Hi again Angie

Every year the U.S. Department of Social Security in the
United States puts out a list of the twenty most popular
baby names for a given year. I thought it might be
interesting to take a look at the most popular names from
2006 and look at them in terms of their auspicious or
inauspicious numerology. As these figures are given to
millions of children it might also tell us a bit about
the type of life paths that children of the next
generation might follow and how that may shape our
collective destiny.

In 2005 (the most recently available date) the twenty
most popular names for boys were

1.    Jacob        = 4
2.    Michael      = 6
3.    Joshua       = 2
4.    Matthew      = 9
5.    Ethan        = 3
6.    Andrew       = 11
7.    Daniel       = 9
8.    Anthony      = 7
9.    Christopher  = 4
10.    Joseph       = 1
11.    William      = 7
12.    Alexander    = 3
13.    Ryan         = 4
14.    David        = 4
15.    Nicholas     = 9
16.    Tyler        = 8
17.    James        =3
18.    John         = 2
19.    Jonathan     = 2
20.    Nathan       = 4

According to figures provided on the Social Security
website his means just over 5% of the babies in the U.S.
population are currently named Jacob (the first name) and
just over 1% are named Nathan (the last name on the list)

The unluckiest names on this list are Jacob (the most
popular boy's name in the country), Christopher, Ryan,
David and Nathan. These names add up to a 4, which can
represent a path of hardship and struggle. As we are only
looking at first names here, this number is a sub number
that could represent challenges in the life path.  It also
means that one quarter of those in the top boy baby names
groups will probably lead a life where they are struggling
to survive in one way or another.  The 4 names by the way
represent about 17% of the population.

What also stands out is the astounding lack of leaders in
this group with only one name - Joseph - adding up to a 1. 
There is also only one master number - the 11 that is
assigned to the name Andrew that in total represents about
2% of the population. There is also only 1 name out of the
twenty that calculates to a wealth number - Tyler which
adds up to a an 8 that represents 1% of the population.
Also surprisingly there are no 5's, which can mean a lack
of travel (which I hope isn't due to a shortage of fuel!) 
5 is also the number of the soldier so hopefully this means
there will not be a need for them 20 years from now.

Aside from these two extremes, 2's and 9's make up the
majority of the group which means just under a quarter of
them would find true love (2) (statistically about 5% of
the population) and yet another quarter of them would be
wounded healers or on a lonely karmic path (9). If you look
at the population percentages it means about 7% find true
love and about 7% will also spend their lives a seekers.

If we look at the above as a sampling of a trend it may
also mean that by the time this group is 20 years old they
will more than likely be a pedestrian, hard working
populace that is struggling to maintain the good of the
whole. They will probably not be individualists as is
indicated by all of the 6's and 4's which is more about
being on a treadmill rather than making great strides when
it comes to progress.


The 20 most popular girl's names in 2005 were

1.    Emily        = 1
2.    Emma         = 5
3.    Madison      = 3
4.    Abigail      = 5
5.    Olivia       = 5
6.    Isabella     = 7
7.    Hannah       = 1
8.    Samantha     = 5
9.    Ava          = 6
10.    Ashley       = 7
11.    Sophia       = 5
12.    Elizabeth    = 7
13.    Alexis       = 7
14.    Grace        = 7
15.    Sarah        = 2
16.    Alyssa       = 5
17.    Mia          = 5
18.    Natalie      = 8
19.    Chloe        = 2
20.    Brianna      =5

What immediately stands out with these names is the
incredible number of 5's.  There are seven names on this
top baby names for girls list that equal to a number that
means never being married. However it is also the number of
freedom and independence. Statistically, given the number
of women with these names in the future makes up about 19%
of the total population (and that's just the women with
these names!)

There are also 5 names on this list that equal the number
7, which is a number of brilliance but also a number that
can mean loneliness, isolation and mental illness
(statistically over 17% of the female population will grow
up with any of these names.)  Over 50% of the names on this
list are not auspicious and in fact add up to numbers that
imply loneliness or detachment.

Even stranger is that there is only one name on the list
that does add up to family happiness and that is Chloe
(that adds up to a 2). This probably means there will be
more divorced women or single mothers than ever before.

There are no master numbers and only one name adds up to
being a wealth number (8) - Natalie. That name represents
less than 1% of the population.

Both lists share the following common characteristics:

A lack of 6's - the number of raising a family or living in
extended families. This likely means that this generation
will be less inclined to be suburban in nature.

A lack of 8's - unfortunately this can mean a general lack
of prosperity might be a trend for the future.

A lack of master numbers - this can indicate a lack of
entrepreneurs or leaders

A preponderance of 5's - marriage may be a "dirty" word or
outmoded concept in the future.

A preponderance of 7's - mental illness may also be a
growing problem in the future.

In the next newsletter we will look towards the past to see
if the baby boomers had it any better and if it would be
somehow more fortuitous to give your baby girl or boy a
more old fashioned name.