Now What?

Shannon and I were looking online at the Social Security Administration's list of baby names. It's interesting to see what each name ranked each year.

The problem is we've already used our favorite boy names. We're also kind of picky:

• We don't want a name that's too common. It bothers us that Elijah is in the top 100.
  
• We don't want a made-up name. Nonsense spellings (misspellings?) are also out.
• We don't like names that are easily nicknamed, unless it's on purpose. We're ok with calling Elijah "Eli," but calling James "Jim" when you wanted James seems like a wasted effort. The same goes for giving a name you have no intention of actually using.
  
• We like strong names, especially if they have a good historical/biblical tie. Well… except for Judas and Adolf. And most of them are too common already.

If you have a boy name suggestion let us know.

We already have a girl name or two that we're pretty much locked in on.