Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and to baby name fanatics that means one thing beyond cards and flowers: that the release date of the latest figures from the Social Security Administration is only a few weeks away. We’ll soon know whether or not Emily and Jacob have finally been overtaken for first place and which names have made the biggest leaps and suffered the greatest drops. Will some of the Classic Boys be replaced by newer choices? Who will win the Ava-Isabella-Olivia-Sophia race?

　　Nameberry’s First Mother’s Day Contest wants to know what you think. Send your rankings for the Top Ten Girls and Top Ten Boys to [email protected], and the first person to get it right will be rewarded with a quartet of personally signed book prizes, including an advance copy of our newest, not-yet-published BEYOND AVA & AIDEN.

　　Just to remind you of last year’s top names:

　　1. EMILY………..JACOB2. ISABELLA…… MICHAEL3. EMMA………. ETHAN4. AVA…………. JOSHUA5. MADISON…… DANIEL6. SOPHIA……… CHRISTOPHER7. OLIVIA……….ANTHONY8. ABIGAIL………WILLIAM9. HANNAH……..MATTHEW10. ELIZABETH…. ANDREW

　　THE PRIZES

　　First and foremost, the winner will get the very first look–six weeks ahead of publication–of BEYOND AVA & AIDEN: THE ENLIGHTENED GUIDE TO NAMING YOUR BABY, with our latest assessments of what’s hot, what’s cool, and what’s new for the coming years, with all-new, up-to-date lists and trends, personally signed by both Pam and Linda.

　　In addition, you will receive autographed editions of three of our classics:

　　THE BABY NAME BIBLECOOL NAMES FOR BABIESCOOL IRISH NAMES FOR BABIES

　　THE RULES

　　Only one entry per contestant.  Contest closes at midnight PST on May 7, 2009.   Winner must list the 2008 U.S. Top Ten Girls’ Names AND the Top Ten Boys’ Names in the correct order, according to the Social Security Administration list.  If no one guesses the correct order, Pam and Linda will choose a winner from the entires that come closest. Nameberry reserves the right to announce the name of the winner.

　　So enter today—and good luck!!