Baby names George, Kanye and Korie part of 2013 popular baby name dynasty Dec. 3, 2013 at 5:49 AM ET 
 
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 What do ducks, duchesses and directions have in common? They’re all part of the popular crowd, at least when it comes to baby names. 
 
 
 
 Think Korie and Silas, of "Duck Dynasty" fame. Think George, as in the son of Duchess Kate, aka, the future king of England. And think Kanye (yes, seriously), the father of compass-inspired cutie North West. 
 
 They are among the biggest trends of baby names on the rise in 2013, according to BabyCenter’s annual baby names survey and list of top 100 names of 2013. In the boys category, Jackson moved up to take the top name, ending the 8-year reign of Aiden, while Sophia remained the top name for girls for the fourth year in a row. 
 
 While the list is not the official Social Security Administration list, it is based on the names of a large sample, the 550,000 babies born this year to moms registered on BabyCenter’s website. 
 
 Linda Murray, BabyCenter Global editor in chief, says names with personal meaning – such as family names, grandparents and inspiring role models— were behind many of the top baby name trends. 
 
 On the list of top 10 boys names are: Jackson, Aiden, Liam, Lucas, Noah, Mason, Jayden, Ethan, Jacob and Jack. The list of top 10 girls names is: Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Isabella, Mia, Ava, Lily, Zoe, Emily and Chloe. 
 
 See the full list of top 100 names on BabyCenter 
 
 Murray adds that this year, more than half of moms say they found name inspiration in people they know, while celebrity influence was on the decline. 
 
 But, even though celeb names are less popular, some are still moving up in presence on the list. Of the key characters on the reality show "Duck Dynasty," the name Korie increased by 89 percent and Mia was up 44 percent while Phil, Sadie and Silas were up 32, 23 and 15 percent, respectively. 
 
 What’s the appeal of this camouflage-loving crew? Moms apparently love their likable personalities and that they are a loving, funny family of real Americans who have made it big, the study found. 
 
 Of course it’s no surprise that royal baby George has such a powerful influence, but one twist is that the name George — for a girl — is up 37 percent in popularity, while versions Giorgio and Georgia also went up. 
 
 What was more surprising was that baby North West gave both her parents names a boost, with Kanye going up 38 percent, likely a result of his improved image since he has shown himself to be a family man. The name West is up 22 percent and Kimberly is up 6 percent. 
 
 In other celebrity upticks, the women of the HBO show "Girls" have all become a hit, with character names Marnie and Shoshanna up 62 and 67 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, series creator Lena Dunham’s name moved up by 26 percent, more than double that of her character name of Hannah. 
 
 
 
 And while the gals from "Girls" are a hit, celebrity bad girls are decidedly not. The study found that some celebs who received negative press in the past year had their name popularity tumble, such as Reese Witherspoon (Reese went down 45 percent), Paula Deen (Paula was down 20 percent), and Lindsay Lohan (Lindsay was down 17 percent). 
 
 Among the TODAY anchors’ names, Al and Hoda had the most gains in popularity, with Al increasing by 18 percent, and Hoda by 15 percent. Willie had a modest gain of 4 percent. Savannah and Carson both had the biggest drop of 12 percent while the names Matt and Natalie dropped by 11 percent. 
 
 What about Kathie Lee and Tamron? Well, BabyCenter found no babies with those names in its database. Maybe next year, ladies. ||||| Earlier this week, a woman may have named her baby Hashtag, and today BabyCenter has released a naming survey that provides a modicum of support for her choice. Along with their list of the top baby names and trends of 2012, the website asked members what quality they value most in a name and 20 percent said uniqueness. To that end, new moms and dads sought out baby name inspiration in trendy, but still unexpected, places like "Fifty Shades of Grey," politics and, yes, technology. 
 
 
 
 The most popular choices for boys and girls’ names -- a.k.a., examples of what not to name your baby if you want to be original -- are very similar to last year’s list. Out of 450,000 babies born to BabyCenter members, there are still enough Sophias and Aidens to keep those names in the No. 1 spots. The only new girls’ name to appear in the top 10 is Mia at No. 9. And on the boys' side, Jack moved in, taking tenth place and joining Jackson, Jacob and Jayden to make “J” names officially trendy. 
 
 Girls Boys Sophia Aiden Emma Jackson Olivia Ethan Isabella Liam Ava Mason Lily Noah Zoe Lucas Chloe Jacob Mia Jayden Madison Jack 
 
 Click over to BabyCenter for the full top 100 
 
 Based on the survey, BabyCenter found new parents had strong opinions about the names other people chose. One in three confessed to hating a friend or relative's baby name choice. And one in 10 admitted to being jealous of someone else's choice. Still, the majority of parents surveyed said they kept their opinions to themselves. 
 
 On the flip side, they said they did hear criticism for their own choices from other people -- fathers (18 percent of the time), siblings (22 percent of the time) and friends (26 percent of the time) all weighed in. But the biggest name critic was baby’s grandma, with 46 percent of new parents saying their own mothers were negative about a name choice. 
 
 As for the trends in names, here is what influenced new parents the most this year: ||||| More than 400,000 parents weighed in at BabyCenter.com and the results are in: The most popular baby names this year are Sophia and Jackson … again. 
 
 BabyCenter ranked the top 100, and the top 25 are below: 
 
 Rank Girl | Boy 
 
 1. Sophia | Jackson 
 
 2. Emma | Aiden 
 
 3. Olivia | Lucas 
 
 4. Ava | Liam 
 
 5. Mia | Noah 
 
 6. Isabella | Ethan 
 
 7. Riley | Mason 
 
 8. Aria | Caden 
 
 9. Zoe | Oliver 
 
 10. Charlotte | Elijah 
 
 11. Lily | Grayson 
 
 12. Layla | Jacob 
 
 13. Amelia | Michael 
 
 14. Emily | Benjamin 
 
 15. Madelyn | Carter 
 
 16. Aubrey | James 
 
 17. Adalyn | Jayden 
 
 18. Madison | Logan 
 
 19. Chloe | Alexander 
 
 20. Harper | Caleb 
 
 21. Abigail | Ryan 
 
 22. Aaliyah | Luke 
 
 23. Avery | Daniel 
 
 24. Evelyn | Jack 
 
 25. Kaylee | William 
 
 Drilling down into the data by sex, Riley, Aria and Charlotte are all newcomers to the top 10. Meanwhile, Aurora, Emilia, Bella, Gianna, Melanie, Everly and Luna are all new additions to the top 100. And Peyton, Eliana, Adeline, Camilia, Kinsley, Eva, Maria, Skyler, Bailey and Aria all made the largest gains relative to their position in the list last year. (Notably missing: Daenerys.) Kaitlyn, Clara, Katherine, Isla, Kayla, Emery and Taylor all slipped out of the top 100 (perhaps due to some kind of unspoken prejudice against female names that start with a hard-C sound). 
 
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 As far as dudes, Oliver and Elijah are the newest entries in the top 10, while Bryson, Elias, Harrison, Zane and Kai are all newcomers to the top 100. Mateo, Ezra, Lincoln, Isaiah, Josiah, Grayson, Levi, Leo, Julian, Sebastian, Carson and Asher are the biggest gainers in the top 100, while Micah, Nathaniel, Brody, Blake and Xander all bowed out of the top 100. (Buffy doesn’t have the cultural cachet it once did.) 
 
 Finally, in case you were interested, Hillary rose 64 percent in popularity, while Donald only crept up five percent. However, Ivanka leapt up 39 percent in popularity.
– Think you're soooooo clever naming your baby after a Duck Dynasty star? Think again: Korie and Silas are some of the trendy up-and-comers on BabyCenter's annual baby names survey, along with other pop-culture-inspired names like George (after the royal baby), Kanye (we wish we were joking), and Marnie and Shoshanna (after the Girls characters). Korie's popularity, for example, was up 89% this year, Kanye was up 38%, and George was up 37% ... as a girl's name, NBC News reports. Salon notes that the names Jesse and Skyler were also up in popularity, presumably thanks to Breaking Bad. But none of the above made it into the top 10. For boys: Jackson Aiden Liam Lucas Noah Mason Jayden Ethan Jacob Jack For girls: Sophia Emma Olivia Isabella Mia Ava Lily Zoe Emily Chloe Amusing sidenote: The name Paula went down in popularity by 20%. Thanks, Paula Deen?