Need a name for your baby? Here's what most picked
By Tanya Bricking
Advertiser Staff Writer
Want to know what names you're sure to hear on playgrounds and in classrooms in coming years? What's traditional and no longer original?
These were the top names last year, according to data from Social Security card applications received from January to August 2001. The list combines spelling variations of the same name.
Girls' names
Boys' names
1. Emily
1. Jacob
2. Hannah
2. Michael
3. Kaitlyn
3. Nicholas
4. Madison
4. Matthew
5. Sarah
5. Joshua
6. Hailey
6. Andrew
7. Ashley
7. Joseph
8. Brianna
8. Christopher
9. Samantha
9. Anthony
10. Jasmine
10. Dylan