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The article talks about naming fads and naming fads appearing in waves. Isn't that because many people name children to honor relatives/ancesstors of theirs.
by compsciphd 8y ago
The article talks about naming fads and naming fads appearing in waves.
Isn't that because many people name children to honor relatives/ancesstors of theirs. i.e. unless you are naming someone the second, third, fourth, I'd think its more likely for a name to skip a generation. So jennifer might not be popular now, but it might be again be popular with jennifer's grand children / great grand children.
heck, their data shows thats the case for Emma!
- madcaptenor 8y agoI've heard (although there's not really strong data to support this) that names run on something like a 100-year cycle, i. e. somewhat longer than an average lifespan. You don't want to give your kid an old person name, and you may not want to name them after a still-living relative but it's a good way to honor a dead relative. For example, my daughter's middle name (born 2018) is my grandmother's first name (born 1923).