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I was surprised to see that Hattie is so far up in the charts - #112 in England and Wales, and #383 in the US in 2023. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott named one of their daughter Hattie Margaret. It's a great combo and gives a nod to Gone With the Wind. Hattie McDaniel was the first black actor to win an Oscar and Margaret was the first name of the author Margaret Mitchell. Maybe folks are looking in their family trees more for inspiration. Online genealogy sites make it easier to find those interesting names. Hattie was #27 in 1880 in the US making it likely to appear in many family trees.