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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, March 13, 2002

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