Top 10 names for 2006

Halo42101 wrote: Does anyone know? I was just curious.

1lilpeanut2love replied: Baby Name Expert Predicts Up-and-Coming Names for 2006

Girls? Names
Top pick for 2006: Emma

Other Trendy Up-and-Comers
These trendy names will challenge for the top five most popular girls? names in 2006. All are names that have dramatically gained popularity during the last five years:
Sofia
Diana
Lily
Leah
Marissa
Ella
Ava
Riley
Amelia
Avery

Boys? Names
Top pick for 2006: Jacob
Jacob has been the most popular boys? name during the 2000s, but unlike the top-ranked girls? name, Emily, its popularity is still on the rise.

There are several boys? names moving up the list that could challenge for top spots in 2006, including Ethan, Nathan and William. Also on my list of up-and-coming boys? names:
Ashton
Wyatt
Carter
Aiden
Jayden
Jeremiah
Landon
Diego
Nathan

Found this info on storknet!

Momof3inMe replied: DS#2 's name is Carter and I have never seen his name on a list of popular names! Maybe this means I will see it more in the stores. I can never get things with the kids names on them b/c I can never find his name.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: I read somewhere that Emily has been a top baby name for the past 10 years!!

Halo42101 replied: Thank you for posting the names. I have found that the name Brady for a boy is getting popular. Anyone else hear of it?

ashtonsmama replied:
Yep, I have a friend with a son named Brady.

And YAY for Ashton being on the Boy's Names list!!!

BAC'sMom replied: My kids names never make the top 10 list DARN!

mckayleesmom replied:
Really?...I know a ton of kids named Carter...seemed really popular for a while.

ashtonsmama replied:

I'm sort of mixed about Ashton becoming more popular, KWIM?\

But I'm surprised about Ansley's name--and Callum's too! I know 2 little girls named Anslie/Ainsley, and a little boy named Callum plays with my nephew.

BAC'sMom replied: I would much rather Not have my kids names on the list. I have Never met another Ansley but there was a lady on PC from England that named her son Callum. I love it that their first names are Very unique, but their middle names are very common. (Caden, Faye and Reily)

ashtonsmama replied:


And Faye isn't so common!

My3LilMonkeys replied:
Neither is Caden or Reily in my area...I don't know anyone with any of those names except my grandmother (Faye).

I am happy to see Madison is off the list - we didn't realize it was a top 10 name when we picked it (# 2 in 2005). I don't mind common names, but I try to avoid the wildly popular/trendy names - I don't want my kids to grow up being one of 5 or 6 kids in their class with the same name.

ashtonsmama replied:
I know a couple Kaden/Caden's actually...but we were hoping for a sort of unusual but not too wierd name with Ashton, and the Reece we just liked.

If this one's a girl, I was just thinking the other night, wouldn't it be cute if we used part of Ryan's name (sort of, bear with me) and named her Ryanna/Rhianna/Rianna, something like that? Too wierd?

Momof3inMe replied:
Not around here. I wish it was kinda b/c he always wants things with his name on it and I can never find stuff!!! I only know one other child with the same name. He was a little boy at a daycare I worked at.

ions_momma replied: Well, obviously Ion isnt on the list, but that is one thing I have always wanted, a unique name. I dont know why but I have always liked the less-popular names that nobody has heard of and not alot of people have.

Nina J replied: I kind of like the more un-poplar names, except I did use Emily. It get's annoying when you know so many Emilys, there are heaps where I live. When Emily starts school there will probably be 4 Emily's in her class, if they still live here. So maybe it's not such a bad thing if she goes by her middle name, at least it won't get confusing for her.

But it has it's upsides, I can always find something with her name on it. I don't think we'll find many things with Odessa written on it though.