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My last post showed those baby names that gained the most in popularity from 2017 to 2020. Today I show those that plummeted the farthest.
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Boys’ names that lost the most in popularity from 2017 to 2020<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2017
\nrank<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2020
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Gavin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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96<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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141<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brayden<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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72<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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111<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bryson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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86<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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115<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Chase<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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94<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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123<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jason<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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92<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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119<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ayden<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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122<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Connor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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78<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sawyer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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116<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Evan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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85<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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105<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Nicholas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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68<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Girls’ names that lost the most in that period<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Alexa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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65<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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230<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aubree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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86<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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156<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Samantha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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90<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Adeline<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Arianna<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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123<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Kaylee<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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84<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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117<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Savannah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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38<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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67<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Isabelle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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92<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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121<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aubrey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sarah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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62<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I notice a few things of interest here. First, the boys’ names that dropped the most tended to be ones not in the most popular group to start with, at least compared to the girls’ names. In other words, boys’ names don’t follow trends quite as much. The popular ones stay popular longer. Another thing I noticed is that the biggest drops appear to be related to current events. I can’t help but feel the drop for Gavin is related to California Gavin Newsom (although there are some very popular YouTubers named Gavin). As for Alexa, I’m compelled to conclude that it’s related to the Amazon device of that name. It may be as simple as parents who have one not wanting the device to respond every time they call their daughter by name. One other oddity that caught my attention is how many of these girls’ names begin with A. If you look at the last post, not a single one of the big gainers started with A, yet four began with E. Curious.
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