The Popular Baby Names list for 2007 should be coming out soon! So, I’m sure I will have a post about that as soon as I get my thoughts together on it. Until then, I thought it would be fun to do this little exercise. I got this idea from The Baby Name Wizard Blog. I’m opening myself up here, but here is a list of the top 36 girl names and 36 boy names that I like. Just like in the basketball tournament, for Round One I would like for you all to pick the name that you prefer from each pairing. I will tally up the results and then post Round Two with the winners of Round One, at which point you will choose the name that you prefer in the new pairings, and so on until we have a winner for girls and a winner for boys. I will leave each round open for a week, so make sure you put your mark on things and vote as soon as you can! This will in no way influence how Brent and I choose the name of our little one, but I thought it would be fun to see what you all pick! 
So, in your comment, put the number of each pairing and the name you choose. For example: #1 Anna, #2 Anya, #3 Brooke, etc.
ROUND ONE
#1
Anna
Annette
#2
Anya
Aubrey
#3
Brooke
Calla
#4
Charlotte
Claire
#5
Daisy
Elinor
#6
Evelyn
Finley
#7
Georgia
Harper
#8
Hope
Jane
#9
Jocelyn
Juliet
#10
Linley
Lucy
#11
Maisie
Maren
#12
Marianne
Melody
#13
Molly
Noelle
#14
Paige
Peyton
#15
Piper
Reese
#16
Sasha
Summer
#17
Susanna
Tamsin
#18
Tatum
Tessa
#19
Aaron
Alden
#20
Andrew
Archer
#21
Asa
Asher
#22
Brooks
Callum
#23
Camden
Charles
#24
Chase
Cooper
#25
Edison
Ethan
#26
Frederick
Grayson
#27
Henry
Isaac
#28
James
Jameson
#29
Jesse
Josiah
#30
Justus
Malachi
#31
Max
Oliver
#32
Sawyer
Sean
#33
Simon
Spencer
#34
Thaddeus
Theodore
#35
Wesley
Weston
#36
Wilson
Xander
Filed under: for fun, quick picks
Man – who seeded these things, anyway?
P I had a really hard time choosing between some of these. What a fun game – wish I had thought of this! 
#1Anna
#2Aubrey
#3Brooke
#4Charlotte
#5Elinor
#6Finley
#7Harper
#8Jane
#9Jocelyn
#10Linley
#11Maren
#12Melody
#13Molly
#14Paige
#15Reese
#16Summer
#17Susanna
#18Tessa
#19Alden
#20Archer
#21Asher
#22Brooks
#23Camden
#24Cooper
#25Ethan
#26Frederick
#27Isaac
#28James
#29Josiah
#30Malachi
#31Oliver
#32Sean
#33 Spencer
#34 Theodore
#35 Wesley
#36 Wilson
Annette
Aubrey
Brooke
Charlotte or Claire — I like them both
ELinor
Finley
Harper
Jane
Juliet
Lucy
Marne
Marianne
Mooly
Paige
SUmmer
SUsanna
Tessa
Aaron
Andrew
ASher
Brooks
Camden
Chase
Ethan
Frederick
Henry
James
Josiah
Justus
Oliver
Sean
Spencer
Thaddeus
Wesley
Wilson
Um, please ignore my unproofread typing. Hopefully,”Mooly” is still clear as to which option I was going for.
It’s been a long morning….
#1
Anna
#2
Aubrey
#3
Calla
#4
Claire
#5
Daisy
#6
Evelyn
#7
Harper
#8
Hope
#9
Juliet
#10
Lucy
#11
Maisie
#12
Marianne
#13
Noelle
#14
Paige
#15
Reese
#16
Sasha
#17
Susanna
#18
Tessa
#19
Alden
#20
Archer
#21
Asher
#22
Brooks
#23
Camden
#24
Cooper
#25
Ethan
#26
Grayson
#27
Isaac
#28
James
#29
Josiah
#30
Malachi
#31
Max
#32
Sean
#33
Spencer
#34
Thaddeus
#35
Wesley
#36
Wilson
Where do they come up with some of these?
1-Anna
2-Aubrey
3-Brooke
4-Charlotte
5-Elinor
6-Finley
7-Georgia
8-Jane
9-Juliet
10-Linley
11-Maren
12-Marianne
13-Molly
14-Peyton
15-Reese
16-Summer
17-Susanna
18-Tessa (only b/c Tatum sounds like a boys name to me)
19-Aaron
20-Andrew
21-Asher
22-Brooks
23-Camden
24-Chase
25-Ethan
26-Grayson
27-Isaac
28-James
29-Jesse
30-Justus
31-Oliver
32-Sawyer (I LOVE this name!)
33-Spencer
34-Thaddeus
35-Weston
36-Wilson
#1
Annette
#2
Aubrey
#3
Brooke
#4
Charlotte
#5
Daisy
#6
Evelyn
#7
Georgia
#8
Jane – LOVE IT!!!!!
#9
Juliet
#10
Lucy
#11
Maisie
#12
Melody
#13
Noelle
#14
Paige
#15
Reese
#16
Sasha
#17
Susanna
#18
Tatum
#19
Alden
#20
Andrew
#21
Asher
#22
Brooks
#23
Charles
#24
Chase
#25
Ethan
#26
Grayson
#27
Henry
#28
James
#29
Jesse
#30
Justus
#31
Oliver
#32
Sawyer
#33
Spencer
#34
Thaddeus
#35
Wesley
#36
Wilson
1
Anna
#2
Anya
#3
Calla
#4
Claire
#5
Elinor
#6
Finley
#7
Georgia
#8
Jane
#9
Juliet
#10
Lucy
#11
Maisie
#12
Marianne
#13
Molly
#14
Paige
#15
Reese
#16
Summer
#17
Tamsin
#18
Tatum
#19
Alden
#20
Andrew
#21
Asher
#22
Brooks
#23
Charles
#24
Cooper
#25
Ethan
#26
Frederick
#27
Henry
#28
James
#29
Josiah
#30
Justus
#31
Oliver
#32
Sean
#33
Spencer
#34
Theodore
#35
Wesley
#36
Wilson
I love this blog! I’ve used all caps on names that I actually do like, because for a lot of these, it’s just my preference out of the two given names. LIke anyone cares, but there you go!
#1
Anna
#2
Anya
#3
Calla
#4
Claire
#5
Daisy
#6
FINLEY
#7
HARPER
#8
Jane
#9
Jocelyn
#10
LINLEY
LUCY (I like both of these names a lot)
#11
Maren
#12
Marianne
#13
Molly
#14
Paige
#15
Piper
#16
Sasha
Summer (No offense, but I don’t like either of these names in the least bit)
#17
Tamsin
#18
Tatum
#19
Alden
#20
Andrew
#21
Asher
#22
CALLUM
#23
Camden
#24
Cooper
#25
Ethan
#26
Grayson
#27
Isaac
#28
James
#29
Jesse
#30
Justus
#31
Oliver
#32
SAWYER (on our short list)
#33
Simon
#34
Theodore
#35
Weston
#36
Wilson
#1 Anna
#2 Anya
#3 Brooke
#4 Claire
#5 Daisy
#6 Evelyn
#7 Georgia
#8 Hope
#9 Juliet
#10 Lucy
#11 Maisie
#12 Melody
#13 Molly
#14 Paige
#15 Piper
#16 Summer
#17 Susanna
#18 Tessa
#19 Aaron
#20 Archer
#21 Asher
#22 Callum
#23 Camden
#24 Chase
#25 Ethan
#26 Grayson
#27 Issac
#28 James
#29 Jesse
#30 Malachi
#31 Max
#32 Sean
#33 Simon
#34 Theodore
#35 Wesley
#36 Wilson
#1 Anna
#2 Aubrey
#3 Brooke
#4 Claire
#5 Elinor
#6 Evelyn
#7 Georgia
#8 Hope
#9 Juliet
#10 Lucy
#11 Maisie
#12 Melody
#13 Molly
#14 Paige
#15 Reese
#16 Sasha
#17 Susanna
#18 Tessa
#19 Aaron
#20 Archer
#21 Asher
#22 Callum
#23 Camden
#24 Chase
#25 Ethan
#26 Grayson
#27 Issac
#28 James
#29 Jesse
#30 Malachi
#31 Max
#32 Sawyer
#33 Simon
#34 Theodore
#35 Wesley
#36 Wilson
ROUND ONE
#1
Anna
#2
Anya
#3
Brooke
#4
Charlotte
Claire
(Jr and I are mixed over this one… so it ends up being a tie)
#5
Elinor
#6
Evelyn
#7
Georgia
#8
Jane
#9
Juliet
#10
Linley
#11
Maisie
#12
Marianne
#13
Noelle
#14
Peyton
#15
Piper
#16
Summer
#17
Susanna
Tamsin
(Jr and I are split on this one too)
#18
Tessa
#19
Aaron
#20
Archer
#21
Asa
Asher
(We like both of these. You should’ve set up your brackets differently.)
#22
Brooks
#23
Camden
#24
Cooper
#25
Edison
Ethan
(JR and I are split on this one.)
#26
Grayson
#27
Isaac
#28
James
Jameson
(JR says you can’t pick Jameson b/c that’s the name of the most famous porn star ever. But I’m not sure how he knows that.)
#29
Josiah
#30
Malachi
#31
Oliver
#32
Sawyer
#33
Spencer
#34
Thaddeus
#35
Wesley
#36
Xander
Hey, JR is disappointed that you didn’t include more names from his list. Judah is a TIGHT name, yo.
Daisha, that’s actually why I voted against Jameson, too. And I promise that I am not familiar with her “work”in the least. You just learn these kinds of things being around college students (who don’t go to Harding)…
#1
Anna
#2
Anya
#3
Calla
#4
Charlotte
#5
Elinor
#6
Evelyn
#7
Harper
#8
Jane
#9
Juliet
#10
Linley
#11
Maren
#12
Marianne
#13
Noelle
#14
Paige
#15
Reese
#16
Summer
#17
Susanna
#18
Tessa
#19
Alden
#20
Andrew
#21
Asher
#22
Callum
#23
Camden
#24
Cooper
#25
Edison
#26
Grayson
#27
Isaac
#28
James
#29
Josiah
#30
Malachi
#31
Oliver
#32
Sawyer
#33
Spencer
#34
Theodore
#35
Weston
#36
Xander
ROUND ONE
#1
Anna
#2
Aubrey
#3
Brooke
#4
Charlotte, but love Claire and Clare too – both faves
#5
Elinor
#6
Evelyn
#7
Georgia, one of my very most faves
#8
Hope, and love Jane too
#9
Jocelyn
#10
Lucy, sweet and classic name
#11
Maren
#12
Melody
#13
Noelle
#14
Paige
#15
Piper
#16
Summer
#17
Susanna
#18
Tessa
#19
Aaron
#20
Andrew
#21
Asher
#22
Callum
#23
Charles
#24
Cooper
#25
Ethan
#26
Frederick
#27
Henry
#28
James
#29
Jesse
#30
Justus
#31
Oliver
#32
Sean
#33
Simon
#34
Theodore
#35
Wesley
#36
Wilson