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Culturally Driven Names
Names whose popularity trajectories can't be explained by random drift alone — data shows a cultural moment drove their rise.
These names beat a statistical model of random cultural drift in more than 95% of the years they've been tracked. Something specific happened — a film, a public figure, a moment — that moved the needle beyond what chance predicts.
Research basis: These names beat the Lieberson neutral-drift model at the 99th percentile. Read the methodology →
41 names
41 names · slug culturally-driven
◈= unisex (gender-neutral)
- Brian
Celtic
72 - Donald
Scottish
72 - Maximus
Latin
72 - Russell
English
72 - Alan
Celtic
56 - Edward
English
56 - Everleigh
English
56 - George
Greek
56 - Kehlani
English
56 - Kenneth
Celtic
56 - Kevin
Irish
56 - Margaret
Greek
56 - Mary
Hebrew
56 - Nevaeh
English
56 - Paul
Latin
56 - Peter
Greek
56 - Richard
Germanic
56 - Roy
Celtic
56 - Victor
Latin
56 - Vincent
Latin
56 - Xander
Greek
56 - Andrew
Greek
45 - Anthony
Latin
45 - Charles
Germanic
45 - Daniel
Hebrew
45 - David
Hebrew
45 - Elizabeth
Hebrew
45 - Jack
English
45 - James
Hebrew
45 - John
Hebrew
45 - Joseph
Hebrew
45 - Michael
Hebrew
45 - Robert
Germanic
45 - Samuel
Hebrew
45 - William
Germanic
45 - Thomas
Greek
35 - Raymond
Germanic
29 - Carl
Germanic
28 - Aaliyah
Arabic
7 - Adalynn
Germanic
7 - Katelyn
Celtic
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