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Pop culture influences popular baby names

Pop culture influences popular baby names
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Pop culture influences popular baby names
There are still plenty of Noahs and Emmas being born in the United States -- and maybe some more space villains?Noah remained the most popular baby name in the nation for the fourth straight year and Emma for the third straight, according to the Social Security Administration's annual list released late last week.New to the top 10 for boys is Elijah, making its first appearance at that plateau. There were no new names in the list of girls names.Perhaps the most striking name in the SSA's data is the increase in popularity in Kylo -- the same name of a villain from 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." While the name still has some ground to make up before it reaches the top 10, ranking 901, it jumped 2,368 spots from its 2015 ranking.The biggest jump in girls names was for Kehlani, which moved to 872 from 3,359. Kehlani is a musician and dancer who was nominated for a Grammy in 2016 for her album "You Should Be Here."THE TOP 10 NAMESBOYSNoahLiamWilliamMasonJamesBenjaminJacobMichaelElijahEthanGIRLSEmmaOliviaAvaSophiaIsabellaMiaCharlotteAbigailEmilyHarper

There are still plenty of Noahs and Emmas being born in the United States -- and maybe some more space villains?

Noah remained the most popular baby name in the nation for the fourth straight year and Emma for the third straight, according to the Social Security Administration's released late last week.

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New to the top 10 for boys is Elijah, making its first appearance at that plateau. There were no new names in the list of girls names.

Perhaps the most striking name in the SSA's data is the increase in popularity in Kylo -- the same name of a villain from 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." While the name still has some ground to make up before it reaches the top 10, ranking 901, it jumped 2,368 spots from its 2015 ranking.

The biggest jump in girls names was for Kehlani, which moved to 872 from 3,359. Kehlani is a musician and dancer who was nominated for a Grammy in 2016 for her album "You Should Be Here."

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THE TOP 10 NAMES

BOYS

  1. Noah
  2. Liam
  3. William
  4. Mason
  5. James
  6. Benjamin
  7. Jacob
  8. Michael
  9. Elijah
  10. Ethan

GIRLS

  1. Emma
  2. Olivia
  3. Ava
  4. Sophia
  5. Isabella
  6. Mia
  7. Charlotte
  8. Abigail
  9. Emily
  10. Harper