In 1908, almost 6% of baby boys answered to the name John, while more than 5% of baby girls answered to Mary. The fact that John and Mary have fallen from the top of the most popular baby names list is no surprise: in 2008 (the 2009 name lists won’t be released until May), John [...]
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Narcissistic baby names
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, tagged baby names, Christopher Lasch, conformity, individualism, lemmings, narcissism, Peggy Noonan on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Blue State Eleanors, Red State Kaitlyns
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, tagged baby names, Blue State, Joseph, nell, Red State on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A more comprehensive theory for “The Joseph Map” – this one in honor of the inauguration… Right now, I’m digging Joseph and Nell.
The Joseph Map
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, Top, tagged baby names, Blue States, demographics, Ethan, Joseph, Logan, Red States, Wiliam on September 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this week, I read this post about the red state and blue state division on baby names, and decided to do a little research project of my own. The overall concept – that red staters prefer unusual or invented names and blue staters are more likely to choose a classic or Biblical name for [...]
The stock market of baby names
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, tagged baby names, England, laid back, scruffy, suburban on May 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A couple of months ago, I posted about baby naming trends, and also listed my favorite names: Personally, I like Nell and Rosie for my daughters, and Gus and Mack for my sons. Most of these would have formal versions (Eleanor, Rose, and Augustus… I think Mack would stand alone), but they would always go [...]
The things that a rainy Sunday brings out
Posted in Baseball, Culture/Trends, Media, Names, Politics, tagged Andrea Mitchell, Baby Boom, baby names, Big, Bill Safire, caller ID, cell phone, David Gregory, demography, Howard Kurtz, Jon Stewart, MSNBC, Orioles, pet peeve, post, Secret of my Success, Stephen Colbert, Tucker Carlson, White Sox, Working Girl on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just a series of random thoughts from today… some things that I wish, and some things that annoy me: 1. Watching Howard Kurtz talk to Bill Safire on Reliable Sources is like watching someone trying to respectfully quiet his elderly grandfather when he starts talking about life during the depression. That said, as much as [...]
Beyond Lucy and Oliver
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, tagged baby names, Bobo, cat clocks, gus, mack, natty boh, nell, rosie, sebastian on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two days ago, I posted about what my favorite movies say about me; then yesterday, I complained about the evolving terminology of the yuppie/bobo/neo-yuppie continuum (although, I looked up neo-yuppie, and while there are very few references, the only two I did find are people who think they’re above using cell phones and think they’re [...]
