My wife is a teacher in the Evansville area and when the time came to decide on what to name our kids she wanted to make sure we picked something that wasn't so normal that there would be multiple children with the same name in their classes once they got to school. My only rule was that it couldn't be something so out there that they would be ridiculed for the rest of their lives (I'm looking at you Nevaeh's of the world).

Keep reading and see where (or if) your child's name made the list.

Jacob and Isabella topped the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names, released Thursday.

Yes, those are also the names of two main characters in a certain vampire-based romance saga. But before 'Twilight' fans get too cocky, realize that Edward came in at 136 among male baby names this year.

20 Most Popular Names for Girls in 2010

1. Isabella

2. Sophia

3. Emma

4. Olivia

5. Ava

6. Emily

7. Abigail

8. Madison

9. Chloe

10. Mia

11. Addison

12. Elizabeth

13. Ella

14. Natalie

15. Samantha

16. Alexis

17. Lily

18. Grace

19. Hailey

20. Alyssa

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20 Most Popular Names for Boys in 2010

1. Jacob

2. Ethan

3. Michael

4. Jayden

5. William

6. Alexander

7. Noah

8. Daniel

9. Aiden

10. Anthony

11. Joshua

12. Mason

13. Christopher

14. Andrew

15. David

16. Matthew

17. Logan

18. Elijah

19. James

20. Joseph

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