It's getting worse and worse. In 2007 the name Judith made the worst showing ever, ranking at 653. The name Judy was even lower, ranking at 995. The names Dayanara, Zaria, Noemi, Yadira, Hazel and Litzy all ranked higher than Judith. Hazel? Litzy? What's that all about? Pretty soon my name won't even appear on the list. That is, unless a winner of a reality TV show or a character in an animated film ends up being named Judith! No matter. I'm not bitter....

In any case, the most popular baby names for 2007 have been tallied by the people over at Social Security. It so happens that my great niece has Arizona's most popular name for girls. Here are the most popular names being given to newborns in Arizona.