The demise of big families, with lots of kids, is the reason you don't hear very many names anymore. Everyone has one or two names for their children, usually a combination of what is currently popular, and the newborn's grandparents' names. You don't really have to start getting inventive until you have more than two or three kids. I have eight, and the last one was named after a freight company that I saw on the way to the hospital when he was born! I've coached kids sports for thirty years, and I have a family full of teachers. The names are very faddish. I once had a little girls soccer team of about 13 girls, and I had seven or eight Laurens. I still get real tickled when I see some adult professional woman's name is Muffin, or Heather.
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