As
SlateV tells us in delightful video form
, this year’s most popular baby names are Sophia and Aiden. If you want to find out when your name was on every new mother’s tongue, bring up
, which charts the popularity of names year by year. Take an
old-fashioned name like Gertrude
, which hit its peak popularity in the 1890s. Or how about
, which was all the rage in the 1880s. This will provide you with at least 15 minutes of joy, and help you to figure out how to choose a name for your future spawn that won’t have 15 heads turning when you call it out at the playground.
