released the top baby names for 2007, including: Boys 1. Jacob 2. Michael 3. Ethan 4. Joshua 5. Daniel 7. Anthony 8. William 9. Matthew 10. Andrew Girls 1. Emily 2. Isabella 3. Emma 4. Ava 5. Madison 6. Sophia 7. Olivia 8. Abigail 9. Hannah 10. Elizabeth According to a Social Security press release, Emily has topped the list since 1996. Jacob has done so since 1999. Elizabeth returns to the top 10 after a two-year absence. The Social Security Web site offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880. Social Security started compiling baby name lists in 1997. Check where your own name places here.
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Go No. 138! Unfortunately,...
Back to page topGo No. 138!
Unfortunately, "Mark" hasn't cracked the top 5 over the past 128 years, instead peaking at No. 6 from 1959 to 1964.
This is a pretty fascinating site, especially the popular names of yesteryear.
Sadly Molly is a more...
Back to page topSadly Molly is a more popular name for dogs than humans. What can I say except "woof"?
(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
Well, Molly, at least you...
Back to page topWell, Molly, at least you made the list. The site told me "Ruth+Anne is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 200 years. Please enter another name."
Just choosing Ruth (which I NEVER go by since I'm a two-name girl), I found it to be #113 in popularity the year of my birth . It made it to #3 in 1893 and was in the top 5 several times between 1892 and 1922 -- woo hoo!
No wonder I never find my name on personalized trinkets at craft fairs (maybe I should check antique shops).
By the way, my in-laws have a collie named Molly.