The Most Popular Baby Names of 2014 Are Sophia and Jackson

BabyCenter.com just released their lists of the most popular baby names for 2014. And maybe we've just been pounded into submission by the modern trendy names, but they don't induce the eye rolling they used to.
The top ten names for boys this year are: Jackson . . . Aiden . . . Liam . . . Lucas . . . Noah . . . Mason . . . Ethan . . . Caden . . . Jacob . . . and Logan. Jackson was also number one last year.

The top ten names for girls this year are Sophia . . . Emma . . . Olivia . . . Ava . . . Isabella . . . Mia . . . Zoe . . . Lily . . . Emily . . . and Madelyn. And Sophia has now been the top name for five years in a row.

What's interesting is that BabyCenter's list combines different spellings of the names . . . so people who spelled Jaxon with an "x" in the middle contribute to its popularity. Even though people who spell Jaxon with an "x" are also contributing to the downfall of society.

The boys names that didn't quite make the top 10 but still had huge jumps in popularity in 2014 are: Nolan . . . Dominic . . . and Muhammad. (???) The girls names that made the biggest jumps are Skyler . . . Caroline . . . and Callie.
The boys names that had the biggest drops in popularity are: Brayden . . . Chase . . . and Charlie. The girls names that had the biggest drops are: Lila . . . Sophie . . . and Julia.

But How About "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"!?!

We're already deep in Christmas music season, and if this list is any indication, you've already heard about two dozen different versions of "Silent Night". But we do love our Christmas tunes, don;t we? "Time" magazine searched copyright records to find which Christmas songs have been recorded the most. Here's the top 10 . . .
1. "Silent Night", with 733 different copyrighted recordings.
2. "Joy to the World", 391 recordings.
3. "O Holy Night", 374 recordings.
4. "What Child Is This?", 329 recordings.
5. "Away in a Manger", 300 recordings.
6. "O Come All Ye Faithful", 296 recordings.
7. "White Christmas", 283 recordings.
8. "Ave Maria", 270 recordings.
9. "Jingle Bells", 254 recordings.
10. "The Christmas Song", 254 recordings. That's the one that starts with "chestnuts roasting on an open fire."

What's your all-time favorite Christmas song? Drop me a line: john@kicks1063.com

New Study Shows Women Hit Fewer Things In Parking Lots

OK, right off I'm going to dispute this: A new survey by CarInsurance.com reveals that 11% of women, compared to 19% of men, have hit a pole in a parking lot. Other findings:5% of women, compared to 12% of men, have hit a shopping cart in a parking lot.1% of women, compared to 8% of men, have hit a person in a parking lot. I'll admit that I'm calling this into question just because I'm a guy!