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Aiden, Hailey Lead Name Game

Nice choices, mom and dad. For the fourth time in eight years, Hailey was the region's choice as the most popular baby girls' name. For the second time in four years, Aiden was the most popular selection for boys. Those were the results in the 19th annual Tribune Stork Report, the tabulation of baby names for the year ending midyear 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. They succeed the year - ago choices of Elizabeth, for girls, again a strong contender, and Connor, for boys, only chosen two times. Nationally, Hailey was the 19th most popular name for girls. The most popular were Isabella, Sophia, Emma, Olivia and Ava. Aiden was No. 9 in the U.S. The most popular were Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Jayden and William/Butch Alford, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Are there any "old-fashioned" names in your immediate family?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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