The Social Security administration recently announced the most popular ten names used for kids born in 2011, which is shown below.
The SSA data went well beyond just the top ten. They also published a full list of 2,000 most used girl and boy baby names in 2011.
For those of you that know a little bit about URL web addresses, you won’t be surprised to know that every single one of the top 2,000 baby domain names are already owned and registered.
Most of the popular first name and common last name URL name combinations are already taken as well.
Now, do babies need domain names? Not right away of course. But there’s a reason some parents change the original choice of first name just to be able to pick a first name and last name domain that hasn’t already been registered. Odds are, a decade or two from now when your kid wants to use a website in his name for any one of a multiple reasons, the matching domain name will already be registered.
So why risk it? Grab your kid’s matching URL name now; it’s inexpensive. When they are old enough to understand what you have done, they will be grateful to you for doing it. Remember, the world they will live, will be a web ‘connected’ world.
Top Baby URL Names in 2011| Register babies URL address
Establishing a baby’s digital identity by registering their name as a domain website address is a growing trend among parents. The baby digital identity trend also includes setting up Twitter, Facebook, and even email accounts for their toddlers – sometimes when they’re still in the womb.
GoDaddy.com doesn’t track how many domain names were registered for baby names. However, Go Daddy did research all new domain names with the most popular baby names of 2011. What did they find out? The number is up significantly from 2010.
“The domain name is like 21st century real estate, 21st century identity,” said Warren Adelman, president and Chief Operating Officer of GoDaddy.com to KVAL. “As a result, they want their kids to have it. So yeah, more and more parents are making sure they get that [domain name] for their child at birth.”
Parents think owning their baby’s domain name and Twitter handle will not only serve as a possible digital baby book for friends and family post finding a web host, but set-up their baby well if he wants to work in the computer industry one day if the baby chooses.
Google may have kick started the trend of babies with URL names and other digital identities with their ad campaign for Chrome web browser. In the commercial, a father marks the milestones of his young daughter’s life by sending her email messages, starting on the day she is brought home from the hospital. It’s a touching ad that I’m sure influenced parents to consider their baby’s future personal website address, email, and Twitter handle – perhaps even more than the intended commercial message of downloading Chrome.
So register your child’s own URL website address now to make sure no one can snatch it up before you. It could already be taken.
Establishing a Baby’s Digital Identity by Registering Their Domain Name
