When it comes to baby names the most popular names tend to follow pretty clear patterns. When a TV show becomes all the rage, baby names associated with the show tend to rise over the years following. The same thing happens in the opposite direction: when a name is in the news for something no one wants to be associated with, the baby name drops pretty quickly — in most cases.
The Social Security Administration recently released its list of the top least trendy baby names in the United States. The agency has been collecting data on baby names since the 1800s and their latest list notes the least popular names across the country.
The list was compiled by looking at the rank of the name in 2020 compared to the rank in 2021. The names that dropped the most significantly from one year to the next were ranked higher in the least popular category.
Looking at the list for both boys and girls, it’s what we would expect to see—a lot of the very year-specific trends quickly dwindle. The unique spelling of common names seems to run the least popular side for the boys. For the girls, we’re just shocked that there are two names on the list that are even less popular than Karen…
Baby boy names that dropped in popularity the most from 2020 to 2021:
Baby girl names that dropped in popularity the most from 2020 to 2021:
To see the full list of more than 100 names, check out Social Security Administration.
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