You've made your guesses of the hottest and coldest names in America in the
Baby Name Pool. Now it's time to learn from your collective wisdom. When dozens of name lovers pick the same name as a best bet for popularity, you know that name has something going on: the zeitgeist is with it. This year, the winds of change seem to be blowing for these names...
Most popular "Rising" choices 1. Miley
2. Max
3. Addison
4. Ava
5. Lila
Most popular "Falling" choices 1. Madison
2. Britney
3. Ashley
4. Emma
5. Emily
Let's take a closer look.
Rising 1. Miley - No mystery here. 2007 was the year of Hannah Montana, and star Miley Cyrus appears to have a hit name in the making. In fact, Cyrus herself has filed to legally change her name to Miley from her birth name, Destiny.
2. Max - The only boy's name on either list, Max is also the most surprising. This name has been perfectly steady for years: ranked from #161-165 every year since 1999. But maybe you know something that I don't?
3. Addison
4. Ava - These two look like smart bets as two of the hottest rising names of the previous year.
5. Lila - Nice one, name watchers! I think Lila's going to soar in the next few years (and special kudos to the handful of entrants who picked the variant spelling Lilah).
Falling 1. Madison - This was the runaway winner, named on almost a fifth of all ballots...
for the second year in a row! Madison has always been a stylistically polarizing name, and I suspect that a certain number of entrants are simply trying to will it away.
2. Britney - Remember that awesome, world-beating year that Miley Cyrus had? Take the opposite and you have Britney Spears in 2007. The name Brittany was #7 in falling votes, based on guilt by association.
3. Ashley - A practical choice, Ashley has already begun its inevitable decline after a long run as baby name royalty.
4. Emma
5. Emily - These have been the top two names in America for several years running, so I guess the thinking is that there's nowhere to go but down.
译文:
全国宝宝的名字一览……
你们已经猜过在美国宝宝的名字库里面哪些是最热门，哪些是最冷门的名字了。现在，是时候体现你们集体智慧的时候了。在一些名字的热爱者们不约而同地选择同一个名字时就好像是在为流行趋势下赌注一样，你会发现名字代表着些东西：时代的潮流。今年，这阵流行趋势风挂到了这些名字上……
流行度上升的名字
1. Miley
2. Max
3. Addison
4. Ava
5. Lila
流行度下降的名字
1. Madison
2. Britney
3. Ashley
4. Emma
5. Emily
让我们来仔细观察一下。
流行度上升的：
1. Miley－这可没什么神秘的。2007年是属于《孟汉娜》的一年，影星米莉·赛勒斯凭借这部电影一举成为了最热的名字。实际上，赛鲁斯已通过法律途径将她的原名Destiny改成了Miley。
2. Max－两张榜单上唯一的男孩儿名字。Max也是最出乎人意料的。这个名字的排名好几年来都是固定不变的：自1999年来，每年都排在第161－164位。也许你知道什么我不知道的事？
3. Addison
4. Ava-鉴于这两个名字是去年最热门的名字，选这两个名字看起来是聪明的押注。
5. Lila-关注名字的人们，这可是个好名字!我认为Lila的受欢迎度将在未来几年大大提升（这对会选用不同拼法的Lilah的少数新人来说是特别的荣耀的。）
流行度下降的
1. Madison-这是个过气的赢家，几乎五分之一的投票者选了它……连续第二年了！Madison一直是一个文体上两极化的名字，并且我猜测有相当一部分新人正试图舍弃它。
2. Britney-还记得那个惊人的，震惊世界的米莉·赛勒斯吗？再对比一下布兰妮·斯皮尔斯在2007年的表现。由于布兰妮个人在社会上的一些不良行为，布兰妮这个名字在人气下滑的投票中排在了第七位。
3. Ashley-很正常的选择。很长时间以来，Ashley一直是作为宝宝名字的不二选择，然而如今，Ashley的流行度已经开始不可避免的下滑了。
4. Emma
5. Emily-这两个名字连续十几年来都是美国最受欢迎的名字，所以我猜是因为它们的受欢迎度无法再上升了，只得下降。