The Social Security Admin issued a news release today announcing the top ten baby names for boys and girls in 2011. Jacob was the top boy's name with Mason coming in second. They speculate that "Mason" shot up to the number two spot because that's Kourtney Kardashian’s son's name. Here's hoping that Kardashian is a good role model. See the rest of the list at your leisure.
But now let's look at some unusual names. Maureen O'Connor at Gawker found them on Mommie blogs, and she added this enlightening note:
... people with cool names are actually cooler than the rest of us. I am certain of this because, as a young female with a lame old lady name, I am human evidence of the inverse of this principle.
Some of the best include Winter, Alarica, Zavy, Lilac, Hill, Inara, Kestrel, Sturm, and Poppyseed.
How about Winter Sturm?
Meanwhile, George Castanza's choice of Seven for a baby name still hasn't caught on.
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