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Most Popular Baby Names

By Associated Press

Story Created: May 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM CDT

The Social Security Administration has released the most popular baby names for 2007.  In South Dakota, the top five for boys are Ethan, Mason, Jacob, Gavin and Noah.

For girls, the 2007 top five are Ava, Emma, Olivia, Addison and Hannah.  Carter, Logan and Landon were big for boys in 2006 but no longer are in the top five. And two of the most popular girls names from 2006 - Madison and Grace - fell out of the top five.

The Social Security Administration reports a trend of children named for celebrities or celebrities' children.  Maddox, the name of the oldest child of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, ranks at 226, while the name Miley, in its first year on the list, is 278.

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