Looking Back:nThe Most Outrageous Baby Names of 2012

2012 is ending and looking back over the year…  there have been some VERY Unusual BABY NAMES!

 

Following are some examples….

 

Blue

 

The year was bookended by Blue, the name and color of 2012. January saw the much-anticipated birth of Blue Ivy, the daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, who quickly moved to trademark their child’s singular name. And 2012 culminated in the reelection of Democratic President Obama and a political swing toward the blue.

 

 

 

Katniss

The runaway hit “The Hunger Games,” which achieved mass popularity on the big screen this year, introduced the herbal name Katniss to the world. While Katniss attracted the most views of any name on Nameberry in 2012 –- 60,000 page views, nearly 20,000 more than the next most-viewed name

 

 

 

Hashtag

Want publicity? Give your baby an absurd internet term as a first name and the whole world wide web will pay attention. Last year introduced us to babies Like and Facebook, and 2012 brings us baby girl Hashtag Jameson. Little Hashtag’s hashtag is, you guessed it, #Hashtag, though many on Twitter, including tweeting newbie Pope Benedict, don’t seem to be using it properly.

 

ZamZam

 

Our choice for a name that best represents the spirit of the Olympics is not London, which amazingly is already in the Top 100 for girls, but Zamzam, first name of the Somali runner who may have finished last on the track but won the hearts of many viewers. Representing her war-torn nation and refusing to break her Ramadan fast for the competition,

 

Mykale

 

Why use Michael, the most popular name in the US for three decades, when you can spell it Mykale? “Yooneek” spellings of familiar names are one of America’s most outrageous baby name trends of 2012, with official lists including such kreeative variations as Linzi, Payzlee, Izayah, Jovani, Leigha and Kyndall.

 

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