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If you're expecting a new baby -- or even if you're just starting to
think about getting pregnant -- and you're thinking about what to name
your little one, then you're in the right place.

Here's why:

Every parent wants their child to have a name that captures that child's
personality -- a name that's *unique, strong, and beautiful *(just like
your child).

But every parent's worst fear is the playground bully. So what if the
perfect and unique name you've chosen ends up saddling your little one
with *awful taunts* you've never even thought of?

Or what if you pick a beautiful name for your baby that seems totally
inappropriate by the time they hit age five?

Worse, what if you pick a name that sounds beautiful, only to learn
later that *you hate what that name means? *

Naming a baby is more complicated than it used to be. Names are cropping up out of
nowhere, then fading into obscurity almost the next day. And did you know that until the 1980s, Madison was only used as a boy's name?

Scroll down to read about the top baby names for boys and girls, including:

          o History and origin of the name
          o Meaning of the name
          o Popularity of the name since the 1880s
          o Common nicknames
          o Celebrities with the name