This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Baby Names 2009
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For a while now I have been interested in how the Social Security Administration’s list of popular baby names would look if they consolidated the names that sound the same.
- Some people like a name but there are already alternates, so they must choose a side (Catherine vs. Katherine).
- Some people try to give their children unique names by altering the spelling of a name (She’s the only Haylee in her class! Yes, but there’s a Haleigh and a Hailey).
- And some people just don’t know how to spell the name (not going there).
Let me be the first to introduce, for the very first time, the 2009 SFS Baby Name List. (It’s the SFS Baby Name List instead of the SSA Baby Name List because it’s over on Some Fun Site).
I know it’s currently 2010. But the government, being on its own timetable, released the numbers for 2009 just a few months ago. So that list is for the births in 2009.
Well, mostly 2009. The government, being how it is, decided that the SSA would tally things from February to February, rather than use January like everyone else does.
Some Stats
- Girl names have more spelling variations than boy names (320/1000 vs. 211/1000 alternates)
- The boys have the name with the highest number of alternate spellings (Jayden with 10 vs. Carly with 9)
- Popular boy names end in ‘n’ (the first 8 variants); popular girl names end in ‘y’ (the first 2 variants).
- ‘Skylar’ is more likely a girl’s name; ‘Skyler’ is more likely a boy’s name. (‘a’ vs. ‘e’, in case you didn’t catch it)
2009 Improved Baby Name List
Enjoy!
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and make a list of their names.
Numbers 3:40
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November 18th, 2010 at 6:27 am
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