Top 10 Girl Baby Names of 2010

Most parents-to-be spend hours agonizing over what to name their babe. It's such a big decision -- the kid's got to live with it for life, after all -- so how do they decide? The choices for girl baby names are endless -- Parenting.com has a database of more than 35,000 names -- but the same names come up over and over again. Here's a look at the top 10 girl baby names registered for Social Security in 2010.

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1. Isabella

Origin/meaning: Italian, "God's oath"

Why it's a top name: The now-number one name Isabella went on a 40-year hiatus from 1950-1990, when it didn't crack the top 1,000. The worldly, beautiful Isabella is likely here to stay, partly boosted by use of the name in the popular Twilight series.

Isabellas you might know:
-Fictional character Isabella Swan from the Twilight series (pictured)
-Actress Isabella Rossellini
-Queen Isabella (many throughout history)

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