The name Elvis was not among the top 1,000 US baby names in 2010, the first year it had not made the list since 1954, the US government said.

Jacob and Isabella topped the list for the second year in a row, the Social Security Administration said.

And Aiden was the only new name among the top 10 for either gender.

Tiana - the name of the main character in the 2009 Disney movie The Princess and the Frog - was one of the biggest gainers, the agency said on Thursday.

Names that were popular in the early to mid-20th Century - Isabella, Ava and Chloe - have made a resurgence in recent years, suggesting mothers are naming babies after their own grandmothers, the Social Security Administration said.

The names that grew the most in popularity were Bentley for boys and Maci for girls - probably named for characters in the MTV reality programmes 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, which feature a teenage mother named Maci Bookout and her infant son, Bentley.

Bentley rose to 101 in 2010, from 515 a year earlier, and Maci climbed to 232 from 655.

ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

Now who would name their baby Elvis?  ::)

I'm currently a member of a baby naming website (not because I'm having any kids, but because I'm interested in names). It's true that old-fashioned names are making a huge comeback. It could be because the current sentiment is that old fashioned = classy. It's also a deviation from the previous decade's youthful/made-up names craze.

As for the name Elvis, I'm surprised it ever was in the top 1000 to begin with. Just like Oprah, there can be only one Elvis.  :D

I would really like the name Mary Lou to come back. It sounds so nice, it's so classy!
The only recent name I tend to like is Chiniqua. I know it's a bit ghetto, but I like the sounding of it, so sassy lol.

They must be putting something in the water down Memphis!
:-\\

Now who would name their baby Elvis?  ::)
I used to work with an Elvis.

I used to work with an Elvis.


Did he leave the building?

Elvis Crespo
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley

The only Elvis's I know.

Elvis Crespo
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley

The only Elvis's I know.
Elvis Costello's real name is Declan Patrick MacManus.

Elvis Costello's real name is Declan Patrick MacManus.


But they call him Elvis.

But they call him Elvis.
His chosen performing name

Now who would name their baby Elvis?  ::)


The parents of these people ...


Elvis Crespo
Elvis Presley



As well as the parents of Elvis Stojko

Elvis the Pelvis, who had a little brother named Enos, who was popular at dances!
:-X