"The names people choose to give their children communicate a wealth of social information - more so now than ever before.
A new analysis of name statistics suggests that the meaning conveyed by a baby's name -
that is, what a name tells others about the parents' tastes and background - has ramped up significantly over the last 25 years as baby names have become more diverse and numerous.
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In a recent blog post, Wattenberg explored how this trend has changed the very meaning and purpose of a name.
Pursuing uniqueness en masse
As Wattenberg points out, in the 1950s, the top 25 most common boy's names and the top 50 girl's names accounted for half of babies born. Today, however, those top names are given to fewer babies. In fact, you'd have to include the most popular 134 boy's names and the top 320 girl's names to cover half of all babies born every year." - Read More
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