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Mythological names are on the rise; Pokémon, not so much. | prooffreader.com

Mythological names are on the rise; Pokémon, not so much. | prooffreader.com | Name News | Scoop.it

" Were people named after Pokémon? Obviously, the reverse happens, since there's a Pokémon named Casey. These graphs are more jagged because the y axis is less than 10% that of the mythological names charts, and some names are rising above and dipping below the dataset's minimum of five babies in a given year."

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The Baby Name Rhiannon - Nancy's Baby Names

The Baby Name Rhiannon - Nancy's Baby Names | Name News | Scoop.it
How big did the name Rhiannon get in the 1970s, thanks to the Fleetwood Mac song?
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It's bigger in England and (of course) Wales, but it's been out of the top 100 since 2001 and continues to fall, as do most of the Rhi- names.

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Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry

Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry | Name News | Scoop.it
Mythological baby names are definitely on the rise, as David Taylor shows most graphically. - baby names
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That David Taylor, he's quite the data wizard.

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