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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the name Emma became popular due to Jane Austen's book, Emma, NOT because of Friends. Really, try to expand your horizons.[/quote]

It became popular in the early aughts due to Friends

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

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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.[/quote]

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."[/quote]

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.[/quote]

+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[/quote]

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? [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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[/quote]

I knew a kid name Anniken. I can’t take that name seriously.[/quote]

Especially since it’s supposed to be spelled Anakin.[/quote]

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