There's no denying the impact of the iPhone and iPad on the lives of a new generation of kids, but it seems as if some of their parents are maybe a tad bit obsessed with their gadgets.
As first noted by The Next Web, BabyCenter has released the results of its annual Baby Names Survey along with the top 100 Baby Names of 2012. Culled from 450,000 names registered on the BabyCenter website this year, the results show a surprising Apple-related trend.
While the top 10 list is devoid of anything Apple (the name Steven didn't even rank!), BabyCenter did note a related "hottest baby name trend" for 2012.
"The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers, and some moms and dads are paying homage to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names," the website noted Thursday.
"The moniker Apple, though still an unusual choice, rose 15 percent for girls, vaulting a whopping 585 spots," the section dubbed iBabies continued. "For boys, the name Mac jumped 12 percent. And parents sure like the sound of Siri: The company's voice-enabled personal assistant climbed 5 percent on the list of girl names."
Looks like one day there will be a whole lot of girls running around with the name Siri -- maybe by then, Apple's troubled voice assistant will actually work the way everyone hopes…?
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