2011 Top Baby Names

Not that I'm too influenced by pop culture or what is considered a "popular" name (Lovely's name was picked out long before it became popularized by TV shows), but I found my reaction to the top 10 2011 baby names, found here, interesting.  While I like/love/admire for someone else almost all the girl names, I don't care for most of the boy names.  Hmmm....

For boys:

• Jacob (I've known too many bad apples since I teach all grades)
• Mason (I always associate this with Masons, which leads me to "National Treasure."  While I enjoyed the movie, I don't want to think of Nicholas Cage when I look at my child--weird, I know.)
• William (OK, but only if you call him Will)
• Jayden (What?  I thought this was a girl's name...Guess I was wrong...)
• Noah (Cute, but white beards and balding heads are what comes to mind.)
• Michael (Again, too many bad apples.  Not always, but you know the saying about one bad apple...)
• Ethan (I'm OK with this one.  I used to...ummm...dislike it, but it's grown on me.  And I've known several good apples.)
• Alexander (My nephew's name, but I've always liked it.)
• Aiden (Ehhhh.  Just ehhhh.  Not bad, not good.)
• Daniel (Ehhhhhh.  More ehhhhhh.)

For girls:

• Sophia (Like)
• Isabella (Love--but too popular now)
• Emma (Love)
• Olivia (OK)
• Ava (Only for a movie star)
• Emily (Like)
• Abigail (Love)
• Madison (Ok)
• Mia (Ehhhhh)
• Chloe (Cute)

And now you can see why I haven't even considered names yet.  4.5 wks till the ultrasound, which means 4.5 more wks of burying my head in the sand!