For baby name nerds, mid-May's about more than just Mother's Day brunch mimosas. It brings the big kahuna baby name list from the Social Security Administration, which parses out what's hot, and what's definitely not amongst baby names.
We're still parsing through so much of it—especially as they list every variant spelling and baby name mistake, as long as at least five people picked it—but here's what we're seeing so far.
Questionable Pop Culture Names Yep, we all love Star Wars and Game of Thrones. But should two of the red-hot risers on the list really be Anakin and Khaleesi? On the plus side, it looks like people are not naming their kids after actual celebrities—the biggest droppers on the baby name list included Miley (which was this year's biggest loser, falling more than 400 spots), Rihanna, Gwyneth, Channing, and Britney.
The Downfall of Creative Spellings The list of baby name losers (the names dropping the fastest) is overcrowded with creatively spelled names, like Kamryn, Kourtney, Xzavier and Addisyn. Maybe people are discovering that variant spellings only bring headaches and don't actually make your child's name unique?
Keep watching here and on our Baby Names page for more articles and analysis of the 2014 top baby names, as we mine the list for hidden gems, nearly extinct names, and other baby name inspiration. And don't forget to like In Name Only to keep up with the very latest in baby names.
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