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Subject: Re: Popularity stats Australia
Author: Lily   (Authenticated as Destry)
Date: May 21, 2012 at 1:06:03 PM
Reply to: Popularity stats Australia by Sofia
What's up with Mason? Seriously, I think it could be the #1 name in the US this year. I like it better than Jacob but Mason is totally 80s/early 90s to me. I know several Masons all born in the late 80s. If I had to guess its popularity, I would have said it peaked in 1989 or so, was still a little common in the 90s and then left the top 100 :P Mason is a replacement for 70s trendy Jason to me, I would have imagined its popularity to be similar to that of Jenna which became popular when people were looking for a less popular variant of Jennifer.

I really dislike Sebastian. I like Beau. Ali sounds feminine to me, I guess it's used by immigrants? I don't get why John is rising. So boring, needs a long, long break. What I don't get his how people think they're hip, cool and trendsetters by naming their kid John which seems to be the case (at least that's what a friend of my parents who named her baby John recently said). It was #1 for decades. It is still in the top 50 now. It's not fresh or anything just boring. Maybe it's different in Australia.

I love Violet, so sick of Sofia. Is Sophia also common in Australia or is Sofia more popular?

Comments on some of the others:

Flynn - don't get its appeal. I think of a guy who wears high heels and lipstick and a judge on America's Next Topmodel, or something.
Dominic - always disliked this
Ryder - porn star
Austin - kind of like it
Eloise - don't get the appeal

Chloe is number 1? When I lived in Australia I met so many girls named Chloe, many as old as 15. I thought people would be sick of it by now. I guess not.

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