A viral meme designed to mock overzealous white women has led to the demise of one individual.
BabyCentre reports that the name Karen was only registered once in the United Kingdom during 2022. It had four registrations in 2021, representing a decrease of 75 percent in its popularity.
Donald is no longer a popular name for boys, with only one registration in 2022 compared to six in 2021.
BabyCentre anticipates that the names will go off the list entirely in 2023.
In 2022, no girls were given the names Barbie, Carrie, Tegan, Deirdre, Katrina, Britney, or Farrah.
According to the site, the boy’s names Rhett, Brent, Cliff, Giles, Nigel, and Maximillian were not registered in 2022.
According to another website called Nameberry, meaning names from the 1960s, such as Kermit, have fallen out of favor.
In 2022, just one baby boy was registered with the name Donald, compared to six in 2021.
It also indicates that although other fruit-inspired names, such as Clementine, are increasing popularity, names like Cherry are falling out of favor.
There is, however, a stack of baby names that are projected to explode in popularity, in part because of celebrities and royals.
Nameberry projected that the recent coverage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will increase the popularity of the name Archie.
In 2022, the name Karen was only registered once for a girl in the United Kingdom.
All adventure-inspired names, including Everest, Atlas, and Wilder, will gain popularity in the coming year.
The name Billie is predicted to be popular among women in 2023 due to the growing trend of giving girls androgynous names and the popularity of the musician Billie Eilish.
Joelene will also be a major winner.
In the meantime, Halston will replace names like Hallie and Hayley.
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