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Isabella, Jeremiah are most popular baby names in the NMI, Guam in 2013
Isabella and Jeremiah topped the list of the most popular baby names in Guam and the Northern Mariana Island in 2013, according to the Social Security Administration on Friday.
The top five boys names in 2013 in both territories were Jeremiah, Christopher, David, Ethan, and Jayden. The top five girls names for that year were Isabella, Victoria, Madison, Olivia, and Chloe.
Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security, announced last week that Noah and Sophia were the most popular baby names in the United States. How does Northern Mariana Island compare to the rest of the country? Check out Social Security’s website, www.socialsecurity.gov, to see the top baby names for 2013.
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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries can have instant access to their benefit verification letter, payment history, and earnings record by establishing a my Social Security account. Beneficiaries also can change their address and start or change direct deposit information online.
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In addition to each state’s top baby names, Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2013 and offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880.
To read about this year’s winner for the biggest jump in popularity and to see how pop culture affects baby names, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/2014/babynames2013-pr.html. (SSA)
