Aidan, Braden and Kaden Not Fadin'

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiden, Braden and Kaden continue to
 dominate the top three spots on BabyNames.com members' top-rated name lists
 for baby boys, compiled each year from the tens of millions of visitors to
 the popular website. Jaden, also popular enough to make it into the top 10
 list (see sidebar), dropped from no. 4 in 2006 to no. 7 in 2007, while
 Hayden has dropped from the top 20 most popular boys names.
 
     "People now perceive Hayden as more of a girls' name - most likely due
 to the popularity of actress Hayden Panettiere from the TV show Heroes,"
 says Jennifer Moss, BabyNames.com founder & CEO.
 
     Moss also points out the sudden disappearance of the name Madison from
 the top 20 girls' names. "For the first time in six years Madison is not
 topping the girls chart," notes Moss, who says the name has been replaced
 with the sound-a-like name Madeline.
 
     Moss notes that parents are starting to avoid choosing names that are
 too popular. "Because of the desire to choose more unique names," says
 Moss, "the popularity trends are changing faster than they have in previous
 years."
 
     Some parents who are at a loss for that perfect name are turning to
 name consultants for help. Moss approximates about 3,500 parents have used
 the BabyNames.com name consulting service to help them name their baby.
 
     ABOUT BABYNAMES.COM:
 
     BabyNames.com is owned and operated by sisters Jennifer Moss, Mallory
 Moss Rustin, Kate Moss Glinsmann, Sue Moss and their mother, Peggy Moss.
 Online since 1996, BabyNames.com provides over 10,000 names and meanings as
 well as columns about naming and parenting, celebrity baby news, and
 community message boards.
 
 

     SIDEBAR: BABYNAMES.COM'S TOP 20 BABY NAMES FOR 2007
     Name statistics include alternate spellings of the same name
 
     Top Girls' Names 2007:
 
      1.  Ava
      2.  Abigail
      3.  Cailyn
      4.  Madeline
      5.  Isabella
      6.  Emma
      7.  Caitlyn
      8.  Olivia
      9.  Chloe
      10. Brianna
      11. Hannah
      12. Lily
      13. Sophia
      14. Kaylee
      15. Haley
      16. Ella
      17. Adrianna
      18. Isabelle
      19. Arianna
      20. Grace
 
     Top Boys' Names 2007:
 
      1.  Aiden
      2.  Braden
      3.  Kaden
      4.  Ethan
      5.  Caleb
      6.  Noah
      7.  Jaden
      8.  Connor
      9.  Landon
      10. Jacob
      11. Jackson
      12. Elijah
      13. Gavin
      14. Dylan
      15. Alexander
      16. Aaron
      17. Gabriel
      18. Tristan
      19. Benjamin
      20. Lucas
 
     CONTACT:
     Jennifer Moss, CEO of BabyNames.com
     email:  jennifer@babynames.com
     phone: (818) 366-4910
     available for phone and on-air interviews
 
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SOURCE BabyNames.com