A Century of Names: Name Trends of the Last 100 Years

We welcome Onomast and friend Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans to discuss U.S. name trends from 1921-2020 for U.S. Births. We talk about the Social Security baby names statistics, interesting trends, anomalies, and mistakes!

Jennifer and Mallory also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners!

Names mentioned in this episode: Amiri, Zakai, Aadi, Mary, James, Elizabeth, Blossom, Ryver, Wave, Symphani, Donovan, and more!

U.S. Social Security Name Statistics

100 Year Stats: Popularity (PDF)

100 Year Stats: Longevity (PDF)

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