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TDY_top_names.appHeader = "The most popular baby names of the last century";
TDY_top_names.appDeck = "Discover which American names have become more or less common";
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TDY_top_names[i++] = new Array("","The name game","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Sections/TVNews/Personal/Raphael/revhsmall.hmedium.jpg","","", "sub", "", "", "", "", "", "Getty Images stock", "181", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\">Deciding whether to give your child a traditional or unique name? Wondering if your favorite name is becoming more or less popular? Giving a child a name is one of the most memorable and important parenting moments &#150; it's also one of the most nerve-racking.<br> <br>If you're debating naming your  next tyke \"Apple\" or \"Obama,\" check out the latest statistics. TODAY lists the hottest names from 1900 to the present - find out if yours made it into the top ten list of each decade.";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Emma<br>2. Isabella <br>3. Emily<br>4. Madison<br>5. Ava<br>6. Olivia<br>7. Sophia<br>8. Abigail<br>9. Elizabeth<br>10. Chloe<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Jacob<br>2. Michael<br>3. Ethan<br>4. Joshua<br>5. Daniel<br>6. Alexander<br>7. Anthony<br>8. William<br>9. Christopher<br>10. Matthew";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Emily<br>2. Isabella<br>3. Emma<br>4. Ava<br>5. Madison<br>6. Sophia<br>7. Olivia<br>8. Abigail<br>9. Hannah<br>10. Elizabeth<p><br><b>Male names</b><br>1. Jacob<br>2. Michael<br>3. Ethan<br>4. Joshua<br>5. Daniel<br>6. Christopher<br>7. Anthony<br>8. William<br>9. Matthew<br>10. Andrew";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Emily <br>2. Hannah <br>3. Madison <br>4. Ashley <br>5. Sarah <br>6. Alexis <br>7. Samantha <br>8. Jessica <br>9. Taylor <br>10. Elizabeth <p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Jacob <br>2. Michael <br>3. Matthew <br>4. Joshua <br>5. Christopher <br>6. Nicholas <br>7. Andrew <br>8. Joseph <br>9. Daniel <br>10. Tyler  <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Jessica <br>2. Ashley <br>3. Brittany <br>4. Amanda <br>5. Samantha <br>6. Sarah <br>7. Stephanie <br>8. Jennifer <br>9. Elizabeth <br>10. Lauren<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Michael <br>2. Christopher <br>3. Matthew <br>4. Joshua <br>5. Daniel <br>6. David <br>7. Andrew <br>8. James <br>9. Justin <br>10. Joseph <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Jennifer <br>2. Amanda <br>3. Jessica <br>4. Melissa <br>5. Sarah <br>6. Heather <br>7. Nicole <br>8. Amy <br>9.  Elizabeth <br>10. Michelle<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Michael <br>2. Christopher <br>3. Jason <br>4. David <br>5. James  <br>6. Matthew <br>7. Joshua <br>8. John <br>9. Robert <br>10. Joseph <p>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Jennifer <br>2. Lisa <br>3. Kimberly <br>4. Michelle <br>5. Amy <br>6. Angela <br>7. Melissa <br>8. Tammy <br>9. Mary <br>10. Tracy<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Michael <br>2. James <br>3. David <br>4. John <br>5. Robert <br>6. Christopher <br>7. William <br>8. Brian <br>9. Mark  <br>10. Richard <p>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Susan <br>3. Linda <br>4. Karen <br>5.  Donna <br>6. Lisa <br>7. Patricia <br>8. Debra <br>9. Cynthia <br>10. Deborah<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. David <br>2. Michael <br>3. James <br>4. John <br>5. Robert <br>6. Mark <br>7. William <br>8. Richard <br>9. Thomas <br>10. Steven <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Linda <br>2. Mary <br>3. Patricia <br>4. Barbara <br>5. Susan <br>6. Nancy <br>7. Deborah <br>8. Sandra <br>9. Carol <br>10. Kathleen<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. James <br>2. Robert  <br>3. John  <br>4. Michael <br>5. David <br>6. William <br>7. Richard <br>8. Thomas <br>9. Charles <br>10. Gary <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Barbara <br>3. Patricia <br>4. Judith <br>5. Betty <br>6. Carol <br>7. Nancy <br>8. Linda <br>9. Shirley <br>10. Sandra <p><b>Male names</b><br>1. James <br>2. Robert <br>3. John <br>4. William <br>5. Richard <br>6. Charles <br>7. David <br>8. Thomas <br>9. Donald <br>10. Ronald  <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Betty <br>3. Dorothy <br>4. Helen <br>5. Margaret <br>6. Barbara <br>7. Patricia <br>8. Joan <br>9. Doris <br>10. Ruth <p><b>Male names</b><br>1. Robert <br>2. James <br>3. John <br>4. William <br>5. Richard <br>6. Charles <br>7. Donald <br>8. George <br>9. Joseph <br>10. Edward   <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Dorothy <br>3. Helen <br>4. Margaret <br>5. Ruth <br>6. Mildred <br>7. Virginia <br>8. Elizabeth <br>9. Frances <br>10. Anna <p><b>Male names</b><br>1. John  <br>2. William <br>3. Robert <br>4. James <br>5. Charles <br>6. George <br>7. Joseph  <br>8. Edward <br>9. Frank  <br>10. Richard  <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Helen <br>3. Margaret <br>4. Dorothy <br>5. Ruth <br>6. Anna <br>7. Elizabeth <br>8. Mildred <br>9. Marie <br>10. Alice<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. John <br>2. James <br>3. William <br>4. Robert <br>5. George <br>6. Joseph <br>7. Charles <br>8. Frank <br>9. Edward <br>10. Henry <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Female names</b><br>1. Mary <br>2. Helen <br>3. Anna <br>4. Margaret <br>5. Ruth <br>6. Elizabeth <br>7. Florence <br>8. Ethel <br>9. Marie <br>10. Lillian<p><b>Male names</b><br>1. John <br>2. William <br>3. James <br>4. George <br>5. Charles <br>6. Robert <br>7. Joseph <br>8. Frank  <br>9. Edward <br>10. Henry <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\">Forget Suri or Shiloh &#150; celebrities have given their children far stranger names:<p><b>Apple </b> (Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow)<p><b>Moxie CrimeFighter </b>  (Magician Penn Jillette)<p><b>Hopper </b> (Sean Penn and Robin Wright)<p><b>Pilot Inspektor </b> (Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf)<p><b>Sosie </b> (Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick)<p><b>Destry </b>  (Director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw)<p><b>Aurelius Cy </b> (Supermodel Elle Macpherson)<p><b>Kal-El Coppola </b> (Nicholas Cage)<p><b>Bluebell Madonna </b> (Spice Girl Geri Halliwell)<p><b>Audio Science</b>  (Actress Shannyn Sossamon) <p><b>Sage Moonblood </b> (Sylvester Stallone)<p><b>Tallulah </b> (Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) <p><b>Kyd </b>  (David Duchovny and Tea Leoni) <br>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\"> First Lady Michelle Obama can count her first name as the 103rd most popular among baby girls last year and her daughters&#146; names were fairly popular, too. The family name Obama, however, did not make the Top Thousand as a first name for boys or girls. <p>As for former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin &#150; her name ranked 20th in baby name popularity last year. However Bristol, her daughter&#146;s name, did not rank in the Top Thousand. <p><b>Obama</b><br>Rank: Not in the Top 1,000<p><b>Sasha</b>  <br>Rank: #363<p><b>Malia</b>  <br>Rank: #345<p><b>Michelle</b>  <br>Rank: #103<p><b>Sarah </b> <br>Rank: #20<p><b>Bristol </b> <br>Rank: Not in the Top 1,000<br>  <br><b>Levi</b>  <br>Rank: #117<p>";

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TDY_top_names[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><div style=\"font-family : Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><class=\"textBodyBlack\"><font size=\"2\">Find out whether TODAY Show hosts&#146; names are moving up in the ranks:<p><b>Matt (Matthew)</b> <br>Meaning: A gift of god (Hebrew origin)<br>Rank: #10 (down from 9 in 2007)<p><b>Meredith</b> <br>Meaning: Guardian of the sea (Celtic/Welsh origin) <br>Rank: #445 (down from 345 in 2007)<p><b>Ann</b> <br>Meaning: Grace and mercy (Hebrew/Greek origin)<br>Rank: #830 (down from 786 in 2007)<p><b>Al (Albert) </b> <br>Meaning: Brilliant, noble (Saxon origin) <br>Rank: #372 (down from 371 in 2007)    <p><b>Natalie </b>  <br>Meaning: Born on Christmas; to be born (Latin/French origin)<br>Rank: #13 (up from 17 in 2007)<p><b>Hoda</b> <br>Meaning: Praise, confession, enlightenment (Iranian/Hebrew origin)<br>Rank: Not in the top 1000 names <p><b>Giada:</b> <br>Meaning: Jade (Italian origin)<br>Rank: Not in the top 1000 names <p><b>Tiki</b> <br>Meaning: Spirit, god (Hawaiian/Polynesian origin)<br>Rank: Not in the top 1000 names <p><b>Willard </b><br>Meaning: Courageous (Teutonic/Anglo-Saxon origin)<br>Rank:  Not in the top 1000 names <br>";

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