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I kind of want to see the baby name stats for Karen in a few years lol. Guessing it'll drop to almost nothing.
by newen 6y ago
I kind of want to see the baby name stats for Karen in a few years lol. Guessing it'll drop to almost nothing.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoKaren as a name dropped out of common use in the mid 70's. It's a boomer name attached to a boomer stereotype. https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/karen https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/karen
- ashtonkem 6y agoThat’s not unique to the Boomers, lots of names spike in popularity for relatively short periods of time.
- floatingatoll 6y agoStereotypes are generally not responsive to logical arguments that they're stereotyping. I dislike this particular stereotype as much as you seem to, but it regardless appears to fit the circumstances and criteria necessary for memetic propagation in US culture.
- RhysU 6y ago"Barbara" is another great example of a strong drop.
- 5555624 6y agoCNN had an article on "how Karen became a meme," at the end of May: >Just look at baby name data from the Office of Social Security. Between 1951 and 1968, the name "Karen" saw its peak -- sitting pretty in the top 10 for the most popular baby name in the US. >But in 2018, the most recent year available, "Karen" was ranked at 635th in most popular names, quite the fall from grace. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/us/karen-meme-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/us/karen-meme-trnd/index.html