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I'm not sure if I can see it ever making the top 100. Maybe peaking around ~150?
But like, I don't know how much "ugh not another one" would be; name popularity is sooo diluted now (in 1990, 46,000 girls were named Jessica which was #1 that year, in 2016 only 19,400 girls were named Emma, also #1) and I think some names feel like a lot if they're in the top 10 or if they have a lot of spellings. Felix does not have a lot of spellings. I don't see it talked about much; I'm thinking it never gets past like... 3,000 births per year, tops? Around where Ashton and Emmett and Brody currently are. And I think I'm being generous at 3k.
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But like, I don't know how much "ugh not another one" would be; name popularity is sooo diluted now (in 1990, 46,000 girls were named Jessica which was #1 that year, in 2016 only 19,400 girls were named Emma, also #1) and I think some names feel like a lot if they're in the top 10 or if they have a lot of spellings. Felix does not have a lot of spellings. I don't see it talked about much; I'm thinking it never gets past like... 3,000 births per year, tops? Around where Ashton and Emmett and Brody currently are. And I think I'm being generous at 3k.
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I guess "ugh not another one" is subjective and certainly something I (or anyone who's interested in names) will notice more than the general population. The thing is if it does continue to rise I suspect it will be disproportionately popular in my state (Minnesota). Seems very Twin Cities yuppie to me. You usually seem to know what you're talking about wrt popularity trends and stuff though so thank you!
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True, region definitely plays into it and looks like you're right that it's more popular in Minnesota (and in midwestern states in general, the south doesn't seem to care for it. New England doesn't either.)
Here's the births for 2016 with the 10 states closest in population to Minnesota.
MN: 42
WI: 42
CO: 35
AL: 12
MD: 17
MO: 27
SC: 7
TN: 21
LA: 10
KY: 12
IN: 38
Here's something wild: Felix does not appear in Delaware's data at all ever.
Here's the births for 2016 with the 10 states closest in population to Minnesota.
MN: 42
WI: 42
CO: 35
AL: 12
MD: 17
MO: 27
SC: 7
TN: 21
LA: 10
KY: 12
IN: 38
Here's something wild: Felix does not appear in Delaware's data at all ever.
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