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decided to name him messiah. new a judge has ruled they can t. in fact, the judge said, you have to change that to martin. here is what the judge said, the word messiah is a title and it s a title that s only been earned by one person and that person is jesus christ. here is the rub, though. this baby is far from the first to be named messiah. in fact, messiah is one of the fastest growing boys names last year. there is the list. see, messiah second from the end? yeah, it s popular. joining me now, cnn jean casarez and tom mesereau. you re smiling already, tom, on this one. i m going to throw this to you, tom. i thought there was something called church and state, little first amendment thing that we have that people can t butt into your religion and change a baby s name because of it. with all due respect, the judge s religious beliefs, which
laura watenburg runs the website. we ve seen an evolution nobody wants to seem ordinary. i don t want my daughter to be one of four jennifers in her class. while parents want kids to stand out, kids are perfectly happy to fit in. reporter: while some families may cozy up to pop culture names, many others are striking a delicate balance, choosing something not too traditional but not utterly avante garde. the most popular boys names last year, jibacob, nathan and ethan. none of the names are as popular as they once were because we are choosing from a wider pool of possibilities. perhaps the only thing that remains constant, picking the right name is still not easy. if it s a boy i have jack
but while parents want kids to stand out, kids are still perfectly happy to fit in. so while some families may cozy up to pop culture names like from the hunger games many others strike a delicate balance choosing something not too traditional but not utterly avant-garde. name berry.com says the most popular girls names last year were sophia, emma, and isabella. the most popular boys names? jacob, mason, and ethan. but here is the thing. none of these names is as popular as the most popular names once were because we are collectively choosing from a much wider pool of possibilities. perhaps the only thing that remains constant, picking the right name is still not easy. if it s a boy i have jack henry. if it s a girl i have a list 18 miles long. i don t know. tom foreman, cnn. all business purchases.