If you're in my generation (which I refer to as XY cusp- too young to be gen-X, too old to be gen-Y) then your junior high yearbooks are surely filled with Jens, Amys, Mikes, and Kevins. Not so for the youth of today. Check out these top baby names of 2007:

FEMALE

• Sophia
• Isabella
• Emma
• Madison
• Ava
• Addison
• Hailey
• Emily
• Kaitlyn
• Olivia
• Abigail
• Cailyn

Ok, the girls are OK., although I have never heard or seen the name Cailyn and am intrigued it's on there with Kaitlyn, which is very similar. Madison the old standby seems to have homophone Addison at its heels... I gotta say, I have yet to meet a baby named Addison but according to this list I probably will pretty soon.

MALE

• Aiden
• Ethan
• Jacob
• Jaden
• Kaden
• Noah
• Jackson
• Jack
• Logan
• Matthew
• Braden
• Caleb

The boys are more troubling. Imagine the peewee soccer game where the team consists of 2 Aidens, a Kaden, a Jaden, and a Braden. Bringing up the defense we'll have a Jack, a Jacob who goes by Jake, and a Jackson who goes by Jack. Noah and Logan will be the only one who will have a clue as to what's going on. Now I feel even more confident that if I bear a son he should be named Matador. Or Power. Or Sir Mix-A-Lot. Or Outback. Oh, no that rhymes with Jack. I will keep thinking.