The most popular girls names in the USA over the past six decades
This is pretty awesome – a chronological look at the most popular girls names by state from 1960 to 2012. Amazing to see trends in naming sweep the nation, from a near total embrace of Mary in the early 60s to Lisa dominating in the mid 60s, to Jennifer’s supremacy throughout the 70s, to the rise of Ashley, Emily, and Emma in more recent years.
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