Few Baby Baracks, but Emmas Abound

[bijou]

More than four million babies were born in the United States last year, and if any of them were named Barack, there were not enough to make the annual ranking of the 1,000 most popular baby names.

But the president’s daughters fared better. While Sasha ranked 363rd among girls, about the same as the past few years, Malia leapt to 345, from 400 the year before. (Michelle, meanwhile, ranked 103rd, down from 94th in 2007.)

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The rankings are often influenced by the popularity of celebrities.

Hillary (as in Clinton) jumped to 715 during last year’s presidential campaign from 961 in 2007. Jayden, which was No. 75 only five years ago, was 11 last year, thanks, in part, to Britney Spears, who chose the name for her son born in 2006.

Aldo recorded the greatest drop among boys’ names, but that was before Brad Pitt played Aldo Raine in the new Quentin Tarantino movie, “Inglourious Basterds.”...

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[jinxmchue]

Obviously, most Americans don't want their baby boys to have Muslim names.

[mamacags]

Or names that sound like a giant fart.