Funny Girl Babys
It’s a girl!! Of course she’s the most beautiful thing you have ever seen (natch), but what are you going to name her?
Well, it seems that you now have endless possibilities for baby girl
names and the truth is that you can call your little precious bundle
anything you want – within reason. But beware – something that sounds
really cute for a chubby-cheeked 2-year-old with ribbons, could prove
extremely uncool for a stroppy 15-year-old and may sound downright
embarrassing for a 25-year-old trying heading for an executive
interview.
The problem is that, although there is a tendency to be quite
conservative when naming boys, parents often see baby girl naming as an
ideal excuse to exercise their more “creative” instincts. But its sooooo
easy to step over into the weird zone where your cute baby girl becomes
something of a fashion accessory, like the latest Fendi bag. Nowhere is
this more prevalent, than in the world of celebrity baby girl names;
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis are the parents of Rumer Glenn, Scout LaRue
and Tallulah Belle, Sly Stallone’s daughter is Sistine Rose, Christie
Brinkley has a daughter called Sailor…the list goes on.
But apart from the more exotic names, what are the current trends in
baby girl naming? Well, in the US, the trends are still for relatively
conservative names – although less so than baby boy names. The most
popular name every year for the last 10 years has been Emily (meaning
“Industrious, eager”) and Hannah (“Grace of God”), Madison (“Son of a
mighty warrior”), Elizabeth (“Consecrated to God”) and Samantha
(“Listens well”) have also remained firmly in the top 10 over that time.
Interestingly, Madison has a meaning which is “son of…” but has
remained one of the most popular baby girl names for several years. Is
this yet more evidence that the females are taking over? They’re even
taking our names now!
Even further down the list of most popular baby girl names, there are
few surprises. Although, there is not the same focus on traditional,
biblical-based names as with boys, the list is filled with mainly
traditional (and beautiful) names. Girl’s names – much more than boy’s
names – are often subject to the prevailing culture and the influence of
famous people. It’s interesting to see that the name Chelsea (“River
landing place”) entered the US top 100 in 1984, rose to its highest
level of number 15 in 1992 – the year Bill Clinton first became
president. Then after a few years of being quite high in the ranking, it
completely dropped out of the top 100 in 1999, as the Clinton era began
to draw to a close. Was the brief popularity due to the President’s
daughter? Most probably!
But just remember that, when it comes to baby girl names, the “famous
name” effect leads to short-term popularity, but long-term consequences.
We await the strange spectacle of hordes of grey-haired old Beyonce’s
and Britney’s attempting to shake their booty’s during the daily
exercise sessions in residential homes…!
Funny Girl Babys
Funny Girl Babys
Funny Girl Babys
Funny Girl Babys
Funny Girl Babys
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