U.S. Baby name data was updated on May 12 and there’s been a predictable uptick (I want to say “flood” but it’s not that many) in baby-name news stories. My favorite so far is also one of the most emailed NYT stories, and the headline is: And if it’s a boy, will it be Lleh?, about people naming their daughters Nevaeh: heaven spelled backward.
Equally funny but not baby-related is this list of aptronyms, names which coincidentally describe the jobs people have, starting with, of course, Wayne Schmuck, an unscrupulous used-car dealer.
Secretly Ironic 
Genevieve has gone from #522 to 397 in the last 10 years! Maybe by the time I’m dead, people will be able to spell it…
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Emily is the top name AGAIN. come on people. it’s been 10 years nows. time to choose a different name! of course, i say that, but every time a friend announces they’re preggers i try to convince them to name the poor thing emily regardless of gender. no takers yet.
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oh, and speaking of aptronyms. remember Paige Crapser from high school. she sold toilets for awhile.
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