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Interesting thread!
I went to private school in New York for some time. My cousins and sister went there too. I know at least 5 girls named Allegra who all went to school with us. I thought that was pretty weird, as far as I know it never made the top 1000 and they were all born in the US as far as I know. They didn't have Italian parents either but all of their parents were either working as artists or they were at least interested in art. Three of them were in my class at one point. Also Annabel was quite popular there, I can think of three Annabels and an Annabelle.
When I went to school in Calfornia both Harrison and Henry were extremely common. There were always at least two Henrys in our class. There was also a Henri. Madeline and Madeleine were very popular for girls. I'm friends with three girls named Madeline and we all went to school together. They all pronounce it MAD-eh-linn.
I also know many people with names which are common now but weren't at all when I was born (late 80s). I know four girls named Ava, for example. Several named Isabella, Annabella and Bella. I also know more girls named Anna than with any other name. And in the late 80s Anna wasn't that common.
In one of my classes at university there were 6 girls named Isabel or Isabelle at one point and there were only 10 girls in that class. That was also pretty weird as I hardly met any Isabels or Isabelles before or after that.
I also know two girls named Aquinnah which is extremely odd. But they are far apart in age (over 10 years) and one lives in New York, the other in California. They are both interested in ballet and dance. Always thought that was funny.
I also know way more girls named Autumn than I should. One from Texas, the others all from California. I know 8 at the moment. Three are in my dance class. The others are younger than me. I thought it was so odd that I checked the popularity statistics for California because I thought it might have been more common here, but it never even made the top 100. I love the name and would consider using it, though.
I have met a Mariel too! But she's from Switzerland and they only one I've met.
I went to private school in New York for some time. My cousins and sister went there too. I know at least 5 girls named Allegra who all went to school with us. I thought that was pretty weird, as far as I know it never made the top 1000 and they were all born in the US as far as I know. They didn't have Italian parents either but all of their parents were either working as artists or they were at least interested in art. Three of them were in my class at one point. Also Annabel was quite popular there, I can think of three Annabels and an Annabelle.
When I went to school in Calfornia both Harrison and Henry were extremely common. There were always at least two Henrys in our class. There was also a Henri. Madeline and Madeleine were very popular for girls. I'm friends with three girls named Madeline and we all went to school together. They all pronounce it MAD-eh-linn.
I also know many people with names which are common now but weren't at all when I was born (late 80s). I know four girls named Ava, for example. Several named Isabella, Annabella and Bella. I also know more girls named Anna than with any other name. And in the late 80s Anna wasn't that common.
In one of my classes at university there were 6 girls named Isabel or Isabelle at one point and there were only 10 girls in that class. That was also pretty weird as I hardly met any Isabels or Isabelles before or after that.
I also know two girls named Aquinnah which is extremely odd. But they are far apart in age (over 10 years) and one lives in New York, the other in California. They are both interested in ballet and dance. Always thought that was funny.
I also know way more girls named Autumn than I should. One from Texas, the others all from California. I know 8 at the moment. Three are in my dance class. The others are younger than me. I thought it was so odd that I checked the popularity statistics for California because I thought it might have been more common here, but it never even made the top 100. I love the name and would consider using it, though.
I have met a Mariel too! But she's from Switzerland and they only one I've met.
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I always wondered if it had to do with the type of parents that would name their kid "Allergra" or "Autumn" which makes the coincidence less coincidental I guess? Like parents that are more into the arts and would encourage their children to do dance would name their kid a more nature-y name like Autumn than parents more interested in something else. That's really interesting though, especially about the Allergras.
And I know what you mean, I met several Charlottes in high school which for around my birth year would have been ranked a high 200/300 name but saying "I know so many Charlottes!" now is like "yeah man, it's ranked 45" not that I dislike the name. That's actually where I came up with the previous theory because I realized the parents of the Charlottes were very similar and I was like "huh I wonder if people like that are just more likely to name their daughters something like Charlotte."
I always wondered if it had to do with the type of parents that would name their kid "Allergra" or "Autumn" which makes the coincidence less coincidental I guess? Like parents that are more into the arts and would encourage their children to do dance would name their kid a more nature-y name like Autumn than parents more interested in something else. That's really interesting though, especially about the Allergras.
And I know what you mean, I met several Charlottes in high school which for around my birth year would have been ranked a high 200/300 name but saying "I know so many Charlottes!" now is like "yeah man, it's ranked 45" not that I dislike the name. That's actually where I came up with the previous theory because I realized the parents of the Charlottes were very similar and I was like "huh I wonder if people like that are just more likely to name their daughters something like Charlotte."
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I'm and "artsy" type (I have my degree in art history) and Allegra is one of my most FAVORITE names, actually the longest running name in my top 10 - so there could be something there
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That's actually super interesting! I feel like I want to casually do a survey with my artsy friends "sooo... how do you feel about the name Allegra?" haha
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I agree, it definitely seems to have something to do with the parents. I know a few Charlottes my age and all except one have teachers as parents or at least one parent who is a teacher!
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