If You Had a Baby Today, What Would You Name It? – Survey of the Day

It's kind of a scary thought to think of yourself having a new baby in the house today because of the financial woes, time, and effort it takes to raise one, but they are pretty darn cute! 9 months to prepare just seem to make the whole process a little easier. But, let's put on our imagination hats for just a second, and pretend we were having a baby today. What would you name him/her? The U.S. Social Security Administration recently announced the most popular baby names from 2011. Was yours on the list? 

Sophia was the most popular female baby name for the first time in 2011, knocking Isabella to No. 2. The agency said Isabella was knocked to second place after two years at the top of the list. The boys’ list was topped by Jacob for the 13th consecutive year. Mason jumped up ten spots to become the second most popular name for boys. Kourtney Kardashian of reality TV fame, named her son Mason in late 2009. The name Michael fell to sixth place, the lowest ranking since 1948. Religion continues to influence baby names, but old testament names like Noah and Elijah are growing in popularity. Traditional new testament names like John, James and Mary have always been popular. The most popular baby names of 2011: