Top 20 Baby Boy Names
August 19, 2007
As a parent, one of your toughest jobs is naming your child and thinking on how his name will affect him later on. Oftentimes, parents will be undecided on the name and since they have equal rights on naming him, this could lead to a problem.
Sometimes both parents will choose to name their newly born after a celebrity, a historical figure, a famous character or a family member, although this practice is a bit old by now.
You can simply choose a common name that you hear a lot around you, go for the classics like John, Jim, Michael and so forth, or look for a good baby name for your son over the Internet. Although there are hundreds of sites, each having their own “Top Baby Boy Names” list, this is what we consider being the most accurate top 20 of our times:
Top 20 Baby Boy Names
1. Matthew
2. Jack
3. Andrew
4. Michael
5. Ryan
6. Jacob
7. Alexander
8. William
9. James
10. Daniel
11. Anthony
12. Gabriel
13. Lucas
14. Christian
15. John
16. Thomas
17. Sean
18. Robert
19. Jason
20. Adam
As you can see, some of the names are more modern (Ryan, Sean, Jack) while others are classic or have a historical resonance (Lucas, William, Alexander, Robert). Regardless, all of them are very popular baby boy names and they’re considered “safe bets” in how your boy’s name will affect the way he develops.
Names constantly vary in popularity and what might be a cool name today, may be “obsolete” tomorrow so you should consider this factor as well. One thing that statisticians have discovered is that names have a tendency to cycle, every 20-30 years or so, so what is popular now was probably extremely popular in the 80s (just look at all the Mathews, Jacks, Andrews, Johns and Jasons around you). The answer behind this cyclic nature is that parents tend to name their children after themselves or after close relatives and with the average parent having children at 25, the cycle’s interval is explainable.
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Because Your Baby Deserves The Best Name Fraser Wheaton is the founder and publisher of The Baby Name Kit website. We aim to be the worlds largest content provider for baby name information on the internet. If you have a baby naming question, chances are, we have the answer. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Fraser_Wheaton |
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