What are some names that became popular due to TV /Movies etc?

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Anonymous wrote:In the 1950’s, I think Deborah became popular due to Deborah Kerr.

And Debbie Reynolds

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Jeremy because of Bobby Sherman on Here Comes the Brides in the 1970s.

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Anonymous wrote:the name Emma became popular due to Jane Austen's book, Emma, NOT because of Friends. Really, try to expand your horizons.

It became popular in the early aughts due to Friends

Get over yourself ,love. It's laughable you think Jane Austen is peak sophistication.

Hardly. It's just been around for well, centuries. As has the name. Maybe you're just a moron and you don't read books.

Oh FFS. Yes, the name Emma has been around for centuries, but it's well documented that Rachel Green naming her baby Emma on Friends sparked its recent extreme popularity.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/friends-baby-names-influence_l_60af115fe4b0d45b7532609a

"The episode aired in May 2002, and while we can’t say definitively how much it affected parents’ choices, it more than likely boosted Emma’s appeal. In 2001, the name ranked No. 13 on the SSA’s popularity list, but in 2002 it jumped up to the fourth most popular name for girls. In 2003, Emma was No. 2, and it’s been in the top three every year since."

Not pp but it was already on a steep upward trajectory.

I think a lot of these examples are backwards and the pop culture name came from a rising popularity name.

Often names are cyclical and the grandparents' and great grandparents' generations name start to feel fresh to the procreating generation.

+1 although there are exceptions (Splash -Madison, Love Story-Jennifer)
https://engaging-data.com/baby-name-visualizer/?n=madison&sex=f&data=r

most of these are the shows/movies following the existing trends. I already knew a couple baby Emmas when the Friends baby was named. It had already had strong growth in popularity
https://engaging-data.com/baby-name-visualizer/?n=emma&sex=f&data=n

You knowing a couple of people with the name prior doesn't change the fact that the name became widely popular due to Friends. Why do some of you have to be so insufferable?

I just don't buy it, no matter what the Huffington Post says. Why would someone name their kid what a character on a TV show named her kid at the very tail end of the show? Emma wasn't even a character.

It happens all the time pp, it's why we have kids named Addison, Hermione. Danaerys etc. Maybe you wouldn't e inspired to name your kid in such fashion but people take inspiration from their baby's names from all sorts of places

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Anonymous wrote:the name Emma became popular due to Jane Austen's book, Emma, NOT because of Friends. Really, try to expand your horizons.

It became popular in the early aughts due to Friends

Get over yourself ,love. It's laughable you think Jane Austen is peak sophistication.

It's laughable that you think Jane Austen isn't. DP

It's not, but it's very Euro/whitecentric of you to think so.

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Anonymous wrote:Sydney- Alias

Emma- Friends


Addison- Grays Anatomy


Jayden &Willow- thanks to the SMiths


Brady- Tom Brady


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Willow has been a beautiful name for a long time - it certainly had nothing to do with the very strange Smith duo.

I think some of you are struggling with comprehending the purpose of the thread. It's about a name receiving a surge in popularity due to the influence of entertainment it's not saying the name never existed before it appeared in X show or was used by X character/celebrity. Comprende?


It;s also meant to be fun and lighthearted so remove stick from arse.

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Anonymous wrote:Amelia/Mia - The Princess Diaries
Isabella/Bella - Twilight
Emma - I honestly think it has less to do with Friends than with Emma Watson, Emma Stone, Emma Roberts
Olivia - same as above: very visible celebrities with the name
Elena - Vampire Diaries
Ava - Reese Witherspoon's daughter
Charlotte - Kate Middleton's daughter
Violet - Ben Affleck's daughter
Isla - Isla Fisher
Sienna - Sienna Miller

Charlotte was popular before that.

Charlotte is a very old name but became more popular with some moms because of the character on Sex and the City.

Right—not because of the BRF.

It definitely did in some instances, same with George and Louis. Two things can be true

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Anonymous wrote:Sydney- Alias

Emma- Friends


Addison- Grays Anatomy


Jayden &Willow- thanks to the SMiths


Brady- Tom Brady


Others

Willow has been a beautiful name for a long time - it certainly had nothing to do with the very strange Smith duo.

I associate it with the character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 90s in terms of pop culture references, rather than Willow Smith. I definitely know some Gem Xers with kids named Willow and they are way more likely to have been inspired by Buffy.

I think it's likely both played a role

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Anonymous wrote:Amelia/Mia - The Princess Diaries
Isabella/Bella - Twilight
Emma - I honestly think it has less to do with Friends than with Emma Watson, Emma Stone, Emma Roberts
Olivia - same as above: very visible celebrities with the name
Elena - Vampire Diaries
Ava - Reese Witherspoon's daughter
Charlotte - Kate Middleton's daughter
Violet - Ben Affleck's daughter
Isla - Isla Fisher
Sienna - Sienna Miller

Charlotte was popular before that.

Charlotte is a very old name but became more popular with some moms because of the character on Sex and the City.

Right—not because of the BRF.

It definitely did in some instances, same with George and Louis. Two things can be true

When Princess Di had a second son Henry and declared he would be called Harry, it seemed to relaunch that name in the UK at least. And following that we got Harry Styles, Harry Kane and even Harry Potter.

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Weren't there names that got popular because they were soap opera names back in the day? The names were like a bit unusual for the time like Cash and Chad.

Samantha from Bewitched.

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Anonymous wrote:the name Emma became popular due to Jane Austen's book, Emma, NOT because of Friends. Really, try to expand your horizons.

It became popular in the early aughts due to Friends

Get over yourself ,love. It's laughable you think Jane Austen is peak sophistication.

Hardly. It's just been around for well, centuries. As has the name. Maybe you're just a moron and you don't read books.

Oh FFS. Yes, the name Emma has been around for centuries, but it's well documented that Rachel Green naming her baby Emma on Friends sparked its recent extreme popularity.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/friends-baby-names-influence_l_60af115fe4b0d45b7532609a

"The episode aired in May 2002, and while we can’t say definitively how much it affected parents’ choices, it more than likely boosted Emma’s appeal. In 2001, the name ranked No. 13 on the SSA’s popularity list, but in 2002 it jumped up to the fourth most popular name for girls. In 2003, Emma was No. 2, and it’s been in the top three every year since."

Not pp but it was already on a steep upward trajectory.

I think a lot of these examples are backwards and the pop culture name came from a rising popularity name.

Often names are cyclical and the grandparents' and great grandparents' generations name start to feel fresh to the procreating generation.

+1 although there are exceptions (Splash -Madison, Love Story-Jennifer)
https://engaging-data.com/baby-name-visualizer/?n=madison&sex=f&data=r

most of these are the shows/movies following the existing trends. I already knew a couple baby Emmas when the Friends baby was named. It had already had strong growth in popularity
https://engaging-data.com/baby-name-visualizer/?n=emma&sex=f&data=n

You knowing a couple of people with the name prior doesn't change the fact that the name became widely popular due to Friends. Why do some of you have to be so insufferable?

I just don't buy it, no matter what the Huffington Post says. Why would someone name their kid what a character on a TV show named her kid at the very tail end of the show? Emma wasn't even a character.

It happens all the time pp, it's why we have kids named Addison, Hermione. Danaerys etc. Maybe you wouldn't e inspired to name your kid in such fashion but people take inspiration from their baby's names from all sorts of places

I knew a kid name Anniken. I can’t take that name seriously.

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I have a Georgia after being influenced by Ally McBeal

The name was basically dormant and then had a sudden uptick once the show premiered in 1997. There were also some celebrities that used the name for their kids around then.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/georgia/top/united-states

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Anonymous wrote:Ariel from little mermaid. I’m dating myself but I saw a huge explosion of this name in the 90s.

When I was pregnant with my last baby all the kids and dad wanted to name the baby this. Veto. It was a boy anyway.

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DD’s classes, over the years, have had an Arya (GoT), Elsa (Frozen), and a Saoirse.

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Remember "Mad about You" with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt? They named their baby "Mabel". I remember thinking it was the ugliest name. That was 1997! I was mid-twenties so of course I liked names like "Brittany" and "Maddie" at the time.

Did Mabel ever catch on? It is adorable.

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Anonymous wrote:Sydney- Alias

Emma- Friends


Addison- Grays Anatomy


Jayden &Willow- thanks to the SMiths


Brady- Tom Brady


Others

Willow has been a beautiful name for a long time - it certainly had nothing to do with the very strange Smith duo.

I think some of you are struggling with comprehending the purpose of the thread. It's about a name receiving a surge in popularity due to the influence of entertainment it's not saying the name never existed before it appeared in X show or was used by X character/celebrity. Comprende?


It;s also meant to be fun and lighthearted so remove stick from arse.

Yes and also the weirdness of naming a character a current, cool "now" name. But the character was born 30 years ago and no way would have that name. That's a thing.