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What’s in a name?

Posted by philhardwick on August 18, 2008

One useful tool I use as a writer of fiction is the Social Security Administration’s ranking of most popular baby names by year. At the site, one can list his or her year of birth and see a listing of most popular names. Here are the most popular names for 2007:

**Top 10 Names for 2007**
Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Isabella
3	Ethan	Emma
4	Joshua	Ava
5	Daniel	Madison
6	Christopher	Sophia
7	Anthony	Olivia
8	William	Abigail
9	Matthew	Hannah
10	Andrew	Elizabeth
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.