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Slate article on BabyCenter's "most popular names" list

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holey
holey 5 months

To the surprise of nobody here:

That Viral List of Top Baby Names Is BS

Some interesting points that aren't mentioned, either by Slate or BabyCenter:

  • How do they gather their list of names - is it based on birth announcements submitted anonymously or do they have some kind of focus group?
  • Is this list limited to the US?
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