Calling all Namies! Put your baby name prowess to the test by entering the
Baby Name Pool.
The Pool is my annual contest that rewards canny observers of names, style and culture. Perhaps you've taken note of the attractive name of a hot new singer. Or you've met three different babies who share a formerly unusual name. Or maybe you just have a hunch that Madison's days are numbered, while Madigan is the next big thing. See how your guesses stack up against those of hundreds of other name watchers.
Basic ground rules: choose six names, three you think rose sharply in in popularity in the USA last year and three you think fell sharply . Submit your entry by
April 1 2008, and await the results after the Social Security Administration releases the official name popularity figures in May. (I bumped this year's pool back a bit to get closer to the official release date.) The top composite score wins a year's worth of bragging rights as the country's #1 namie.
For some ideas on what works, check out the
2006 and
2005 winners. Then fill out your ballot at
babynamepool.com!
译文:
进入婴儿名字营
征集所有的名字！通过进入婴儿名字营来秀出你宝宝神通广大的名字，从而完成该测试。
这个营地是我为了奖励那些研究名字，风格和文化的杰出的观察家。也许你注意到现在很火的一位出道不久的歌手，他的名字很吸引人。或者你有天遇到了三个宝宝，而他们却有着相同的却是从前不常用的名字。或者也许你有预感麦迪逊这个名字的尽头快到了，而麦迪根是下一个会很火的名字。瞧一瞧你的猜测是否和其他成百上千的名字观察家的观点比起来怎么样。
基本的一些原则：选择6个名字，三个是你觉得去年美国人口名字中上升很快的，三个是你觉得急剧下降的。在2008年4月1日前提交登记，等待于五月由社保局公布的官方人口名字的数据结果。（我估摸这次名字营的结果会与官方公布的结果差不多）综合最符合的将给予吹大炮权利，以本年度国家第一名字的名义。
要寻求怎么操作，核实2005及2006赢家。在babynamepool.com上投上你的一票吧！