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Comment on what is with child names like Aiden, Braiden etc?

There’s a well-studied phenomenon called “social diffusion”. People of higher socioeconomic status seek out novel, unique, or fashionable baby names and start using them. These names gradually get picked up by families of lower socioeconomic status. Eventually the names become mainstream, and then finally decline in popularity.

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cannedtuna@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Okayden

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- ulkesh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  This deserves way more upvotes.
  
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  - superkret@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    We could, but we don’t want to.
    
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DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Social diffusion is an explanation of how information spreads, not just names.

My understanding is that unique names and neologism have long been a feature of African-American culture where North American Caucasians followed a family naming tradition. I think what has happened is some celebrities have moved towards a unique name scheme. But it feels like a mainstreaming of AA culture more than anything.

The impetus has been there in Europe. Many nations have/had very restrictive rules about names. They’d only have rules against it if people were trying to do it. I had Swiss friends who were very excited that their daughter was born in Canada so they could name her “Sora” which wasn’t in the approved name list in Switzerland.

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- Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  “Approved name list”? What the actual fuck?
  
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  - DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Lol. Check out Denmark. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law
    
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  - PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I believe Iceland has this as well.
    
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  - MrsDoyle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Same in France, though they’ve loosened up a bit. Used to be saints names only.
    
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  - timmytbt@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No rules in Aus!
    
    www.sbs.com.au/news/article/…/kuc845mib
    
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