The names that parents pick for their sons are much more traditional than what they pick for their daughters.
Apologies for moving slightly off topic, but I've been waiting for an opportunity to use this interesting bit of information and now's the time. <g>
I agree with you, Annie, that this has historically been the case, which is why I find the children's names in my daughter's 3rd grade classroom so interesting. In her class, it's the girls who almost all have tradtional names -- Amy, Emily, Hannah, Melanie, Sarah -- while the boys are much more trendy -- Cameron, Chandler, Skylar, Chase (two of them!), Justice, even Free.
Makes me wonder what was going on 8-9 years ago when all these kids were being named ... apparently they never read the research. <g>
Kathy
