Now this IS telling. Tenley, Tinsley, Kinley, Kinsley, Everly, Everleigh, Ever and Leighton. They're practically the same name! Ursula is shocking to me. Love that, Eloise and Charlotte.

The boys' list has a bit more diversity.

I'm assuming St. John is pronounced "sin-jun" instead of "saint john"... I think that'd be taking the last name craze a little too far otherwise.

Some of these names have been steadily declining in use for years. Just because they are searched for doesn't mean they are suddenly being used often.

I love the name Ursula. A little boost in the popularity department couldn't hurt. Usually, people warn me against it because of the sea-witch in The Little Mermaid. (My first association is a character from the musical Bye Bye Birdie.)

Holy cow those boys names are Mad Men names! St. John, Sterling, Leland...

Rising doesn't say much. I doubt many of these are going to be what you'd call common. I mean, they have to rise, right? Because they can't exactly fall. This entry isn't giving me enough facts.

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I love that Dashiell is rising! Reminds me of Dashiell Hammett of The Maltese Falcon glory and the hard-boiled Noir detectives that he helped create. I feel like it's a very strong name with some very strong connections.

I agree with you, eau. Not much there that I would like as a baby name, especially the girls. The boys have a few, Eoin, Mikah & Callen, but that's about it. As a guest teacher, I see a lot of unusual names, but I haven't seen very many from these lists.

almost all celebrity names! its amazing how much primetime television effects the names of the future generations. Personally, I don't like many of the names listed above, but, hey! everyone has different taste!

Sookie and Castiel are both characters in popular tv shows right now (True Blood & Supernatural). I wonder if people are actually considering them as names, or just looking them up out of curiousity?

Most of these names are absolutely ridiculous... I cannot imagine cursing a child with most of these names, especially St, John!! I mean come on, that's quite a stretch. Parents need to stop focusing on their own selfish desires when naming their baby. It's not a race for the most "creative" parent, this is a serious matter. Your child will be forever attached to these names, and most of them wouldn't stand. I personally wouldn't take someone seriously who was named Tinsley or Bentley...

This data is coming from Baby Name Wizard, which gets it's info from the Social Security Administration. So this is based on actual babies being named this - not hits or searches on a website.

"But what's coming up next? To answer that question, BabyNameWizard.com tracked the names that hundreds of thousands of name-searching parents looked for most."

That's exactly what they've done. I would agree with the person who wonders how many people are actually considering these names, and how many are just curious after hearing on a t.v. show (Tenley was the runner-up on the last season of The Bachelor... I also wondered what that name was all about and might have looked it up for that reason).

St. John (pronounced Sinjin) was a character in Jane Eyre...he wanted Jane to marry him, but she couldn't accept his proposal because she was truly in love with Mr. Rochester. (Whose first name is Edmund...now there is a name waiting to make a comeback!!)
The professional beach volleyball player, Sinjin Smith, was actually born Christopher St. John Smith, but goes by his middle and (obviously) spells it phonetically.
I love that Castiel is on the list (love, love, love Supernatural!), but I don't think I would ever consider it as a baby name. :)

Anonymous Guest Teacher - you're not hearing them because they are risers for 2010 and therefore not children of a school-age. These are names parents RIGHT NOW are curious about. If any take off, I'd give them a good 5 years. I could see something like Tinsley debuting next year in the 600s or something low, then creeping for a few years like Harper, Finley, Hayden, even Madison.

To clarify - in the way names like Harper and Madison have done that. Not that they are just now rising.

boys name like sterling, lennon & bentley sound matured enough for a boys

is barfing a name on the list?

Double barf. Horrible, cruel, stupid names. Made up or taken from TV shows. Ugh. Except for Charlotte. That's lovely.

Yikes! My Daughters name keeps showing up on lists in 2010, I picked it so it wouldn't show up... Although it spelled the traditional Lorelei. (she's a 2009 baby)

I would agree that just because people search a name, doesn't mean they plan on using it.
A bunch of these names are TV names, and if I hear a strange name that I'd never heard before, I'd look it up.
I've searched the name Sookie, not because I would even consider the name for my baby, but because I wondered where it came from. I wouldn't bet on many of these names making the top 50.

Sookie??? I know it's from True Blood, but I'm sorry, I think of a cow every time I hear this name. And how on earth would anybody pronounce Eoin? Don't get me started on St. John/Sinjin.

I'm kind of in love with Lennon. Much as I would love (in an alternate universe, perhaps?) to name my daughter McCartney.

yikes half my girls names are there. Lorelei, Charlotte and Eloise.I thought I was being very original with old yet underused pretty names. I really wanted everly or eveleigh as a middle name but thought it sounded made up. Very happy to hear that its becoming common, I might use it now. I wonder if the internet and the access to info on names is effecting the rate at which names come in and out? Is it going to get to the point where people will know your very exact age according to your name?

hhaha maybe its me contantly looking at my favourite names eloise, charlotte, Lorelei and everly. Im messing with the numbers??????

No, I've heard a lot of Lorelei, Charlotte, and Eloise lately. Charlotte especially. It's definitely not just one person.

Too funny... Our downstairs neighbors just had their second girl - her name is Charlotte. Their first daughter is about 2 years old and her name is Lila (Which I'm sure would have been on a very similar list when she was born)- This family surely seems to be riding the trend wave! ;)

I'd guess people are looking up these names out of playfulness (or horrified curiosity) rather than serious intent.

we named our baby Everly and think its a beautiful and cool name. all the names from the past are sooooo boring!

Our daughter is due any day and her name is Everly. I knew she wouldn't be the only one (I stole the name from a popular blog and there is a book character with the name as well), but was shocked when I saw a little girl with the same name but spelled differently just one town over from where we live. She might be the only one in her class, but I'm guessing not the only one in her school by the time she gets to elementary

I'm sick of all these names whitey is time for some real names that have meaning! jogos da barbie

Im Australian and my daughter was born last year. I named her Heidi because it was NOT in the top 100 but was established and known. This year the top 100 names were released and there was Heidi :( and i just got told a family friend named his baby Heidi…antique

It is impossible to outsmart the rest of society with baby names. I am very sad and hope it doesn’t become the next Olivia or Isabella

I think people place too much importance on having a totally unique name. Odds are, even if there’s a name you like trending upwards, your child might know one or two other kids with that name. It’s not like there will be a classroom full of Hazels. My 13 yr old daughter is an Olivia, and yes, it’s annoying that it’s so popular now, but there’s only one other Olivia in her grade at school. She loves her name, and that’s all that matters. mephedrone

Parents (especially mothers) apparently think it is cute to give children some of these trendy names. The sad reality is the child is saddled with an asinine name that he or she with have to correct spelling and pronunciation for the rest of his or her life. Trailer park mentality is spreading across our nation!
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Stanley, a new entry to the British Top 100. Other geezer names up for reconsideration: Ernest, Harvey, Arthur, Walter, Warren. firetrap clothing

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