Emily, Jacob Still Most Popular Baby Names; Jacob, Joshua Tops for Twins

[MsUSA]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The biblical name Jacob, the most popular choice for baby boys for the sixth straight year, also tops the first official ranking of names given to twins. Parents like to pair it with Joshua.
Even more durable is the name Emily, which for the ninth year in a row claims the top spot among newborn girls, according to the Social Security Administration's tally for 2004, released Friday.

What's the staying power of Jacob and Emily? Hard to say, according to experts, but it has something to do with appealing to multiple ethnic or religious groups and having no widespread negative cultural connotations.

Jacob, for example, is the name of the biblical figure who fathered the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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[progmom]

1. dammit

I named my son after my grandfather, but he's going to be stuck as one of 5 Jacobs in his class for the rest of his school career. :grr:

[Lavender Brown]

2. The popular twins name list is weird

Christopher and Christian? Mia and Maya? How confusing!

[MountainLaurel]

3. Talk to my mom's cousins

Rosemary and Rosemarie.

Both sisters had twins themselves; one named hers Jo Carol and Carol Jo. It didn't become a problem, since Carol Jo died shortly after her birth. Marie at least gave her boys two completely separate names.