Why Do So Many Girls's Names End in 'A'?
by Robinson Meyer
Aug 28, 2015
2 minutes
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
This week, the Social Security Administration released 2014’s ten most popular baby names in the U.S. My colleague Megan notes that it takes, as uniqueness-hunting parents must spot trends in order to evade them. “Emma” was barely on the map a generation ago, but now it’s number one:
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