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Michael Jackson, 'Twilight' influence popular baby names - USA Today

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST

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For the fifth consecutive year, the name Aiden is topping the BabyCenter's list for Most Popular Baby Names for boys.

And for girls? Isabella takes the number one spot away from Emma.

BabyCenter has just released its list of most popular names for the decade and for the year. The 2009 list reveals the influence of pop culture and the affinity for gender neutral names, particularly for girls.

BabyCenter's survey also shows an increase in the popularity of iconic celebrity names, inspired by stars who died. The name Jackson jumped three spots on the 2009 list and is now the third most popular boys name, and the name Heath (Heath Ledger) has also climbed the charts.

(BabyCenter's Top 100 Baby Names list is derived from over 400,000 names submitted by BabyCenter parents of newborns in 2009.)

Here are the Top 10 names for boys and girls of the decade:

Girls                Boys
Emma            Aiden
Emily             Jacob
Madison         Ethan
Sophia           Matthew
Isabella        Nicholas
Kaitlyn          Jack
Ava           Joshua
Hailey           Ryan
Hannah       Michael
Olivia           Andrew

But Twilight had a big impact this last year. To see the Top 10 names for boys and girls of 2009, hit Read more.

As a result of Twilight's record breaking success at the box office, several names of the characters have risen on this year's list, including Bella (an impressive #67 after not appearing at all in the 2008 Top 100 list) Alice, Jacob (in the top ten names for boys) and Jasper.

Did Private Practice perhaps influence some moms? Note Addison - the name of Kate Walsh's character - has made the list. Here's Baby Center's 2009 line-up:

Girls            Boys
Isabella        Aiden
Sophia           Ethan
Emma           Jackson
Olivia           Jayden
Ava               Jacob
Madison       Noah
Madelyn       Caden
Chloe           Logan
Lily                Lucas
Addison       Jack

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Ryan and Sophie are top baby names in Paisley - The Paisley Daily Express

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:16 AM PST

Dec 23 2009 by Gavin McInally, Paisley Daily Express

BABIES named Ryan and Sophie were last night crowned top of the tots in Renfrewshire.

A report by the Registrar General for Scotland shows that Ryan has been the most popular name for boys born in the Paisley area this year, while Sophie tops the list for girls.

The runner-up in Renfrewshire's name game for boys is Lewis, which was number one in 2008.

Making up the rest of 2009's top 10 are Jack, Max, Alexander, Callum, Dylan, James, Ben and Liam.

For girls, the second most popular name chosen by Paisley mums was Emma, with Olivia not far behind in third.

And completing the top 10 are Ava, Erin, Rebecca, Chole, Lucy, Amy and Emily.

It may well be that mums were inspired by the success of football legend Ryan Giggs, who was crowned 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and perhaps more than a few of them are fans of pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

In neighbouring East Renfrewshire, Adam has been the most popular name for a boy in 2009, while Lucy has been the top name for a girl.

Both Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire bucked the national trend for the top boy's name, with Jack proving to be the number one choice in Scotland as a whole.

However, Sophie remains a firm favourite in Scotland when it comes to a girl's name.

Nationally, the biggest climbers in the 2009 baby-name charts were Owen, which went up 26 places to 32nd, and Miley, which soared 190 places to a new high of 95th.

The top 50 names accounted for almost half of all boys' names registered and the top 50 girl names accounted for 43 per cent of the registrations.

Duncan Macniven, Registrar General for Scotland, said: "As always, the list of Scotland's favourite baby names is very interesting.

"Almost 7,000 different names were chosen this year and around 1,900 boys and 2,600 girls were given names which were unique for 2009."

There were two new entrants to the boys' top 20 this year – Lucas and Nathan.

Mr Macniven added: "Some boys' names have become less popular, with Kieran, Taylor, Brandon and Declan among those to have dropped down the list.

"For girls, Sophie is top for a fifth year.

"Amy joins the top 10 and there are two new entrants in the top 20 – Lily and Mia. Rebecca, Caitlin, Iona, Robyn and Cerys were among those less popular than last year."

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Stars Inspire Baby Names In 2009 - Gaea Times (blog)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:28 AM PST

Mcintyre Welcomes Baby Boy

December 15th, 2009 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK star JOEY MCINTYRE and his wife BARRETT are celebrating the arrival of their second son. The couple welcomed little Rhys Edward McIntyre, who weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces (3.2 kilograms), into the world on Sunday evening (13Dec09).

George Books In Baby

December 3rd, 2009 Australian actress MELISSA GEORGE has booked in time to have a baby next year (10). The Mulholland Drive star married Chilean director Claudio Dabed in 2000, and they have waited nine years to start a family.

Loeb Welcomes Baby Girl

December 2nd, 2009 Singer/songwriter LISA LOEB will celebrate her first wedding anniversary as a first-time mum after giving birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles on Sunday (29Nov09). The Stay singer and husband Roey Hershkovitz, who wed at the beginning of 2009, welcomed baby Lyla Rose into the world at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to People.com.

Carey And Cannon Picked Out Baby Names On First Date

October 4th, 2009 MARIAH CAREY and NICK CANNON spent their first date picking out names for their children. The stars wed last year (08) after a whirlwind romance and have been open about their desire to have kids for months.

Vaughn & Akerman Expect Bora Bora Baby Boom

September 25th, 2009 New movie couple VINCE VAUGHN and MALIN AKERMAN are expecting a "baby boom" among the crew of their new movie COUPLES' RETREAT - because everyone fell in love while they were shooting in paradise. Co-star Jean Reno conceived a baby during filming in Bora Bora and Vaughn and Akerman are confident more children will be born thanks to the new movie, which also stars Kristin Davis, Jon Favreau and Jason Bateman.

Pompeo Gives Birth To Baby Girl

September 24th, 2009 GREY'S ANATOMY star ELLEN POMPEO is a mum - the actress gave birth to a baby girl last week (15Sep09). Little Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery is Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery's first child.

Cruz's Gynaecologist Visit Fuels Baby Rumours

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. welcome baby girl

September 22nd, 2009 Sarah Michelle Gellar, husband welcome baby girl LOS ANGELES — It's a girl for "Scooby-Doo" stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. The couple named their newborn daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze.

Heigl to adopt a baby

September 10th, 2009 Katherine Heigl is set to adopt a Korean baby. The Grey's Anatomy actress took leave from the show for the adoption process that started nearly six months ago, with husband Josh Kelley.

HEIGL TO ADOPT KOREAN BABY (Katherine Heigl)

September 9th, 2009 ***FILE PHOTO**** HEIGL TO ADOPT KOREAN BABY KATHERINE HEIGL is planning to become Hollywood's latest adopting mum - the KNOCKED UP star has filed papers and plans to take in a little Korean girl, according to U.S. reports The actress, who was recently granted a leave of absence from hit medical drama Grey's Anatomy, started the adoption process more than six months ago with husband Josh Kelley, according to RadarOnline.com.

Marley Shelton ecstatic with baby girl, feels complete

September 7th, 2009 American film and television actress Marley Shelton is now a proud mother of a baby girl. "Marley is so ecstatic about the girl's arrival…her joys have no founds…she is not shifting her eyes from the baby for a minute," a source close to the actor told media Monday.

GONE BABY GONE STAR AMY RYAN

August 14th, 2009 **File Photo**Oscar-nominated GONE BABY GONE star AMY RYAN is pregnant with her first child. The 39-year-old actress, who is now a regular on U.S.

Model Karolina Kurkova's newest accessories: combat boots and a baby bump

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Baby-name experts: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick pick old-fashioned names

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Barack, Miley move up, but classic baby names Emma, Jacob still rule

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List reveals most popular baby names in Aberdeen - Aberdeen Evening Express

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:04 AM PST

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List reveals most popular baby names in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Evening Express
As for boys' names, Jack was the most popular closely followed by Daniel. Meanwhile, in Aberdeenshire the most popular girl's name was Amy, with Isla, Ava, ...