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[moonwise]

Popular baby names of 2009

Call it the “Twilight” effect: Names from Stephenie Meyer’s series of vampire novels and their hit film spin-offs sank their teeth into the list of most popular baby names this year, with Jacob and Isabella (the long form of Bella, Meyer’s heroine) topping the respective lists for boys and girls, and Cullen rising faster than any other boy’s name.

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[sache.livejournal.com]

To be fair, Isabella and Jacob were popular LONG before the books came out. (I think this is Jacob's eleventh year at number 1.) And Edward is a perfectly fine name. But Cullen? CULLEN? I'm just glad that there's no sudden rush to naming little girls "Renesme".

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Agreed, but I think the article is arguing that Twilight gave Isabella and Jacob an extra bump. "Cullen" is just pathetic.