It’s fun to see the trends in baby names over the years. For my husband and I, baby naming dominated many of our conversations. It takes a lot of thought and discussion in naming a child.
I remember a conversation with a friend years ago who loved the name, Emma. The TV show, Friends was a top rated TV show at the time and fans were elated when Ross and Rachel finally delivered their baby girl, EMMA! I remembered my friend being upset because Emma was her beloved girl name from childhood on and her first born girl would be named this. She worried that the popularity of the show would take the name Emma from the bottom of the baby name list to the top. She agonized over changing the name. The show did popularize the name, but she ended up naming her baby Emma anyway.
Recently, the official Social Security website announced their top 10 baby names for 2014. Take a look. This may influence your baby naming discussion.
Rank Male name Female name
1 Noah Emma (notice it is still number 1???)
2 Liam Olivia
3 Mason Sophia
4 Jacob Isabella
5 William Ava
6 Ethan Mia
7 Michael Emily
8 Alexander Abigail
9 James Madison
10 Daniel Charlotte
Submitted by Cheryl Mashack
