Asia-Pacific News

Jul 3, 2009, 6:36 GMT

Jack and Mia beat Bekam and Bodelle in boring Australia

Sydney - Hands shoot up in Australian classrooms when you call out Jack, Josh, William and Lachlan - or Mia, Chloe, Isabella and Charlotte. These hardy annuals again took the top spots when a list of the 100 most popular baby names in 2008 was released Friday by social researcher Mark McCrindle. Jack, highest ranked for the seventh time in 9 years, also leads the international top 10 for English-speaking countries. Tops in the global pink classification is Emily. The conformism of Australians was evident in the girls division, with the 2008 pick almost identical to the international top 10. McCrindle said parents were 'showing their conservative side' by avoiding the gender-neutral and picking snappy names like Jack for baby boys and dreamy ones like Isabella for baby girls. Although parents told McCrindle they were overwhelmingly in favour of standard spellings, if all of them really could spell the labels they gave their offspring the ranking would be different. Caitlyn, Kaitlyn and Katelyn were just some of the tries at Caitlin that registry offices around the country were obliged to accept. There were 18 variations on Mikayla and 14 different stabs at Kaiden. The notables in this year's far-out section were Cameo, Kikiyah Lezley, Me-a and Al'Bert.

And Also

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups - PopEater
GASP: Goldstriker creates world's most expensive iPhone - The Tech Herald
Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Cinema Blend
Guide to Avoiding Red Carpet Faux Pas - PopEater
A&E series 'Hoarders' and 'Intervention' premiere Monday, Nov. 30th, preview

Your Talkback on this Story

Similar articles

Smith still tops in Sydney - but only just
Gambling addict wants his money back
Australian woman officially dead, three days after mistaken death
Hard times make hairy men more attractive to women
Bell tolls for lawyer who turned down gold watch

Latest Headlines in Asia-Pacific

Older Talkback

Asia-Pacific: Index

: News; Features

Latest Pics

From Sites we Like

Riots against greedy sugar monopoly may bring down Pakistan's government. Again [Interesting]
Police officer fired for giving drivers breaks on speeding tickets [Sad]
Four cops shot to death in Washington state coffee shop [News]

More Not News from Fark

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint