- Lyndon's popularity as a first name mirrored President Johnson's popularity, jumping from 635th most popular name in 1962 to 348th in 1964 before tumbling out of the top 1000 by 1970.
Madison was the 7th most popular name nationally, across all races, according to the Social Security Administration (what can explain the popularity of the name Madison? I am convinced that many new mothers, girls in the 1980s, were fans of the movie Splash).
A good way to find nerdy names for boys is to go to any US name popularity site, choose "Most popular names in 1895," and look for any name below the top 10.
The authors looked at first names to examine patterns of popularity, because name choices are not driven by technology or other commercial effects.
With such widespread popularity, the name "care package" (the acronym was lowercased in popular usage) quickly carried over to any shipment of supplies to service personnel, college students, inmates or anyone away from home.
"The election is basically a popularity or name recognition contest, and with Torigoe hobbled by unproven allegations [Koike] is sitting pretty," Kingston says.
Clarke had also built his popularity and name recognition as a prominent fur trader.
As it increased in popularity, its name became Jingju or Jingxi, which reflected its start in the capital city, Jing, and the form of the performance, Xi.
Ms. Besnard's father was the sociologist Philippe Besnard, who did extensive work on first names, establishing that until the 1970s the popularity of names trickled down from the upper classes.
