Unusual Baby Names Parents Chose 100 Years Ago – Lifotravel
The Social Security Administration’s data reveals how parents got creative a century ago.
The Social Security Administration’s data reveals how parents got creative a century ago.
Names gradually rise and fall in popularity over time with changing trends and norms. But certain choices drop off the map more quickly thanks to big cultural or political moments ― think Katrina, Isis and more recently, Karen. It seems that the name Brandon might be joining their ranks. Between 2021 and 2022, the name … Read more
Year after year, the Social Security Administration releases its list of the most popular baby names in the U.S., and each time, the top 10 aren’t terribly shocking. Indeed, recent favorites like Liam, Noah, Emma and Olivia have consistently dominated for the past decade. If you take a closer look at the agency’s latest baby … Read more
You don’t meet many babies named Linda, Larry and Barbara these days. But 75 years ago, they were some of the most common names on birth certificates. Knowing the Social Security Administration’s baby name data goes back more than a century, we decided to look at the top picks in 1948. Interestingly, the most popular … Read more
The entertainers have reportedly named the boy Riot Rose Mayers, according to The Blast, which obtained a copy of the baby’s birth certificate. The outlet reported that the “Diamonds” singer and her partner, whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, welcomed their son on Aug. 1. HuffPost reached out to representatives for both artists for … Read more
When the Social Security Administration releases its annual list of the most popular baby names in the U.S., the agency also shares broader data around American naming choices. In fact, the SSA tracks all the names given to five or more infants born each year to show the full range of possibilities in this country. … Read more
The Netflix show “Stranger Things” helped put Winona Ryder back in the Hollywood spotlight, and it turns out it might have done the same for the popularity of her first name. The Social Security Administration’s latest data reveals that Winona is one of the fastest-rising baby names in the U.S. “The 1980s could’ve been the … Read more
The ’90s might not feel like that long ago, but quite a lot has changed since then. This is particularly true in the world of baby naming. Although the most popular names for boys generally remain favored among parents today, the top choices for girls have seen more of a decline. If you’re 25 years … Read more
Year after year, the top 10 baby names in the U.S. include familiar picks like Emma, Noah, James and Charlotte. But things get more interesting when you look at the bigger movements lower down on the popularity list. The latest data from the Social Security Administration shows that Love is one of the fastest-growing baby … Read more
Travis Barker has a rather unique name idea for the baby boy he’s expecting with Kourtney Kardashian. The Blink-182 drummer pitched the eccentric name during a new episode of Complex’s “GOAT Talk,” in which celebrities argue about the “greatest of all time” in various categories. He unsuccessfully shared his name idea with his bewildered 17-year-old … Read more