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DonViejo

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Sat May 13, 2017, 09:51 AM May 2017

Parents Aren't Naming Their Sons' 'Donald'

DONALD TRUMP, NOT A POPULAR PRESIDENT OR BABY NAME

BY JANICE WILLIAMS ON 5/13/17 AT 7:00 AM

President Donald Trump’s popularity has been plummeting and not just in the polls. Since the now commander-in-chief started his campaign trail, the name Donald has decreased in popularity among new parents. In fact, in 2016, the name Donald dropped 45 spots below its 2015 baby name ranking, according to the Social Security Administration’s yearly Popular Names list.

Every year, the Administration releases a list of the top 1,000 names parents have chosen to name their children, and in 2016, the name Donald dropped from the 443rd spot to 488.




Similarly, Trump’s ranking among Americans has continued to drop with the latest Quinnipac University survey finding only 36 percent of voters approve of the job the president has done so far, while 58 percent didn’t approve.

Although the name Donald is apparently growing in dislike among parents, the name Hillary didn’t even make it on the Social Security Administration most recent list, which was released Friday. In fact, Hillary hasn’t landed in the top 1,000 baby names ranking since Trump’s opposing candidate ran for the White House for the first time in 2008.

During an interview with the Associated Press, Laura Wattenberg, the founder of parenting website BabynameWizard.com, said the name Donald could be losing its popularity because parents generally don’t like to name their children after anything that could become shrouded in controversy. Names after political figures overall didn’t seem to be big hits with parents.

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http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-baby-names-popular-2016-caitlyn-jenner-608614
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Parents Aren't Naming Their Sons' 'Donald' (Original Post) DonViejo May 2017 OP
Donald edhopper May 2017 #1
Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #2
Sounds like we're gonna have a quacking lot of fun! rock May 2017 #3
However, I hear the name "Cheeto" is climbing in popularity. smirkymonkey May 2017 #4
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