Leave it to Summit to co-opt the Social Security Administration for a brilliant new viral coup involving The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. I can think of no other way to explain exactly how the official list of America's most popular baby names has been completely overtaken by a pompadoured vampire, a wolfcake-y shapeshifter and the fraught, furrow-browed young vixen wedged between them.
According to the SSA, Isabella overtook Emma last year as the most popular name for baby girls born in the United States Jacob continued its decade-long first-place run -- a streak that, in fairness, long predates the publication of Stephenie Meyer's first Twilight novel in 2005. But then there's this: "Edward Cullen is one of the lead characters in the Twilight books and movies. Edward moved up only 11 spots, to No. 137 on the list. But Cullen was the biggest riser among boys' names, moving up 297 spots, to No. 485."
Yowza! 297 spots! Sounds like neither Team Jacob nor Team Edward are particularly Team Condom. And where are the fathers in this equation, anyway? What self-respecting man allows his son to be named after Edward Cullen? You might as well call him Bieber.