baby names

America has a fascination with boys' names that end in the letter N. And with girls' it's all the rage to end the name with an A. Babycenter has revealed their Top 100 Baby Names of 2012, and judging by the list, kindergarten classes in five years will be well-populated with Aidens and Sophias.

There was some confusion over what Beyonce and Jay-Z named their little bundle of joy, but in the end the couple went with the celebrity staple of choosing a non-traditional moniker, in this case calling her Blue Ivy Carter. In that spirit, we thought it’d be a good idea to suggest some potential baby names for celebrities to use when they welcome their own little Blue Ivy or Apple or whoever into

Had a baby recently?  If so, there is a decent chance you named it Edward, Bella or Jacob.  Why?  Because according to a story from VOA, baby names are faddish and popular culture influences you more than you realize.  So in 5 years when all the girls in Kindergarten are named Gaga and the boys are all named Bieber, you'll know why!  The top names for the year are:

If you’re having a baby soon and want to avoid giving the child a name everyone else in his or her kindergarten class will have, you may want to check out BabyCenter’s list of this year’s most popular baby names.

Here is a list of the top baby names for 2010 according to babynames.com