I did this last January, might as well update it. I present! My favorite names, for a pet or a baby!

female Caroline Clara Claudia Colleen Dorothy Elyse Evelyn Geneva Hazel Laurel Lila Lucy Margaret Martha Sylvie Veronica

male Alexander Claude Cyrus Finn Forest Gareth Graham Hugo James Jesse Milo Parker Sean Stuart Thomas Wolfgang

A followup to last night's post about popular baby names; here are my own personal favorites, which I hope will not be sweeping the nation in the next five years...

female Anne Caroline Clara Claudia Dorothy Elyse Emmanuelle Evelyn Geneva Hazel Helene Laurel Lila Lucy Margaret Martha Mathilde Stella Veronica

male Alexander Claude Cyrus Finn Forest Graham Hugo James Julian Milo Parker Stuart Theodore Wolfgang

They also all make excellent dog or cat names, I think.

For more time-wasting having to do with U.S. popular names, check out the social security website, where you can see lists of the top tens from 1880-1919, from 1920-1959, and from 1960-1997.