The chart below makes it pretty clear. As soon as Bill Clinton was elected President the name Hilary became dramatically less popular.
And it hasn’t recovered since.
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The Death of Hilary — How Politics Killed A Name
all names go thru a popularity cycle. of course, any number of things can speed up, slow down or kill the cycle.
Yeah, it’s interesting to see cycles get killed. For instance, I think it will be a very long time before we start seeing girls named Katrina in the States again.
Unless, of course, you want your daughter to be a force of nature. Be sure to raise her to use her powers for good and not evil.
i don’t think there is a more unfortunate name than Adolf.
Hey! My grandpa’s name was Adolf!!!
Edit: Great-Grandpa.
if you name children after their ancestors, adolph may be doomed to be a middle name only.
Wonder how William and George fared, or are surnames more emphasized for men. Oh, and Monica would be interesting.
I suspect a similar effect will happen in Australia with the name Julia, our current PM. A chunk of her critics have tagged her Juliar.
Someday Tisiphone will make a come back! You get one Fury named after you 3000 years ago and it really hurts popularity.