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What Are the Most Popular Baby Names in Fort Lee?
Michael and Isabella topped the 2010 list in New Jersey--Jacob and Isabella nationwide. How about locally?

The Social Security office released the most popular baby names list last week.
Nationwide, Michael was the third most popular name for baby boys, while in New Jersey Michael came in first in 2010. Jacob was the top choice nationally and has been in the top 10 for the past 12 years. Isabella topped the list in both New Jersey and nationally as the most popular name for baby girls, followed by Sophia and Olivia.
Below is a list of the top 10 baby names in New Jersey in 2010, in case you missed it, followed by the national list and a counterpoint to both.
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But first, we want to start an informal local survey. What do you think are the most popular baby names in Fort Lee for boys and girls? Are your kids' names on any of these lists? What did you or your Fort Lee friends who had babies in 2010 name them? If you're expecting or know someone who is, what names are being considered?
Once again, here's New Jersey's list for 2010:
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Number of
boys born
Girl name Number of
girls born
1 Michael 703 Isabella 748 2 Ryan 625 Sophia 637 3 Jayden 611 Olivia 519 4 Anthony 608 Ava 478 5 Joseph 594 Emily 450 6 Daniel 592 Emma 439 7 Matthew 583 Mia 386 8 Jacob 547 Abigail 377 9 Christopher 523 Madison 358 10 Nicholas 505 Samantha 320
And here's a list of the Top 10 baby names nationwide last year:
Rank Boy name Girl name 1 Jacob Isabella 2 Ethan Sophia 3 Michael Emma 4 Jayden Olivia 5 William Ava 6 Alexander Emily 7 Noah Abigail 8 Daniel Madison 9 Aiden Chloe 10 Anthony MiaAnd finally, this list from the Huffington Post contends that Jayden, Brayden, Aiden, Kaden and Hunter--in that order--are the "most hated" baby names for boys, while Nevaeh, Destiny, Madison, Mackenzie and McKenna earned that dubious distinction for girls.
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