Thursday, January 7, 2010

“With baby names, Baltimore breaks the mold - Baltimore Sun (blog)” plus 3

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“With baby names, Baltimore breaks the mold - Baltimore Sun (blog)” plus 3

With baby names, Baltimore breaks the mold - Baltimore Sun (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:31 AM PST

According to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, one of the most popular places to have a baby in the area, parents last year didn't follow the national trends so closely.

GBMC compared its names from 2009 to those reported to the parenting website BabyCenter.com.

Local moms and dads picked Mary more often than any other name last year (35 babies), but that name wasn't in the Top 100 nationally. It also didn't crack the Top 10 at GBMC in 2007 or 2008.

For boys at GBMC, William was tops (42 babies) for the second consecutive year, followed by Michael (39 babies).  Neither was in the Top 10 nationally. Michael ranked 18th while William was 27th.  None of the Top 10 boy's names nationally were in GBMC's Top 10 most popular.

"Picking a baby's name is a monumental decision, and the multitude of 'baby name' Web sites makes it hard to narrow a million choices down to one," said Lori Kantziper, clinical partner for GBMC's Postpartum Unit and a nurse specializing in care for new mothers and infants, in a statement.

See the full Top 10 lists and other facts from GBMC here.

Associated Press photo of one of the first babies born in the United States in 2010, who was not yet named

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Jack is still top of the baby names - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:35 AM PST

This is the 15th year running that Jack has reached the number one spot, although just the second that Olivia has been the girls' favourite.

The figures, from a national survey of 580,000 babies born in 2009 by parenting club Bounty, also show the

highest climbers last year were Lucas, which raced 24 places up the charts to become number 15, and Maisie, which rocketed up a staggering 29 places to number 41.

Faye Mingo, from Bounty, said "The economic downturn could be affecting the mood of the nation and those parents who would usually be more creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children, are sticking to safer options.

"Common baby naming tips often warn against naming your baby something too trendy, unpronounceable or difficult to spell. "

This year's losers include Rhys, Ryan, Alex, Matthew, Kieran, Caitlin, Rebecca, Keira, Eve, Abbie and Hannah.

Mum-of-four Faith Lawrie, 36, of Wakefield, Wellingborough, doesn't like the most popular names and named her four children – Kier, Callan, Conna and Kayza.

She said: "A lot of people just copy names from TV.

"It's a good idea to make up names, but not silly ones that you can't pronounce.

"You've got to think about when they go to school, because other children can be really cruel."


Top names for boys and girls

1 Olivia
2 Ruby
3 Sophie
4 Chloe
5 Emily
6 Grace
7 Jessica
8 Lily
9 Amelia
10 Evie

1 Jack
2 Oliver
3 Charlie
4 Harry
5 Alfie
6 Thomas
7 Joshua
8 William
9 James
10 Daniel


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Matthew and Lucy most popular baby names in 'Irish Times' - Irish Times

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

The Irish Times - Thursday, January 7, 2010ALISON HEALY

MATTHEW AND Lucy were the most popular names chosen by parents who announced their babies' arrivals in the birth columns of The Irish Times last year.

This was a major comeback for Lucy, which languished in tenth place last year after being the second most popular name in 2007.

Matthew shared the fourth most popular slot with Adam in 2008 but toppled James from the top spot last year.

More than 780 births were announced in the Saturday column last year including some 20 sets of twins.

Charlie, Conor, Harry, Jack and Daniel were all popular boys' names last year while Oscar and Joshua made their debut in the top 10.

Lucy took the top spot from Grace and Anna on the girls' list last year. Lily enjoyed a surge of popularity, as did Alice, Alexandra and Chloe.

If the variations of Isobel were combined, it would have been the third most popular name with Isabel, Isobel and Isabelle all appearing frequently.

Mary appeared just once on the list but Patrick proved more popular, with five appearances.

As always, many unusual names appeared in the birth columns and parents of girls were again more adventurous in their choices.

Neala, Circe, Nerys, Maybel, Nyah, Élodie and Thoraí were some of the uncommon names given to girls.

Parents of boys did not disappoint either with unusual names such as Espen, Uilleac, Cianán, Lir, Devlinn and Madoc appearing throughout the year.

Some parents preferred to use their creativity in the selection of middle names, with Star, Bluebell, Emerald and Janejira bestowed on girls and Óige and Ciaus selected for boys.

The growing multiculturalism of Ireland was reflected in names such as Zayd, Ari, Leda and Hewan but parents also opted for Irish names such as Síabhra-Róise, Siún, Fiachra, Fionn and Cathal.

Several announcements involved adoptions from abroad, from countries such as Vietnam and China.

The Central Statistics Office will not be releasing data on the most common names in the State last year until late summer, but last year, Jack and Ava were the most popular names. They were followed by Seán and Katie.

It appears that globalisation has extended to name choices with little variation in the top 10 lists of many English-speaking countries and regions.

Jack and Katie were the most popular baby names among parents in Northern Ireland in the past year while Jack and Olivia were the most common names chosen in Britain.

Jack and Sophie were the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2009. Jack and Sophie were also the most popular names chosen by parents in New Zealand last year.

The most popular names in the Netherlands were Emma for girls and Daan for boys.

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Bed Bath raises earnings forecasts - NorthJersey.com

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., the largest U.S. home-furnishings retailer, said full-year profit would be higher than it previously forecast and reported third-quarter earnings that beat estimates. The shares rose 7 percent in late trading.

The Union Township-based company said Wednesday that 2009 profit may be as high as $2.11 a share compared with its previous projection of $1.79. Analysts predict annual earnings of $1.92.

The retail chain, which operates stores under the Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon Face Values and buybuy Baby names, has benefited from the exit of former rival Linens 'n Things of Clifton.

Net income increased 73 percent to $151.3 million, or 58 cents a share, in the three months ended Nov. 28 from $87.7 million, or 34 cents, a year earlier.

Sales rose 11 percent to $1.98 billion, the company said in a statement.

Bed Bath & Beyond climbed $2.77 to $42 at 4:28 p.m. after the close of regular Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The shares surged 52 percent last year.

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