How popular were presidents' names during their time in office?

elperromagico

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:25 PM
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How popular were presidents' names during their time in office?

Being a nerd, I was inspired by Frogtutor's name popularity thread to find out whether or not having a president with a certain first name inspired parents to name their children that.

http://www.birthdayalarm.com/NamePopularity.jsp?bdaysession=1537621350352889497&Ran=831475010<

For the sake of comparison, I will include the decades prior to and following decades of service.

Theodore (Roosevelt) - 1900s: #42
1910s: #63

William (Taft) - 1900s: #2, 1910s: #2
1920s: #4

(Thomas) Woodrow (Wilson) - 1910s: #72, 1920s: #282
1900s: > #1000
1930s: #321

Warren (Harding) - 1920s: #51
1910s: #102
1930s: #99

(John) Calvin (Coolidge) - 1920s: #83
1910s: #167
1930s: #127

Herbert (Hoover) - 1920s: #36, 1930s: #55
1910s: #39
1940s: #98

Franklin (Roosevelt) - 1930s: #75, 1940s: #127
1920s: #139
1950s: #160

Harry (Truman) - 1940s: #52, 1950s: #89
1930s: #36
1960s: #142

Dwight (Eisenhower) - 1950s: #152, 1960s: #219
1940s: #173
1970s: #300

John (Kennedy) - 1960s: #3
1950s: #4
1970s: #6

Lyndon (Johnson) - 1960s: #502
1950s: #753
1970s: # >1000

Richard (Nixon) - 1960s: #8, 1970s: #16
1950s: #7
1980s: #27

Gerald (Ford) - 1970s: #104
1960s: #62
1980s: #175

(James) Jimmy (Carter) - 1970s: #105, 1980s: #138
1960s: #81
1990s: #205

Ronald (Reagan) - 1980s: #70
1970s: #45
1990s: #135

George (Bush) - 1980s: #72, 1990s: #105
1970s: #49

(William) Bill (Clinton) - 1990s: #963
1980s: #664

Looks to me like naming your baby after a sitting President has become less popular in the last few decades.

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:26 PM
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1. .

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elperromagico

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:27 PM
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2. I agree completely.

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JohnKleeb

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:28 PM
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3. Ahh yes

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Lavender Brown

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:30 PM
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4. I met someone named Dwight once

Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 03:35 PM by Lavender Brown

He wasn't born in the 50s, but maybe his parents were Ike fans, I don't know. :shrug:

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JohnKleeb

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:31 PM
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5. I have relatives named Eisenhower

:shrug: and my cousin who is one dared to question my Irishness, excuse me but I am more Irish than you! :).

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Lavender Brown

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:34 PM
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6. Hey, aren't you Italian?

Just kidding. ;)

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JohnKleeb

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:35 PM
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7. HEY!

Nah German-Irish-Eastern European mix and I love it.

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Benhurst

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Wed Feb-02-05 03:35 PM
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8. I'm not sure you are being fair to Dubya. How many babies are

being named Asshole?

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