CONGRATULATIONS, DARREN ARONOVSKY AND RUSSELL CROWE:  After its fourteen years atop the charts, Jacob has been displaced by Noah and Liam as the most popular baby boy's name. Sophia, Emma, and Olivia top the girls' chart for 2013.

Big risers include Jayceon (and Jayse/Jayce), Milan, Atlas, and Duke for the boys; Daleyza, Marjorie, Lennon, Jurnee, and Everlee/Everleigh for girls. Also rising: Arya and boys' names starting with Bran.

[Added: Vox on the rise of Arya and Khaleesi, but there were only seventeen Katnisses.]

Among the top fallers are a lot of irregularly-spelled boys' names ending in schwa-n (Austen, Masen, Trevon, Jaidyn, etc), while z's are out-of-favor for girls (Litzy, Jazzlyn, Maritza, Izabelle).  Also Geraldine.

YOU ARE TEARING ME APART!  Allegedly, James Franco wants to play Tommy Wiseau in a movie about the making of The Room that Franco will also direct.

ALOTT5MA TRAVEL DESK:  Birthday boy and ALOTT5MA regular Joseph J. Finn is headed to Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Any recommendations?

SURPRISINGLY, THE MINI MINT OREO CHIP ICE CREAM SANDWICHES DID NOT MAKE THE LIST:  Trader Joe's top-selling items of 2013.

TWO WORDS: CINNAMON. BUTTER:  Buzzfeed ranks the free bread offerings at various national casual dining chain restaurants, and it's no surprise which old friend tops the list.

TO ALL, SKEE SKEE SKEE SKEE SKEE SKEE: There is a trademark battle between the company responsible for the arcade/boardwalk game in which one bowls small balls towards a series of concentric rings up a ramp, and Brooklyn's Brewskee-Ball league.

BUT I'M STILL 19, RIGHT?  According to a music review in Thursday's NYT, Natalie Merchant and Tori Amos are now 50 years old.  Cannot be true.