I saw [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/i8daoz/oc_most_popular_baby_girl_names_in_the_us_from/) and was rather interested at how this happens. The only thing I can think of is people naming their child after famous people (or infamous people, like the popularity of Monica nosediving in the mid 90’s).
Another example from the aforementioned post is ‘Jennifer’. That name was the most popular for nearly a decade until it suddenly disappeared in every state.
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These decisions are not made on a state-by-state basis. They are made on a child-by-child bases by the child’s parents. Those parents are exposed to popular culture, news events, and all sorts of cultural influences. Most of those influences are national, but some may be more regional.
One bad Monica or Adolf can spoil the name for many.
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