The other day, as I was driving to work at oh-dark-thirty, my favorite morning DJs were talking about Baby Center’s annual collections of popular, rising, and unusual names. Because it was a morning radio show, they naturally focused on what the DJs called the “worst” baby names of 2012.
And man, were there some doozies.
Later, I decided to go look up the original list myself. The DJs had cherry-picked the absolute best from the “Unusual Baby Names of 2012” list, which is compiled only of names that were given to U.S. children BY MORE THAN ONE SET OF PARENTS. Your one-shot naming aberration doesn’t make this list; in order to get on this list, that name has to have been given to at least two children within the space of a year. This really makes one wonder what sort of unusual drugs and/or networking takes place to lead to more than one American child being named Haven’T, Sanity, or Ball.
That being said, if a person has grown bored with all of the traditional, classic baby names out there… this list certainly provided some alternatives. And as we went through the list, wondering what sort of parent names their baby boy Hippo, we found THE NAME.
The perfect name.
The sort of name that you give your child if you want him to be able to grow up to be anything. Why, with this name, this child could be a professional wrestler or a star meteorologist! A used car salesman or a motivational speaker! This is the sort of name that makes history!
And so it is with great pleasure that I announce our intention to name our firstborn son…
(drum roll please)
HURRICANE BAKER
Oh, I see your dubious looks. I can sense them right through the WiFi. But hear me out! Just say that name a few times. Let it roll around in your mouth, in your mind. Isn’t it wonderful? Doesn’t it have a great ring to it?
And just think of all the great moments in parental punning.
See — what’d I tell you? Perfect.
And if the little guy ever wants to shorten it to something a little… dryer… he could certainly be Ric.
Hurricane Baker. That’s the name of a kid who would change the world.
If you’re not sure we picked the right name from the list, you can take a look for yourself and tell me your favorites… 🙂
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This post is dedicated to everyone who thinks that we should name the baby Stormageddon.
Did You Have Juice? 
Espn and his little sister Syfy!
although, I do have to wonder if some of them didn’t hit the magic # 2 because both parents completed the survey? Espn in particular. And Jazzy. Jazzy is a poodle name, not a people name. Jazz wouldn’t be too bad, but Jazzy really makes me cringe. Jersey, on the other hand, might be awesome, nickname Penny…
Hurricane could also be shortened to Cane. Then your next kid could be named a word with the “-able” suffix.
Oh no… Epsn is actually a pretty popular name, horrifyingly enough. It has made the “I can’t believe people name their child that” list every year for the past several. http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-espn-539955.htm
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