Episode 84 – We welcome friend and onomast Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans to discuss U.S. name trends from 1921-2020 for U.S. Births. We talk about the Social Security baby names statistics, interesting trends, anomalies, and mistakes!

Jennifer and Mallory also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners!

Names mentioned in this episode: Amiri, Zakai, Aadi, Mary, James, Elizabeth, Blossom, Ryver, Wave, Symphani, Donovan, and more!

U.S. Social Security Name Statistics

100 Year Stats: Popularity (PDF)

100 Year Stats: Longevity (PDF)

Old Time Gramophone with words: Name Trends of the Last 100 Years

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Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.