Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:04 AM PST

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Emma tops most popular girl baby name - White Mountain Independent

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST

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Jack is top for baby names - Newark Advertiser

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:41 AM PST

Jack and Isabelle were the most popular names chosen by Advertiser readers for their children in 2009.

Jack was most popular for boys with six babies, ahead of Oliver, William, Noah, Charlie and James, each with four.

There were just three babies each for last year's top names, Alfie and Harry.

Three girls were named Isabelle and another was called Isabel. Ruby, Sophie, Lexie and Emily were also popular, each with three.

Only one baby was named Olivia — the most popular last year.

Mr and Mrs Alastair Baird, of Longmead Drive, Fiskerton, named their second child Jack David. He was born on June 22.

They also have a daughter, Emelia (2).

Mrs Eve Baird (32) said: "It was the only name we could agree on. We struggled with boys' names but we had lots of girls' names.

"I think the name suits him. He's a proper boy. He likes rough and tumble."

She was surprised it was the most popular because she did not know any other babies with the name.

More unusual names locally included Brandon, Bailey, Elijah, Macauley, Micah, Phoenix, Sidney, Sonny, Angel, Alexis, Brooke, Rowan, Iona, Greta, Lacey and Cordelia.

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Couples can pick from most popular baby names in Arizona - Tucson Citizen

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST

Anyone who is expecting a child – or perhaps adopting a dog or other pet – may want to take a cue from this year's most popular baby names in Arizona.

Meet Baby Ryn the goat/Ryn Gargulinski

You may want to follow the trend and give your kid the hippest name in the state today.

Or you may want to go out on a limb and ensure your tot's kindergarten class is not full of 11 other Jacobs or 22 other Isabellas.

Yes, Jacob and Isabella top the Arizona list this year, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The guys' side for 2009 is followed up by Alexander, Angel, Daniel and Anthony. Jacob has been leading the pack for the past two decades, with Michael the most popular name for the previous two, ending in 1979 and 1989.

Little girls born this year, after Isabella, are most commonly named Sophia, Mia, Emma and Emily. Isabella's been leading for the past 10 years, with Samantha reigning for the 1990s, Jessica leading the 1980s and Jennifer taking center stage in the 1970s.

The full 2009 lists appear below, with numbers reflecting how many children were given each name.

Can you imagine all the chaos at the dog park if you named you new pooch Mia?

Baby Ryn/Ryn Gargulinski

For you couples, or singles, that don't give a dang about popular names, you can go with another method to name your baby or pet.

One is to name the child or dog after a long-dead relative, particularly one that no one really cared for, like big fat Aunt Bertha who always picked her teeth on public transit.

You can also choose to pore through baby name books, look up all the different meanings of names and then argue over which is most beautiful or appropriate.

"We can't call him Max," you say. "It means 'son of the wise leader' and you're kind of dumb."

Of course, the arguments may veer far and away from baby names once the tiffs get started.

A third tactic is to do like some celebrities and come up with the stupidest name you can imagine. Go with one that is ugly and hard to spell, like Phinnaeus, or perhaps name the child after an inanimate object or piece of fruit, like Apple.

"Have you seen Truck? He's not in his playpen."

If all else fails, you can always play it safe and call the dog "dog," call the cat "cat," and name the kid something original, like "Kid."

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MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2009 -Total resident boys born = 44,990 (January 1 – December 18, 2009)
1. JACOB 461
2. ALEXANDER 459
3. ANGEL 445
4. DANIEL 441
5. ANTHONY 427
6. ETHAN 367
7. DAVID 364
8. MICHAEL 345
9. AIDEN 341
10. CHRISTOPHER 339
11. GABRIEL 331
12. JOSE 329
13. JOSHUA 329
14. JOSEPH 323
15. NOAH 309
16. LOGAN 308
17. MATTHEW 307
18. JESUS 303
19. JAYDEN 291
20. ADRIAN 288

MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2009 – Total resident girls born = 42,796 (January 1 – December 18, 2009)

1. ISABELLA 498
2. SOPHIA 373
3. MIA 336
4. EMMA 334
5. EMILY 284
6. OLIVIA 272
7. ABIGAIL 271
8. MADISON 266
9. AVA 255
10. SAMANTHA 248
11. NATALIE 235
12. CHLOE 218
13. ALEXIS 191
14. ASHLEY 189
15. ELIZABETH 180
16. ALYSSA 177
17. VICTORIA 169
18. VALERIA 166
19. BRIANNA 165
20. TAYLOR 162