For some weird reason, I'm kind of obsessed with baby name books. I always have been -- my parents used to buy them for me when I was little. I used them to name my stuffed animals. I'm sort of obsessed with the idea of your name shaping your personality, and how people see you, and ultimately your life as a whole. (Have you ever thought about how different your life would be if your parents had named you Elvis, or Melissa, or Jane? There's nothing wrong with those names, but I think your life would have turned out a little bit different.) It's sort of like time travel theory.

Anyway, here are the top baby names for 2008:
Boys':
1. Aiden
2. Ethan
3. Noah
4. Kaden
5. Caleb
6. Braden
7. Jacob
8. Landon
9. Liam
10. Lucas

Girls':
1. Ava
2. Isabella
3. Madeline
4. Emma
5. Abigail
6. Olivia
7. Lily
8. Sophia
9. Chloe
10. Ella

And for the first time ever, I'm all, "These names are CUTE!" but then I realized it's because these babies are being born by (in part) people who are my age. And that just freaks me out.

Anyway, for the record, here are MY favorite names right now:
Boys'

• Daschell (from Cate Blanchett)
• Perry (like my dad)
• Ptolemy (from Gretchen Mol)
• Luke
• Dean

Girls'

• Lily
• Ophelia
• Kate (I used to looove this name. Now I know too many crazies named Kate. Maybe it's the name. That's my whole theory, remember?)
• Bridget
• Josie
• Evangeline
• Stella
• Gina

I like my girl names better.

For a list of 2008 baby names, go here: http://www.babynames.com/Names/Celebrities/celebrity_babies_2008.php

Oh, and don't steal any of these, in case I do decide to have children. Odds are that I'll probably end up using these on a dog instead. And I do have a separate list of doggy names too.