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Submitted for your consideration, a CNN report on the US Census list of 'most popular' baby names in the US. Thought it might be of some help when coming up with the 'right' name for a character is proving tough.

All the info mentioned is available online, BTW. When stuck for the name of a character who is, say, 40, you might try checking on the Bureau's list of popular names of babies born around 1980. Just a suggestion.



The most popular baby names of 2016 are ...
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Noah and Emma remain in the top spot for popular baby names in the US
The names Kylo and Kehlani are on the rise
(CNN)The third -- and fourth -- time's the charm for Emma and Noah.
Emma is the most popular girls' name in the United States in 2016 for the third year in a row,
the Social Security Administration announced
Friday, and it was the fourth year Noah took the top spot for boys.
Overall, the top 10 most popular names for boys and girls didn't change much from the year before. For boys, Alexander fell off the list. William and Mason increased in popularity for boys and Charlotte for girls.
But a warm welcome is in order for the name Elijah, which broke into the list for the first time. Some well-known Elijahs include actor Elijah Wood and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland. Characters on the HBO TV series "Girls" and CW series "The Originals" also bear the name.
New arrivals: The most popular baby names of 2015
Pop culture affects the popularity of certain names every year. Liam remains the second most popular name for boys, perhaps a nod to actor Liam Hemsworth. It has been rising through the list since 2012, when the first "Hunger Games" film, starring Hemsworth, premiered.
But these effects can also be seen when less traditional names make a huge jump in popularity beyond the top 10.
For boys in 2016, that name was Kylo, which rose from 3,359 in 2015 to 901 last year. Kylo Ren, a character introduced in the 2015 film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," is (spoiler!) the troubled son of Princess Leia and Han Solo who leans toward the Dark Side of the Force to emulate his grandfather Darth Vader.
For girls, the name Kehlani jumped from 3,359 in 2015 to 872 in 2016. Kehlani is a singer, songwriter and dancer who has collaborated with Chance the Rapper and Zayn. She was nominated for a Grammy in 2016 for her album "You Should Be Here."
Creed and Adonis also spiked in popularity for boys in 2016, perhaps linked to the 2015 movie "Creed," in which Sylvester Stallone once again played Rocky Balboa, this time training his boxing rival's son, Adonis Johnson Creed. Zayn was another boys' name on the rise, after the former One Direction member and now solo artist.
Names on the rise for girls included Kaylani (a variation Kehlani), Royalty, Saoirse, Ophelia and Alessia. Parents might have been inspired by actress Saoirse Ronan, singer Alessia Cara and actress Ophelia Lovibond or the release of several songs titled "Ophelia."
Perhaps the Kansas City Royals, who won the 2015 World Series, are the inspiration behind Royalty, according to the Social Security Administration. Singer Chris Brown also has a young daughter named Royalty.
As for names decreasing in popularity, that included four variations on the name Caitlin for girls and Jonael, Aadren, Triston and Freddy for boys.
The 2016 election didn't seem to have an impact on the list: There were no major changes in rankings of the names Donald or Hillary.
The Social Security Administration is able to share the ranking because parents provide children's names when they apply for Social Security cards. The agency started releasing its popular baby name list by gender in 1997 but has collected names dating to 1880.
Most popular names for girls in 2016:
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Mia
7. Charlotte
8. Abigail
9. Emily
10. Harper
Most popular names for boys:
1. Noah
2. Liam
3. William
4. Mason
5. James
6. Benjamin
7. Jacob
8. Michael
9. Elijah
10. Ethan
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There's 4000 boys named Kylo? From Star Wars? The kid who kills his father and turns to the dark side?
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There's 4000 boys named Kylo? From Star Wars? The kid who kills his father and turns to the dark side?


Actually, it was the other way around. He had already gone to the dark side when he killed his father. But, yeah, I saw that and shook my head. "Luke" and "Han" I could see since both are real names and are both heroic characters. Ditto "Ben". "Leia" could probably pass though the source would be obvious with that spelling (Leah or Lea would be a close, more common analogue in English). But "Kylo"? Really?
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Wonder how many of those 'Kylo' names were at the mother's insistence?

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Wonder how many of those 'Kylo' names were at the mother's insistence?



At least they have a unique name that no one will know the provenance of by the time they grow up (I'm kind of assuming Kylo Ren won't survive past Ep. 9 and he is nowhere near as memorable a villain as Darth Vader). Could pass for a variant of "Kyle", too.
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There's 4000 boys named Kylo? From Star Wars? The kid who kills his father and turns to the dark side?


Interestingly, the guy with the most popular name is famous for a boat trip, but he also cursed one branch of his grandchildren into eternal slavery because they covered up his twig and berries while he was passed out drunk.
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The mum always fills out the birth certificate. This is how my middle son came to have two middle names...his father and I couldn't agree and so I went with both while his father was off doing something that was surely Extremely Important.

Pro tip, guys: Pay attention when your wife/baby mama/whatever is filling out the birth certificate.
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For some of my stories, I look up the popular names for an approximate year my characters would've been born. If writing stories for another era I do believe in doing research.

How many of you have read Catch 22 by Joseph Heller? One of his characters was named Major Major Major. When born, the bossy wife told her usually pussy-whipped husband what name to go put on the birth certificate. To get even the dad put down Major Major Major.

The kid nor anyone else never realized that until he grew up and was drafted for WWII. With that name, the old fashioned computer was only capable of processing him into the Army as a major. So in basic training, his sergeant would have to yell, "Get down and give me fifty, Sir!"

So he was Major Major Major Major.

That book is awesome.
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The mum always fills out the birth certificate. This is how my middle son came to have two middle names...his father and I couldn't agree and so I went with both while his father was off doing something that was surely Extremely Important.

Pro tip, guys: Pay attention when your wife/baby mama/whatever is filling out the birth certificate.


We had the names all worked out somewhere around the end of the second trimester (wife is hyper-organized and always trying to "get ahead" with her planning). There's an odd "third name" (our son has two official middle names but one is a bit silly) that even we usually ignore and we probably wouldn't use if we had it to do again. His other given names are good and solid, though not common.