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** The anime was big in Syria and has led to at least one [[Literature/ThePianistFromSyria person in Syria]] to be named after the main character.

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** The anime was big in Syria and has led to at least one [[Literature/ThePianistFromSyria person in Syria]] to be named after the main character.
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** The anime was big in Syria and has led to at least one [[Literature/ThePianistOfSyria person in Syria]] to be named after the main character.

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** The anime was big in Syria and has led to at least one [[Literature/ThePianistOfSyria [[Literature/ThePianistFromSyria person in Syria]] to be named after the main character.
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**The anime was big in Syria and has led to at least one [[Literature/ThePianistOfSyria person in Syria]] to be named after the main character.
**[[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sandybell/submitted Supposedly]], "Sandybell" as a baby name in Mexico shot up in popularity after it aired.
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* The name "Finn" rose in popularity after ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' debuted, to the point where in 2017, the name jumped 200 places higher than it was before the show premiered! (Although another Finn in 2015's ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' probably also helped.)

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* The name "Finn" rose in popularity after ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' debuted, to the point where in 2017, the name jumped 200 places higher than it was before the show premiered! (Although another Finn in 2015's ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' probably also helped.)) The name "Marceline" also started rising after 2013, and as of 2022 is the most popular it's ever been in the USA.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Tappy Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap", Tina is at Josh's tap show, trying to find out who she thinks sabotaged his show. She tries to interrogate Josh's understudy, Sawyer, but whenever she tries, it turns out to be the wrong Sawyer because there are actually six boys named Sawyer. According to one Sawyer, "''Series/{{Lost}}'' was really popular when [they] were born."

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Tappy "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS10E18TappyTappyTappyTapTapTap Tappy Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap", Tap]]", Tina is at Josh's tap show, trying to find out who she thinks sabotaged his show. She tries to interrogate Josh's understudy, Sawyer, but whenever she tries, it turns out to be the wrong Sawyer because there are actually six boys named Sawyer. According to one Sawyer, "''Series/{{Lost}}'' was really popular when [they] were born."
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* "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's caused [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/delilah/top/ "Delilah",]] long a fairly rare and exotic girl's name, to suddenly explode in popularity in 2006. Since 2018, it's been one of the 100 most popular girl's names in both the US and the UK.
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* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' was so popular in the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Philippines]] that it became a household name and [[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/860239/gma-network-is-planning-a-daimos-adaptation/story/ there are plans]] of a Filipino live-action adaptation of the anime. The name "Erika" became common for girls in the Phillippines after it's airing, after the main female lead - Princess Erika of the Baam.

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* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' was so popular in the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Philippines]] that it became a household name and [[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/860239/gma-network-is-planning-a-daimos-adaptation/story/ there are plans]] of a Filipino live-action adaptation of the anime. The name "Erika" became common for girls in the Phillippines after it's its airing, after the main female lead - Princess Erika of the Baam.
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* After the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', the name of the protagonist [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lincoln/top Lincoln]] and one of his sisters, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/luna/top Luna,]] rose in popularity, with the former reaching the top 50 and the latter breaking the top 15.

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* After the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', the name of the protagonist [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lincoln/top Lincoln]] and one of his sisters, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/luna/top Luna,]] rose in popularity, with the former reaching the top 50 and the latter breaking cracking the top 15.10.
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* ''Film/TheMatrix'' inspired a lot of parents to name their daughters [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinity/top "Trinity"]] after its ActionGirl supporting character. In 1999, the year of the film's release, it skyrocketed from #523 in the rankings of American girl's names to #209, and was in the top 100 from 2000 through 2012, peaking at #48 in 2004, the year after the release of the sequels ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''[[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions Revolutions]]''. A similar effect also happened in the UK, though not as large.
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* The name "Clementine" had its greatest popularity from around 1910 to 1950, with around a hundred newborn girls given the name per year in the U.S. It dropped off significantly after that, such that from the 1970s to the early 2000s there were often fewer than ten girls given the name per year. Then it ''exploded'' in popularity [[https://www.names.org/n/clementine/about#overall-popularity starting in 2005]], with instances in recent years far exceeding even the previous peak period. ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'', with [[Creator/KateWinslet Kate Winslet's]] character named Clementine, came out in 2004.
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*''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' was so popular in the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Philippines]] that it became a household name and [[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/860239/gma-network-is-planning-a-daimos-adaptation/story/ there are plans]] of a Filipino live-action adaptation of the anime. The name "Erika" became common for girls in the Phillippines after it's airing, after the main female lead - Princess Erika of the Baam.
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## To be clear, this section refers to names that appear in SONGS. If the musician's own name became trendy, that belongs under Real Life - Musicians.

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## To be clear, this section refers to names that appear in SONGS. If the musician's own name became trendy, that belongs under Real Life - Musicians.



* "Aaliyah," an Arabic name meaning "exalted," first appeared on [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/aaliyah/top/united-states US baby name charts]] in 1994 following the debut of the [[Music/{{Aaliyah}} R&B singer]] by that name, and the name saw another spike in 1997 after the release of her sophomore album ''One in a Million''. And as you might imagine, her death in 2001 caused a '''massive''' spike in popularity for the name.
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* "Aaliyah," an Arabic name meaning "exalted," first appeared on [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/aaliyah/top/united-states US baby name charts]] in 1994 following the [[Music/{{Aaliyah}} the R&B singer's]] debut that year, and the name saw another minor spike in 1997 after the release of her second album ''One in a Million''. And as you might imagine, her death in 2001 caused a '''massive''' spike in popularity for the name.

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* "Aaliyah," an Arabic name meaning "exalted," first appeared on [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/aaliyah/top/united-states US baby name charts]] in 1994 following the debut of the [[Music/{{Aaliyah}} the R&B singer's]] debut singer]] by that year, name, and the name saw another minor spike in 1997 after the release of her second sophomore album ''One in a Million''. And as you might imagine, her death in 2001 caused a '''massive''' spike in popularity for the name.
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* The name "Aaliyah" saw a massive jump in popularity in the US after the 2001 death of [[Music/{{Aaliyah}} the R&B singer by that name]].

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* The "Aaliyah," an Arabic name "Aaliyah" saw a massive jump meaning "exalted," first appeared on [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/aaliyah/top/united-states US baby name charts]] in popularity in 1994 following the US after the 2001 death of [[Music/{{Aaliyah}} the R&B singer by singer's]] debut that name]].year, and the name saw another minor spike in 1997 after the release of her second album ''One in a Million''. And as you might imagine, her death in 2001 caused a '''massive''' spike in popularity for the name.

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