This little nugget came out yesterday:
http://nameberry.com/blog/popular-names-2012
The story behind my daughter's name is that she is named after a song that I coincidentally kept hearing early in my pregnancy. I felt it was a sign that I was having a girl. As luck would have it, it's a traditional name that has been surpassed by such gems as Trinity and Destiny. Yep, 143rd baby! There were more little girls born in 2012 named Serenity. Now, my beef is not with the names themselves - just because I don't like it means that it's bad in some way (except for Espn - no pass for that one). It's just that our society has gotten so wrapped up in "originality" that there isn't any at this point. We seem to have forgotten what originality is. There were no little girls named Madison when I was growing up, and now there's Madison, Madisen, Maddisen, Maddison, Madisyn . . . . want me to keep going? No matter how you spell it, it's still the same name.
Case in point: When my niece was born a dozen years ago, her parents gave her a name that has since become quite common, but with a "different" spelling. Lo and behold, she gets to school, in her tiny little town, and there is a girl with the exact same name and spelling. Congratulations on your originality! Madison, you're the new Jennifer. So, to all you Phil Collins fans out there that want to name your daughter Genesis, it's the 56th most popular name of 2012 . . . and moving on up!
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