Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "son of the mighty warrior"
Popularity in 2008: #4
Since we wrote a book called Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana, encouraging parents to move beyond overused names, it's no secret what we think of this trendy surname name (currently Number 4), inspired by the mermaid's name (she took it from a New York street sign) in the eighties movie Splash.
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Rank in US Top 1000