A new study says that influencer-inspired baby names are surging.
The background check company BeenVerified used Social Security Administration data to see exactly which content creators have the most name popularity.
Their findings suggest that certain popular names on your FYP are truly influencing major life decisions.
As a teen, the name atop my “Dream Baby Names” notes app list was Dove—not inspired by the bird, but the star of the Disney Channel's hit original series at the time, Liv and Maddie (which I lowkey didn’t even watch). Though Dove has since drifted off my list, I feel no shame that I once planned to name my firstborn after a sitcom star. Pop culture-inspired names have long been a thing. Rachel became the ninth-most popular name for girls during Friends ’ run in 1