Aiden, Braden and Kaden Not Fadin'

Expectant parents searching for the hottest new baby names -- or trying to avoid names that are too trendy -- can expect to see a lot more of Aiden, Braden and Kaden in 2008. The trio continues to dominate the top three spots on BabyNames.com.

Top-10 lister Jaden dropped from fourth in 2006 to seventh in 2007, while Hayden dropped out of the top 20 most popular boys' names altogether. "People now perceive Hayden as more of a girls' name -- most likely due to the popularity of actress Hayden Panettiere from the TV show Heroes," says BabyNames.com's Jennifer Moss. Also dropping off the lists was former top-20 girls' lister Madison, which seems to have been replaced by sound-a-like Madeline.

Moss notes that parents are starting to avoid choosing names that are too popular. "Because of the desire to choose more unique names," says Moss, "the popularity trends are changing faster than they have in previous years."

Here are the complete Top 10 lists for boys and girls from BabyNames.com (in order):

Boys Aiden, Braden, Kaden, Ethan, Caleb, Noah, Jaden, Connor, Landon and Jacob

Girls Ava, Abigail, Cailyn, Madeline, Isabella, Emma, Caitlyn, Olivia, Chloe and Brianna.

~ Lisa