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HelpRe: What is up with the popularity of these names?
in reply to a message by number1212
I don't know about Yulissa but a bunch of issa names had their surge of popularity centered on about 1997 (Carissa Karissa Larissa Marissa Alyssa).
Tammy - I think it just went out of style. Started to sound mediocre. The way Kayla has done. Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband's scandals in the late 80s might've sealed its fate. Her name was a household word for a while. She had a particularly ridiculous appearance.
Brittany - was a trendy name to begin with, but the rise of Britney Spears probably shortened its lifespan (Spears made the name seem less spiffy, and more trashy. Hit me baby one more time?)
Chelsea - also a trendy name to begin with, and I suspect it might've had its lifespan cut much shorter by the election of Bill Clinton whose daughter was Chelsea. Kelsey might also have been negatively affected by the popularity of "Frasier" starring Kelsey Grammer (a man). But I feel less sure about that.
Nakia - look at the submitted name page. http://www.behindthename.com/name/nakia/submitted
Tevin, Nira, Tennille - others answered you
- mirfak
Tammy - I think it just went out of style. Started to sound mediocre. The way Kayla has done. Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband's scandals in the late 80s might've sealed its fate. Her name was a household word for a while. She had a particularly ridiculous appearance.
Brittany - was a trendy name to begin with, but the rise of Britney Spears probably shortened its lifespan (Spears made the name seem less spiffy, and more trashy. Hit me baby one more time?)
Chelsea - also a trendy name to begin with, and I suspect it might've had its lifespan cut much shorter by the election of Bill Clinton whose daughter was Chelsea. Kelsey might also have been negatively affected by the popularity of "Frasier" starring Kelsey Grammer (a man). But I feel less sure about that.
Nakia - look at the submitted name page. http://www.behindthename.com/name/nakia/submitted
Tevin, Nira, Tennille - others answered you
- mirfak
This message was edited 8/28/2015, 8:04 PM
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You're right, she did give it a bump. And anyway, the name Brittany was on the decline for a while before Spears' fame. So I was probably wrong about that.
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