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From Yahoo.

"There were big moves in both the boys' and girls' lists this year, with a new number one for the girls and three new additions to the boys' list," said Linda Murray, editor-in-chief, BabyCenter. "Parents are continuing to reinvent names through creative spelling and new twists."


BabyCenter® Top 10 Baby Names for Girls in 2007 (2006)

1. Sophia (Emma)
2. Isabella (Madison)
3. Emma (Ava)
4. Madison (Emily)
5. Ava (Isabella)
6. Addison (Kaitlyn)
7. Hailey (Sophia)
8. Emily (Olivia)
9. Kaitlyn (Abigail)
10. Olivia (Hailey)


Addison (#6) is the sole new addition to the Top 10 list in 2007, replacing Abigail (#11). Kaelyn (#42), Reagan (#80), Maria (#82), Sadie (#84) and Callie (#90) were among the newcomers to the Top 100, while Angelina, Amanda, and Nicole fell off the list. The fastest rising stars include Layla (#40), up a stunning 60 spots, Bailey (#60), up 39 spots and Addison (#6), up 20 spots. Both Addison and Bailey represent character names on popular television drama Grey's Anatomy, possibly signaling an influence in the names' popularity surge.


BabyCenter® Top 10 Baby Names for Boys in 2007 (2006)

1. Aiden (Aiden)
2. Ethan (Jacob)
3. Jacob (Ethan)
4. Jayden (Ryan)
5. Caden (Matthew)
6. Noah (Jack)
7. Jackson (Noah)
8. Jack (Nicholas)
9. Logan (Joshua)
10. Matthew (Logan)


Jayden (#4), the list's record-holder for most spellings (26), is new to the Top 10 list along with Caden (#5) and Jackson (#7), also three of the top risers in the Top 100 list. New arrivals to the Top 100 list include Adrian (#90), Colton (#91), Nolan (#95) and Cody (#96), while Ben, Kevin and Drew fell off the Top 100.

Not one of these kids is going to be able to get a miniature license plate for their bike, that has their name on it.