Top Baby Names 2009 List

Some interesting points from the list:

• The name Barack blasted up a full 10,000 spots on the list, making it to number 2,409. The SSA expects it to crack the top 1,000 by next year.

• The name Khloe some strong growth, too, catapulting 469 spots from number 665 to number 196. Chloe with a “C” has also broken into the top 10 for the first time ever. Sadly, the SSA ties the surge in popularity to Khloe Kardashian’s growing fame.

• Another pop culture effect can be seen with the name Miley, climbing 152 spots to become the 127th most popular name. The name was never on the list at all until last year.

• Some unusual names that debuted on the list this year: Isla, Mareli, Dayami, Nylah, and Jazlene for girls; and Aadon, Chace, Marley, Kash, Kymani, Ishaan, Jadiel, and Urijah for boys. (There is a Marley brother named Kymani, by the way. Coincidence?)

Top Baby Names: The Top 10 Breakdown

Here’s the top 10 breakdown of most popular baby names for boys and girls.

Boys:

1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Joshua
5. Daniel
6. Alexander
7. Anthony
8. William
9. Christopher
10. Matthew

Girls:

1. Emma
2. Isabella
3. Emily
4. Madison
5. Ava
6. Olivia
7. Sophia
8. Abigail
9. Elizabeth
10. Chloe

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Ashlee Simpson and Peter Wentz last night became proud parents of a 7 pounds, 11 ounces bouncing baby boy which they thoughtfully named Bronx Mowgli Wentz.

Baby Bronx was 20.5 inches long and was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, fashionably 3 weeks late.

We at the Inquisitr wonder if Bronx’s name is some sort of hint as to where he was conceived (enjoy that one when you do a vanity google in 12 years Bronx), or maybe they just hope he will grow up tough.

Naming your kid after a place seems to be the done thing lately, what with the Beckham’s (Brooklyn), Gwen Stefani (Kingston), Paltrow (Apple); well maybe not Apple but you know what we mean.

We are also not quite sure what the Mowglii thing is about either. Does Wentz love Rudyard Kipling, or have they bought him a real black panther which they named Bagheera?  I hope they did, the kid is going to need the panther when he is old enough for school because he is going to be teased mercilessly.

Congratulations to the Simpson and Wentz families and welcome Bronx Mowgli Wentz. May next year you be on the most influential tots list.

Disney’s version of Mowgli from Kipling’s Jungle Book.

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