| Lists of baby names are always fun to
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| | students, there were no less than three
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| look at, whether
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| | baby boomers
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| you're seeking a name for your
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| | named Barbara. Should I thank the
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| soon-to-be-born baby boy or
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| | actress Barbara
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| baby girl, wondering about the
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| | Stanwyck for this? Alas, my first name
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| popularity of your own first
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| | later suffered a slow,
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| name, or just curious about what baby
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| | steady decline and placed at a pitiful
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| names are currently
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| | number 628 position
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| hot.What I find particularly interesting
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| | on the baby names popularity list for
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| is tracking the popularity
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| | the U.S. in 2003.Robert, on the other
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| of baby names over the decades. In
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| | hand, has survived the vicissitudes of
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| looking through U.S.
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| | baby name popularity. It held a coveted
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| government baby name lists from 1880 to
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| | spot on the top ten
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| the present,
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| | most popular baby names list every year
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| some amusing patterns emerge,
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| | from 1896 to the
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| particularly in regards to
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| | late 1980s, often peaking at number 1
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| baby names for girls.For example, in
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| | between the 1920s
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| Victorian times Biblical names, such as
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| | and the 1950s. It has gradually slipped
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| Mary, Sarah and Ruth were very popular
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| | since the 1990s, but
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| for baby girls. There
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| | still managed to hold the respectable
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| were also many baby names that sounded
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| | slot of number 35 in
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| very
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| | 2003.When naming a baby there are, of
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| old-fashioned to me, as a kid growing up
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| | course, many other
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| in the 1960s,
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| | points to consider besides how popular
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| including names like Martha, Alice,
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| | or unique a name
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| Bertha and Minnie.From the 1920s to the
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| | is. Here are some helpful tips that you
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| 1950s certain baby names rose in
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| | can use with your
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| popularity. For example, I went to
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| | other children to get them involved in
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| school with many Susans,
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| | choosing a name for
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| Debbies, Patricias, and Lindas. All of
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| | the new baby and to make the process
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| these baby names
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| | fun:1. Baby names need to go nicely with
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| have since waned, to be replaced, by the
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| | the sound of your last
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| 1980s, with fancier
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| | name. Also, pick a first name and a
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| names such as Jennifer, Jessica and
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| | middle name that go
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| Nicole. When I was a
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| | together well. (So maybe not something
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| children's librarian in the 1980s my
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| | like Erasmus
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| preschool storyhours
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| | Beelzebub Smith!)2. When your family
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| were populated with little girls named
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| | finds a name you all like, look at the
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| Lauren and Jenny,
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| | initials to be sure that you don't give
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| and little boys named Alex and
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| | the new baby a name
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| Matthew.More recently there's been a lot
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| | with initials that will make people
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| of renewed interest in
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| | laugh. (So maybe not
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| more "old-fashioned" baby names like
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| | Pamela Iris Green, which equals
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| Hannah, Abigail and
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| | P.I.G.!)3. You might not want a baby name
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| Ethan, plus many Biblical names such as
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| | that is so unusual that
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| Sarah, Rachel,
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| | the other kids will make fun of your
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| Joshua, Jacob, and Samuel. There's also
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| | little brother or sister as
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| been a surge in
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| | he or she grows up. (So maybe not
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| nontraditional baby names including
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| | Rosebud or Molasses!)4. You also might
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| Madison, Ashley and
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| | not want a baby name that is so trendy
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| Brianna for baby girls, and Brandon and
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| | that it will sound funny by the time the
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| Logan for baby
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| | baby is ten years old.
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| boys.It's interesting to consider the
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| | (So maybe not Sunshine!)5. You probably
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| whys and wherefores of
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| | shouldn't pick a name that's really cute
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| such developments. Sometimes, I suspect,
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| | for
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| the popularity of
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| | an adorable little baby but will sound
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| a specific actor or fictional character
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| | silly when the baby
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| might result in many
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| | grows up. (So maybe not Dimples!)6.
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| babies with a particular name. For
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| | Avoid baby names that might produce
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| example, were some of
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| | insulting
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| the Lauras born in the 1970s and 1980s
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| | nicknames when people shorten them. (So
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| given a name
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| | maybe not
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| suggested by older brothers and sisters
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| | Smellonius, or Smelly for short!)7. You
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| who were growing
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| | and your family might not want a name
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| up watching "Little House on the Prairie
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| | that is so hard
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| ?" Were some
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| | to spell or to pronounce that people
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| attributable to the super popular Laura
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| | will always get it wrong
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| of "General Hospital"
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| | and your poor little brother or sister
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| fame ?Today Madison is a very highly
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| | will have to go through
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| ranked baby name for girls
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| | life correcting people. (So maybe not
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| (ranking number 3 in 2003) but, when the
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| | something like
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| film "Splash"
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| | Incandescence, or is it Incandessints?
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| came out in 1984, Tom Hanks' character
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| | )8. You and your family might want to
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| told Daryl
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| | pick baby names in
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| Hannah's character that Madison was not
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| | honor of favorite relatives or
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| a bona fide first
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| | ancestors, or special names
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| name.While baby girls' names seem quite
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| | that show your family's ethnic roots.
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| subject to the whims
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| | You might even find a
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| of fashion and the top ten lists can
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| | special name from a book or movie that
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| change radically over
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| | you love. (Like
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| time, I've noticed that, in general, the
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| | Harry?)9. You might want to look through
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| top baby names for
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| | books of baby names and
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| boys remain far more stable. Names like
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| | pick one that has a special meaning that
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| John, William and
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| | you like - maybe
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| James are perennials, perhaps because
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| | something that means "sweet" or "kind"
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| baby boys are
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| | or "brave." (So
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| often named for their fathers,
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| | maybe not wimp!)10. You might want to
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| perpetuating the popularity of
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| | think about names that will go nicely
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| certain baby names from generation to
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| | with your name and your other brothers'
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| generation. The
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| | and sisters' names,
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| "Junior" factor aside, baby boys are
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| | so that if mom or dad are calling you
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| also less apt to be given
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| | all for dinner or signing
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| fanciful names.A comparison of the
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| | a birthday card to grandma it won't
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| changing fortunes of my own first
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| | sound too crazy.
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| name, Barbara, with those of my
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| | (So maybe not "Happy Birthday, Grandma!
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| husband's name, Robert,
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| | Love, Joey,
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| gives a good illustration of the
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| | Cindy and Dweevo!")There are hundreds of
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| difference in stability between
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| | names waiting for you out there, so
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| baby girl names and baby boy names over
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| | good luck on your search for the perfect
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| time.My name grew in popularity in the
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| | name!Barbara Freedman-De Vito,
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| 1930s, '40s and '50s,
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| | professional storyteller, teacher
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| peaking at the number 2 position in baby
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| | and artist, has a website with baby
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| name popularity,
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| | clothes, children's
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| which it tenaciously held from 1937 to
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| | clothing and gift items decorated with
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| 1944. When I
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| | her colorful and
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| attended grad school, of a class of
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| | amusing artwork for kids.
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| approximately forty
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