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* When World War II broke out, lots of parents, not just in the UK but also in her dominions and in the US, named their sons [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/winston/top "Winston"]] in tribute to the UK's wartime Prime Minister UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill.
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* The previously rare boy's name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/denzel/top "Denzel"]] had a large spike in the early '90s after ''Film/{{Glory}}'' became Creator/DenzelWashington's StarMakingRole and won him his first Oscar. It peaked in 1993 after the release of ''Film/MalcolmX'', where he played the title character.
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* The Black Power movement in the '60s and '70s upended many naming conventions for African-Americans. Before, both White and Black people named their sons and daughters using more or less the same pool of "English" given names, but afterwards, there was a surge in interest in indigenous African, Egyptian, Arabic, and even French names among Black people, who saw these names as getting them back in touch with their roots and their heritage and rejecting a legacy tied to slavery. Even after the decline of Afrocentrism by the '90s, these naming conventions stuck around.
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* While the girl's name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/ashanti/top "Ashanti"]] had a small boost before then due to the Black Power movement, the debut of the singer Music/{{Ashanti}} in 2002 caused a huge spike in the name's popularity that lasted for much of the '00s.
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* After ''Series/Roots1977'' premiered, many parents named their sons [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/levar/top/ "Levar"]] after Creator/LeVarBurton, who played Kunta Kinte in his StarMakingRole. To a lesser extent, it also happened to [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kunta/top "Kunta"]] itself, but to a smaller degree.
* Lots of parents named their sons [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/shaquille/top "Shaquille"]] in the early '90s after Creator/ShaquilleONeal.
* Music/SheenaEaston's breakthrough in 1980 with "9 to 5" caused the name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sheena/top "Sheena"]] to jump from obscurity to one of the 100 most popular girl's names in the US by 1984.
* This was {{Double Subver|sion}}ted by [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/miley/top "Miley"]] as a girl's name. It saw a spike in the late '00s thanks to ''Series/HannahMontana'' star Music/MileyCyrus, but fell off just as quickly in the early '10s after she embraced a HotterAndSexier image post-Disney... only to return in the late '10s as she cleaned up her image, enjoyed a CareerResurrection, and became an elder stateswoman of pop music.
* After Creator/TyreseGibson released his debut album in 1998, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tyrese/top "Tyrese"]] shot up the rankings of boy's names in the US, and would remain popular through the '00s.
* For girl's names, the same thing happened when Music/{{Mya}} released her debut album that same year and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mya/top her name]] similarly exploded.
* In TheSeventies, the band Music/CaptainAndTennille caused a lot of parents to name their daughters [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tennille/top "Tennille"]] after their female singer.
* While the girl's name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/ashanti/top "Ashanti"]] had a small boost before then due to the Black Power movement, the debut of the singer Music/{{Ashanti}} in 2002 caused a huge spike in the name's popularity that lasted for much of the '00s.
* This was {{Double Subver|sion}}ted by [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/miley/top "Miley"]] as a girl's name. It saw a spike in the late '00s thanks to ''Series/HannahMontana'' star Music/MileyCyrus, but fell off just as quickly in the early '10s after she embraced a HotterAndSexier image post-Disney... only to return in the late '10s as she cleaned up her image, enjoyed a CareerResurrection, and became an elder stateswoman of pop music.
* After Creator/TyreseGibson released his debut album in 1998, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tyrese/top "Tyrese"]] shot up the rankings of boy's names in the US, and would remain popular through the '00s.
* For girl's names, the same thing happened when Music/{{Mya}} released her debut album that same year and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mya/top her name]] similarly exploded.
* In TheSeventies, the band Music/CaptainAndTennille caused a lot of parents to name their daughters [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tennille/top "Tennille"]] after their female singer.
* While the girl's name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/ashanti/top "Ashanti"]] had a small boost before then due to the Black Power movement, the debut of the singer Music/{{Ashanti}} in 2002 caused a huge spike in the name's popularity that lasted for much of the '00s.
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* The names [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/theodore/top "Theodore",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/woodrow/top "Woodrow",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/warren/top "Warren",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/calvin/top "Calvin",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/herbert/top "Herbert",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/franklin/top "Franklin",]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyndon/top "Lyndon"]] all saw spikes in popularity after men bearing those names became [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates President of the United States]]: UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt in 1901, UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson in 1912, UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding in 1920, UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge in 1923, UsefulNotes/HerbertHoover in 1928, UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt in 1932, and UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson in 1963. After the initial spikes wore off, the continued popularity, or lack thereof, of those names also tracks closely with the popularity of those Presidents; Theodore remained popular for a while along with Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow quickly fell off in popularity in the '20s due to the conservative backlash in that decade against Wilson's economic and foreign policy, Warren fell off just as quickly due to Harding's corruption scandals, Calvin remained popular thanks to Coolidge's image as a decent, steady hand, Herbert's popularity collapsed as Hoover took the blame for TheGreatDepression, Franklin remained popular well into the '40s as FDR led the country through the Depression and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and Lyndon collapsed in a few years as Johnson was assailed for UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and the social crises of the late '60s.
** "Theodore" would get a second wind in the 2010s, once more thanks to Teddy Roosevelt. This time, however, it was because of his internet-fueled reputation as a MemeticBadass and real-life ActionPolitician making the name a popular choice for parents who want some of TR's badassery to rub off on their sons.
** "Theodore" would get a second wind in the 2010s, once more thanks to Teddy Roosevelt. This time, however, it was because of his internet-fueled reputation as a MemeticBadass and real-life ActionPolitician making the name a popular choice for parents who want some of TR's badassery to rub off on their sons.
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* The If [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates the President of the United States]] has a name that isn't one of the old standards like "John", "Richard", "Ronald", "George", "Bill", or "Joe", it's likely that a lot of Americans will name their sons after him. After the initial spikes wear off, the continued popularity, or lack thereof, of those names also tracks closely with the popularity of those Presidents.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mckinley/top "McKinley"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley in 1896. Public sympathy after his assassination kept the name popular for some time after.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/theodore/top "Theodore",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/woodrow/top "Woodrow",]] com/name/roosevelt/top "Roosevelt",]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/warren/top "Warren",]] com/name/teddy/top "Teddy",]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/calvin/top "Calvin",]] com/name/ted/top "Ted"]] after UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt (who was nicknamed Teddy) ascended to the Presidency in 1901 following [=McKinley's=] assassination. As he remained popular for a while after, so did his names. "Theodore" would get a second wind in the 2010s and hit the top 10 in 2021, this time due to TR's internet-fueled reputation as a MemeticBadass and real-life ActionPolitician making the name a popular choice for parents who want some of his badassery to rub off on their sons.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/herbert/top "Herbert",]] com/name/taft/top "Taft"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/WilliamHowardTaft in 1908. This one rapidly fell off as his administration proved so unpopular that he remains [[MedalOfDishonor the only President]] to place ''third'' when running for reelection.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/franklin/top "Franklin",]] com/name/woodrow/top "Woodrow"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyndon/top "Lyndon"]] all saw spikes in popularity com/name/wilson/top "Wilson"]] after men bearing those names became [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates President of the United States]]: UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt in 1901, election of UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson in 1912, UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding in 1920, UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge in 1923, UsefulNotes/HerbertHoover in 1928, UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt in 1932, and UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson in 1963. After the initial spikes wore off, the continued popularity, or lack thereof, of those names also tracks closely with the popularity of those Presidents; Theodore 1912. While they remained popular for a while along with Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow quickly fell off in popularity in through the '20s due to the decade, conservative backlash in that decade against Wilson's economic and foreign policy, Warren fell off just as policy during TheRoaringTwenties caused them to quickly due fall off.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/warren/top "Warren"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/harding/top "Harding"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/WarrenGHarding in 1920. His corruption scandals caused the names to quickly fall off, as while he was never personally touched by them, they led many Americans to see him as a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. Not even his early death in office redeemed the names, not least because it's been long speculated that it was actually an assassination by his jilted wife, fed up with his extramarital affairs (which spilled out after his death).
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/calvin/top "Calvin"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/coolidge/top "Coolidge"]] after UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge ascended to the Presidency in 1923 following Harding'scorruption scandals, Calvin death. While "Coolidge" was just a blip, "Calvin" remained popular thanks to Coolidge's image as a decent, steady hand, Herbert's hand at the helm during a time of economic prosperity.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/herbert/top "Herbert"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/hoover/top "Hoover"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/HerbertHoover in 1928. The popularity of both names collapsed asHoover TheGreatDepression started on his watch and he took the blame for TheGreatDepression, Franklin it, with "Hoover" in particular widely used as [[PersonAsVerb a prefix for things related to poverty]] (such as "Hooverville" for a shanty town).
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/franklin/top "Franklin"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt in 1932, with "Roosevelt" also getting a renewed bump. This one remained popular well intothe '40s TheForties as FDR led the country through the Depression and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and Lyndon collapsed UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/truman/top "Truman"]] after UsefulNotes/HarryTruman ascended to the Presidency ina few years 1945 following FDR's death. This one fell off in popularity in TheFifties as Johnson he was dragged down by his increasingly unpopular handling of UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyndon/top "Lyndon"]] after UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson ascended to the Presidency in 1963 following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. As he was assailed for UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and the social crises of the late'60s.
** "Theodore" would get a second wind'60s, this one quickly collapsed in the 2010s, once more thanks to Teddy Roosevelt. This time, however, it was because of his internet-fueled reputation as a MemeticBadass and real-life ActionPolitician making the name a popular choice for parents who want some of TR's badassery to rub off on their sons.popularity.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mckinley/top "McKinley"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley in 1896. Public sympathy after his assassination kept the name popular for some time after.
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** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/calvin/top "Calvin"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/coolidge/top "Coolidge"]] after UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge ascended to the Presidency in 1923 following Harding's
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/herbert/top "Herbert"]] and [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/hoover/top "Hoover"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/HerbertHoover in 1928. The popularity of both names collapsed as
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/franklin/top "Franklin"]] after the election of UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt in 1932, with "Roosevelt" also getting a renewed bump. This one remained popular well into
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/truman/top "Truman"]] after UsefulNotes/HarryTruman ascended to the Presidency in
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/lyndon/top "Lyndon"]] after UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson ascended to the Presidency in 1963 following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. As he was assailed for UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and the social crises of the late
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* During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, lots of parents named their sons [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/macarthur/top/ "MacArthur"]] as UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur gained recognition as commander of the United States Army in the Pacific. The variant [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mcarthur/top/ "McArthur"]] proved the most popular.
* The same happened with [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/pershing/top "Pershing"]] in 1918 when the US entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and John J. Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front.
* The same happened with [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/pershing/top "Pershing"]] in 1918 when the US entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and John J. Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front.
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* While the German automaker Mercedes-Benz had been selling cars in the US since 1958, it was only in TheEighties when they dethroned a [[AudienceAlienatingEra malaise-era]] Cadillac as the premier luxury automaker in the minds of many Americans. Hence why [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mercedes/top "Mercedes"]] took off as a name for baby girls during that time, as the automaker gave it an aura of poshness. In a way, the name came full-circle, as Mercedes-Benz founder Emil Jellinek named the brand after his daughter[[note]]The name's original meaning is an epithet for the Virgin Mary: "Our Lady of Mercies"[[/note]].
* The same thing happened to [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/portia/top "Portia",]] as the German sports car manufacturer Porsche also saw a sales boom in the US during that time. Amusingly, the names Portia and Porsche have no relation whatsoever, yet Portia remains a popular girl's name due to ''sounding'' like the car company.
* The same thing happened to [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/portia/top "Portia",]] as the German sports car manufacturer Porsche also saw a sales boom in the US during that time. Amusingly, the names Portia and Porsche have no relation whatsoever, yet Portia remains a popular girl's name due to ''sounding'' like the car company.
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* ** The same thing happened to [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/portia/top "Portia",]] as the German sports car manufacturer Porsche also saw a sales boom in the US during that time. Amusingly, the names Portia and Porsche have no relation whatsoever, yet Portia remains a popular girl's name due to ''sounding'' like the car company.company.
** For boy's names, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/bentley/top "Bentley"]] took off in the late '00s almost as quickly as a Bentley Continental GT, the car that turned what had once been a small, exclusive British marque into a major player in luxury cars.
** While the German automaker Mercedes-Benz had been selling cars in the US since 1958, it was only in TheEighties when they dethroned a [[AudienceAlienatingEra malaise-era]] Cadillac as the premier luxury automaker in the minds of many Americans. Hence why [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mercedes/top "Mercedes"]] took off as a name for baby girls during that time, as the automaker gave it an aura of poshness. In a way, the name came full-circle, as Mercedes-Benz founder Emil Jellinek named the brand after his daughter[[note]]The name's original meaning is an epithet for the Virgin Mary: "Our Lady of Mercies"[[/note]].
** For boy's names, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/bentley/top "Bentley"]] took off in the late '00s almost as quickly as a Bentley Continental GT, the car that turned what had once been a small, exclusive British marque into a major player in luxury cars.
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* ''Film/Scream1996'' marked a turning point in [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sidney/top "Sidney"]] becoming a unisex name, thanks to its FinalGirl Sidney Prescott. While the name was already rising in popularity before the film came out, it spiked even higher afterwards, as did the alternate spelling [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sydney/top "Sydney",]] which was in the top 25 girl's names from 1999 through 2003 (likely also helped along by ''Series/{{Alias}}'').
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** The film marked a turning point in [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sidney/top "Sidney"]]becoming going from a boy's name to a unisex name, thanks to its FinalGirl Sidney Prescott. While the name was already rising in popularity before the film came out, it spiked even higher afterwards, as did the alternate spelling [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sydney/top "Sydney",]] which was in the top 25 girl's names from 1999 through 2003 (likely also helped along by ''Series/{{Alias}}'').''Series/{{Alias}}'').
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tatum/top "Tatum",]] the name of Sidney's best friend, also took off as a girl's name after having been almost unheard of before the film came out. It continued rising in popularity, and in the 2010s became a unisex name.
** The film marked a turning point in [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/sidney/top "Sidney"]]
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tatum/top "Tatum",]] the name of Sidney's best friend, also took off as a girl's name after having been almost unheard of before the film came out. It continued rising in popularity, and in the 2010s became a unisex name.
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* In the short term, ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'' gave a brief spike to the name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kourtney/top "Kourtney"]] in the early '10s.
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* [[https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-rachel-3741.htm "Rachel"]] saw a brief surge in popularity as a result of the success of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', entering the top 10 baby girl names list in 1996. The name of her baby, Emma, also boomed in popularity, to the point where it's currently one of the top 10 names for baby girls.
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** [[https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-rachel-3741.htm "Rachel"]] was already a popular name before the show's success, but afterwards, it saw abrief surge in popularity as a result that briefly made it one of the success of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', entering the top 10 baby girl girl's names list in 1996. 1996.
** The name of her baby,Emma, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/emma/top Emma,]] also boomed in popularity, to the point where it's currently one of the top 10 names for baby girls.girls, helped along by various other entries on this list.
** This also happened to [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/phoebe/top "Phoebe"]] for the same reason.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/chandler/top "Chandler"]] was a fairly uncommon first name before the show's premiere in 1994, but the following year saw it rapidly spike into the top 200 boy's names, where it would remain through 2000.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/ross/top "Ross"]] had already peaked as a boy's name in TheEighties and fallen off since, but the show's premiere caused a small boomlet in the mid-'90s.
** [[https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-rachel-3741.htm "Rachel"]] was already a popular name before the show's success, but afterwards, it saw a
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** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/chandler/top "Chandler"]] was a fairly uncommon first name before the show's premiere in 1994, but the following year saw it rapidly spike into the top 200 boy's names, where it would remain through 2000.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/ross/top "Ross"]] had already peaked as a boy's name in TheEighties and fallen off since, but the show's premiere caused a small boomlet in the mid-'90s.
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** Before the show premiered, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/dutton/top "Dutton"]] was unheard of as a given name, and indeed, on the show it's the last name of the central family. Afterwards, it became one of the fastest-growing baby names of 2022.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayce/top "Kayce",]] an abbreviated variant on "Casey", was also on that list thanks to Kayce Dutton.
** Before the show premiered, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/dutton/top "Dutton"]] was unheard of as a given name, and indeed, on the show it's the last name of the central family. Afterwards, it became one of the fastest-growing baby names of 2022.
** [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayce/top "Kayce",]] an abbreviated variant on "Casey", was also on that list thanks to Kayce Dutton.
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* After ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' came out, the name "Ariel" exponentially became more popular. Unfortunately, [[BabyNameTrendKiller on the flip side,]] the name "Ursula" also suffered from that trope.
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* After the release of Music/WhitneyHouston's [[Music/WhitneyHoustonAlbum self-titled debut album]] in 1985, the name [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/whitney/top/ "Whitney"]] skyrocketed in popularity and became the 32nd most common girl's name in the US. It had another small bump in 1993, the year after the release of ''Film/TheBodyguard''.
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* The girl's name [[https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi "Alyssa"]] had a rapid rise in popularity in the mid-1980s, following Creator/AlyssaMilano's StarMakingRole on ''Series/WhosTheBoss''. It went from being ranked at 230 in popularity for girls in 1982 to number 27 in 1990. It dropped slightly, but then saw another boost in the late '90s and early '00s, where it was solidly in the top 15 names for girls from 1997 to 2004, which coincides neatly with her appearance on ''Series/{{Charmed}}''.
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* [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/dexter/top/ "Dexter"]] enjoyed a large bump as a boy's name in the late '00s and early '10s thanks to [[Series/{{Dexter}} the TV show of the same name]]. While the show's main character Dexter Morgan was a SerialKiller and a VillainProtagonist, he was also a handsome and charismatic one with [[AntiVillain a lot of redeeming qualities]] who [[PayEvilUntoEvil only killed people who deserved it]], and so, for many young parents, the name came to be seen as dark but cool.
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* The names "Isabella", "Edward", and "Jacob" were popular before ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' was published. Still, they saw a significant boost, as did the invented name "Renesmee", given to 55 baby girls in the US in 2010.
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* The Polish/Lithuanian name "Grazyna" was invented by the poet Adam Mickiewicz for his narrative poem ''Grazyna, A Lithuanian story''. It's derived from the Lithuanian word ''grazi'', meaning "beautiful", and it was widespread in Poland up until around the 1980s.
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* The Polish/Lithuanian name "Grazyna" "Grażyna" was invented by the poet Adam Mickiewicz for his narrative poem ''Grazyna, ''Grażyna, A Lithuanian story''. It's derived from the Lithuanian word ''grazi'', ''graži'', meaning "beautiful", and it was widespread in Poland up until around the 1980s.
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* The Polish/Lithuanian name "Grażyna" was invented by the poet Adam Mickiewicz for his narrative poem ''Grażyna, A Lithuanian story''. It's derived from the Lithuanian word ''graži'', meaning "beautiful", and it was widespread in Poland up until around the 1980s.
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* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' did this for [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/jace/top/united-states "Jace",]] a short form of "Jason", which started skyrocketing in the late '00s and jumped into the top 100 boy's names by 2012.
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* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' did this for [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/jace/top/united-states "Jace",]] a short form of "Jason", which started skyrocketing in the late '00s and '00s, jumped into the top 100 boy's names by 2012.2012, and overtook the name it was derived from the following year.
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* The name Eric (and its variants) had been pretty much unknown in Britain following the end of the Danelaw. In 1858, a novel titled ''Eric, or, Little by Little'' was published. Although largely forgotten today, this was one of the most popular children's novels of the era and created a vogue for the name Eric that lasted until UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, when it fell out favour due its Germanic connotations.
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* The name Eric (and its variants) had been pretty much unknown in Britain following the end of the Danelaw. In 1858, a novel titled ''Eric, or, Little by Little'' ''Literature/EricOrLittleByLittle'' was published. Although largely forgotten today, this was one of the most popular children's novels of the era and created a vogue for the name Eric that lasted until UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, when it fell out favour due its Germanic connotations.
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** In Japan, Kento, which was the dub name of Ryder, became a popular boys' name after the show's Japanese premiere.
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* [[https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/details/aeris-18555 Aeris]] first entered the baby naming charts just after a certain character[[note]]later localized as Aerith[[/note]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' first appeared in 1997. Though still rare, the name had basically never been used prior, and it enjoyed a rising popularity until the end of the 2010s.
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** Gwen, a uncommon name, saw a big bump in popularity, jumping 82 places from 909th to 827th place in 2019.
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** Gwen, a somewhat unpopular name, saw a big bump in popularity, jumping 82 places from 909th to 827th place in 2019.
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* The critical and commercial acclaim of '' WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' released in December 2018 made the name Miles jump in popularity by 23 places in 2019, and has risen to another 16 by the end of 2020.
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** The surprise critical and commercial acclaim of'' WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' released in December 2018 the movie made the name Miles Miles, an already popular name, jump in popularity by 23 places from 98th to 75th in 2019, and has risen continued to another 16 grow to 54th place by the end of 2020.2020.
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* The popularity of ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' in TheNineties caused a lot of parents to name their newborn sons [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/dante/top "Dante"]] after the film's protagonist Dante Hicks. While it wasn't a box-office hit, it became extremely well-traveled on home video in the latter half of the decade, which was when the name really took off.
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* This happened with [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/river/top "River"]] in the 2010s thanks to two shows, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'', that had ActionGirl characters by that name. While ''Firefly'' had only a brief run and lousy ratings in 2002 due to it getting ScrewedByTheNetwork, it [[VindicatedByHistory built its cult fandom]] in the ensuing years, especially after its creator Creator/JossWhedon enjoyed a CareerResurrection in the early '10s. One of the show's characters, the LittleMissBadass River Tam, became especially iconic. Around that time, ''Doctor Who'' also introduced a popular character named River Song, a LadyOfAdventure envisioned as a DistaffCounterpart to the Doctor. Amidst the mainstream explosion of geek culture during that time, the name River came to be seen as one you'd give to a girl who could kick ass and not put up with jerks. The funny thing? The boost was as both a girl's name and a boy's name. As noted below under Real Life, the name had already gotten some attention after the death of the male actor Creator/RiverPhoenix in 1993, and it still had those associations twenty years later.
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* This happened with [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/river/top "River"]] in the 2010s thanks to two shows, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'', that had ActionGirl characters by that name. While ''Firefly'' had only a brief run and lousy ratings in 2002 due to it getting ScrewedByTheNetwork, it [[VindicatedByHistory built its cult fandom]] in the ensuing years, especially after its creator Creator/JossWhedon enjoyed a CareerResurrection in the early '10s. One of the show's characters, the LittleMissBadass River Tam, became especially iconic. Around that time, ''Doctor Who'' also introduced a popular character named River Song, a LadyOfAdventure envisioned as a DistaffCounterpart to the Doctor. Amidst the mainstream explosion of geek culture during that time, the name River came to be seen as one you'd give to a girl who could kick ass and not put up with jerks. The funny thing? The boost was as both a girl's name and ''and'' a boy's name. As noted below under Real Life, the name had already gotten some attention after the death of the male actor Creator/RiverPhoenix in 1993, and it still had those associations twenty years later.
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* [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/annabelle/top "Annabelle"]] as well as [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/annabel/top its]] [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/anabelle/top variants]] briefly peaked in 2014 after the release of ''Film/{{Annabelle}}''.
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** "Theodore" would get a second wind in the 2010s, once more thanks to Teddy Roosevelt. This time, however, it was because of his internet-fueled reputation as a MemeticBadass and real-life ActionPolitician making the name a popular choice for parents who want some of TR's badassery to rub off on their sons.
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