These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2014 (But Are They Weirder Than Celeb Baby Names?)

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If you looked at a list of the Most Popular Celeb Babies Names of 2014, it might look something like this:

1. Royal Reign
2. Summer Rain
3. Zephyr
4. Briar Rose
5. Meilani

(Though these are really just the weirdest celebrity baby names, not the most popular — only one celebrity used each of those very real baby names. We just wanted you to have something to compare The Most Popular Regular People Baby Names of 2014 to).


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, the apparent authority on all baby names, surveyed some 500,000 parents and found that the most popular baby names are...not that original. At least not compared with celebrity baby names. Or the most popular baby names of 2013.

Because they’re the exact same.

The most popular boy's name of 2014 is Jackson, followed by Aiden and Liam in the no. 2 and no. 3 spots, respectively. Same top three as 2013. The most popular girls names are Sophia, Emma, and Olivia. Also the same as 2013.


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Here are the Top 10 names for boys:

1. Jackson
2. Aiden
3. Liam
4. Lucas
5. Noah
6. Mason
7. Ethan
8. Caden
9. Jacob
10. Logan

Here are the Top 10 names for girls:

1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Ava
5. Isabella
6. Mia
7. Zoe
8. Lily
9. Emily
10. Madelyn

We know celebrities get a hard time for naming their kid, like, Cookie Tractor, but there’s something to be said about originality, right? Let’s mix it up next year. And we’re not just talking about spelling your kid’s name with a “Y.” That doesn’t count.

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