*This* is the trendiest baby name in U.S. history
And it may just surprise you.
Linda.
The name Linda, which started trending upwards in the late 1930s, became the single ‘trendiest’ in U.S. history because of its fast and intense rise from obscurity to the height of baby name popularity. At the height of the craze in the late 1940s, more than 5% of all baby girls born in the U.S. were named “Linda” each year. If you have a 65-year-old aunt, mother, neighbor or coworker named Linda, then this is your cue to remind her of just how trendy she is. As Brit + Co notes—The rise was attributed to the success of a 1946 Jack Lawrence song , “Linda,” named after the singer’s attorney’s then one-year-old daughter, who later went on to marry Beatle Paul McCartney.Linda. It’s a simple, beautiful name that means, “soft, tender” and “beautiful.” What’s not to love? Aunt Linda, you so trendy. [Originally published November 18, 2017]
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