Emma and Jacob top names for newborn girls and boys (respectively) in U.S. (2008)

FULL REPORT: http://www.edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/08/top.baby.names/index.html
Story Highlights:

• "Emma" replaced "Emily" as the most popular baby girls' name in the U.S.
• "Jacob" held the top spot for boys, which it has for a decade
• After 12 years as the top girls' name, "Emily" slipped into third place for 2008
• "Barack" did not make the top 100, but did jump 10,000 spots this year

My Comments: The top names for baby boys and girls in the U.S. are derivatives of significant Hebrew names: Ima and Ya'acov. Fascinating! No further comments.