Top Baby Names
Here are the top boys and girls names for babies in 2005 and 2006:
Baby Names for Boys
2005 - 2006
1. Jacob - Aiden
2. Michael - Jacob
3. Joshua - Ethan
4. Matthew - Ryan
5. Ethan - Matthew
6. Andrew - Jack
7. Daniel - Noah
8. Anthony - Nicholas
9. Christopher - Joshua
10. Joseph - Logan
Baby Names for Girls
2005 - 2006
1. Emily - Emma
2. Emma - Madison
3. Madison - Ava
4. Abigail - Emily
5. Isabella - Isabella
6. Hannah - Kaitlyn
7. Samantha - Sophia
8. Ava - Olivia
9. Ashley - Abigail
10. Sophia - Hailey
Best Web Sites for Baby Names
These are among the best web sites I could find for selecting baby names:
Babyhold.com - This site has over 250,000 names as well as meaning of names and even includes other helpful information for expectant parents on pregnancy and birth.
Babynamesworld.com - This has the Top 100 names, and 11,000 names with origin and meaning of each name.
Parenthood.com - If you are into meanings, this site has a tool to find names that have the meaning you are looking for as well as give you the meaning of the name you have selected.
Babynames.com - This site has its own list of the top 2006 names and fun lists like celebrity baby names as well as message boards.
Thinkbabynames.com - Here you can find popular baby names in many countries as well as meanings of various names
SSA.gov - This is an interesting site by the Social Security Administration which includes the most popular names by state, popular twins' names and how to find the popularity of the top 1,000 names.
Be sure to check out this site for meaning and history of names!
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Brenda Lane - Brenda Lane is a published author, Lamaze certified childbirth educator, DONA certified birth doula and approved birth doula trainer.
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