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June 26, 2017 5:17 AM
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If you were a child of the 80s or 90s, you’d remember the popular, sculptured dolls called Cabbage Patch Kids. Nearly every kid had one, unless your parents
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April 19, 2017 4:06 PM
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In November of 1999, a 5-year-old Cuban boy named Elián González and his mother Elizabeth (along with others) attempted to escape Cuba and reach the U.S. The boat capsized and most of the…
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February 21, 2017 5:14 PM
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No, I'm not talking Q*Bert. But would something like Azurian or Zaviga make a good baby name?
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January 25, 2017 5:15 PM
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"Baby names for $200, Alex." "This name debuted in the U.S. baby name data in the year 2000 thanks to the game show Jeopardy." "What is Alancia?"
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November 26, 2016 3:53 PM
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we’ve already met Dr. Happy Thanksgiving, but are there more?
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October 12, 2016 4:56 PM
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Some 90s girl names feel dated and overused, but a surprising number are still every bit as wearable as they were long before Y2K, Twitter, and the iPhone.
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September 29, 2016 6:49 PM
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In October of 1990, two months after Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, a 15-year-old Kuwaiti girl named Nayirah testified in front of the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus. S…
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September 21, 2016 4:11 PM
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Saddam Hussein served as the leader of Iraq from the mid-1970s until the early 2000s. In August of 1990, he invaded Kuwait and set off the Persian Gulf War. (Years later, when asked why he invaded …
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August 31, 2016 5:39 PM
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August 30, 2016 4:36 PM
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It's been a while since I put up a post showing you the common names that Albanian males born from 1955 all the way to 1995 have. Now, I've done the same for the females. Here's what the top 5 looks like for the following years: 1955: Shpresa, Drita, Fatime, Vjollca and Natasha 1965: Mimoza,…
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August 19, 2016 5:35 PM
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Evidence of this 1991-1992 wave of Albanian immigration can be see in the sudden appearance of several rather patriotic Albanian baby names to the U.S. baby name data:
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July 20, 2016 2:39 PM
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Inspired by the leading ladies, their gentleman friends and more.
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June 26, 2016 8:02 AM
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There were so many great moments during the '90s that made it a totally rad decade. Between the music, movies, and television shows, our live
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April 30, 2017 5:29 PM
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I am graduating college in about 20 days and its hard to believe I am almost done. Four years really flies by when you are having fun, a
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April 6, 2017 5:32 PM
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Disney princesses often influence the baby name charts. But what about Disney animals? We’ve already talked about two deer and a squirrel, so today let’s check out five lions and a meer…
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February 11, 2017 6:15 PM
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Travis has been on the baby name charts since the very beginning. It was particularly popular from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, ranking in the top 50 for 18 years straight. During that period…
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January 16, 2017 4:30 PM
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Symba, Durell, and Countess are three more baby names that were influenced by contestants on Star Search.
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November 16, 2016 5:59 PM
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Rugrats was one of the few shows that I, born in the 1980s, and my baby brother, born in the 1990s could agree to watch together. If you were born in the 80s or 90s chances are you’re also familiar with baby Tommy and his family and friends. Let’s take a trip down memory name…
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October 5, 2016 6:04 PM
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I've calculated the dozen defining baby names of every decade, from 1880s to today—the names that were most distinctly popular in that decade compared to all others.
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September 21, 2016 4:14 PM
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In early 1991, a Malaysian newspaper ran a photo of an exiled Kuwaiti woman in Bahrain holding a baby girl. According to the caption, the baby was named “Kuwait.” The photo was taken at…
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September 15, 2016 4:30 PM
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Do you think the baby name JonBenet will reappear on the charts this year (or next)?
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August 31, 2016 5:10 PM
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The names Dodie, Dody, and Dodi are most familiar to us as nicknames for Dorothy (or Dolores). But in 1997, Dodi pops onto the charts as a boy name for the first and only time: 1998: unlisted 1997:…
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August 29, 2016 5:12 PM
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One-hit wonder baby name Thurgood appeared on the charts the year Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall passed away.
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July 30, 2016 2:10 AM
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Our search for pop culture name inspirations takes us down Memory Lane to the 1990s.
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July 1, 2016 4:32 PM
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It's hard to think about the '90s and not smile. Neon colors were in, along with some of the craziest hairstyles known to man. Sayings lik
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What a fantastic list! (Although I do find those dolls a bit unsettling...) Found via Abby.