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yendiAccording to the list of most popular baby names of the past year, Adam is the 56th most popular male baby name.
The list itself is interesting, as some trendy names spike up (Cole being in the top 100 is a surprise, ditto Alyssa cracking the top twenty on the female side), and other classic names finish lower than expected (John at 17, Jonathan at 21, both behind Tyler and Ryan). The biggest surprise on the female names was the fact that Susan isn't in the top 100, and Jennifer only comes in at 28. Growing up, it seems that every girl I knew had one of these two names (along with a few Lauren's and the variations on Catherine/Kathryn/Katherine).
The lack of Harold/Harry, Ronald/Ron, and Hermione suggests that bestselling books are no longer the influence they once were (okay, no one expected Hermione to be on the list, but I'm surprised at the other ones)
The list itself is interesting, as some trendy names spike up (Cole being in the top 100 is a surprise, ditto Alyssa cracking the top twenty on the female side), and other classic names finish lower than expected (John at 17, Jonathan at 21, both behind Tyler and Ryan). The biggest surprise on the female names was the fact that Susan isn't in the top 100, and Jennifer only comes in at 28. Growing up, it seems that every girl I knew had one of these two names (along with a few Lauren's and the variations on Catherine/Kathryn/Katherine).
The lack of Harold/Harry, Ronald/Ron, and Hermione suggests that bestselling books are no longer the influence they once were (okay, no one expected Hermione to be on the list, but I'm surprised at the other ones)