oy....

[sephiaowl]

the most popular baby names of 2009:

For girls:  Isabella
For boys: Cullen

*thunk*

Comments

[diego001]

That's child abuse.

[lilyson]

Child: So, why did you guys name me Bella/Edward/Jacob/Cullen?
Parents: There was this book about sparkly vampires . . .
Child: . . .

Seriously, do people not have any foresight, common sense, or good taste nowadays?

[joshuazelinsky]

That's just ow... oww... Cullen isn't even a first name. They could have been subtle and tried Edward. However, it won't be so bad if there are a lot of kids with that name.

Incidentally, I'm curious where this info is from since a few quick google searchs don't turn it up. http://www.babynames.com/Names/Popular/ for example lists Edward as a popular uptrending name but at 65, and doesn't list Cullen at all. http://www.babycenter.com/popularBabyNames.htm?year=2009 has similar results.

[sephiaowl]

Got it from a co-worker.... and didn't think to fact-check.

And yeah, at least Edward and Jacob are acceptable first names... Cullen on the other hand...

[joshuazelinsky]

Here's a source:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37017629/ns/today-parenting_and_family/

~SephiaOwl (doesn't want to sign in from work)

[joshuazelinsky]

Hmm, they say there that they are the fastest rising names, not that they are the most popular. The claim is still appalling but not as incredibly bad.

[hfcougar]

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