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Star Wars: Kylo is Fastest-Rising American Boy’s Baby Name in 2016
Screenrant ^ | 5-13-2017 | Jacob Stolworthy

Posted on 05/13/2017 6:21:33 PM PDT by brucedickinson

The Social Security Administration has released its annual list and jumping 2,368 spots to 901 is Kylo, the character played by Adam Driver. It ended at 3,269 in 2015.

This comes as no surprise to BabynameWizard.com founder Laura Wattenberg who, the Associated Press reports, states that the names of villains are these days more likely to inspire parents than on-screen heroes.

The category’s popular culture-inspired runners up include Creed, Adonis (from Rocky sequel Creed) and Zayn, presumably after former One Direction singer Zayn Malik who is now enjoying a solo career in his own right.

(Excerpt) Read more at screenrant.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education
KEYWORDS: 2016review; culturewar; hollywood; kylo; loosemoorings; popculture; starwars; top10; villains
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"The Social Security Administration has released its annual list and jumping 2,368 spots to 901 is Kylo, the character played by Adam Driver. It ended at 3,269 in 2015."

Beats the hell out of Moohahmeed I reckon.

1 posted on 05/13/2017 6:21:33 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: brucedickinson

“THE FORCE AWAKENS: A Bad Lip Reading” (Featuring Mark Hamill as Han Solo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv_hGITmNuo


2 posted on 05/13/2017 6:24:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: brucedickinson

For a Sith, he’s a pussy.


3 posted on 05/13/2017 6:25:02 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: brucedickinson

Pathetic character.


4 posted on 05/13/2017 6:25:56 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: mountn man

He murdered his own father...hey, what’s not to love? Why wouldn’t everyone love to name their kid after an assasin?


5 posted on 05/13/2017 6:26:41 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: mountn man

I will admit that the Star Wars movies and spinoffs and whatnot have turned me off of Disney Star Wars. I am a huge sci-fi fan, and so I’m sure I’m not alone. Just too damn preachy and diverse. have to have the arab shuttle pilot, the chinamen, the empowered womyn, what I like to call “wiseblack,” and on and on. Disney will add some trannies into the Star Wars mix once they start putting out the “Young Yoda Chronicles” or whatever. But, that being said, Kylo is a neat name.


6 posted on 05/13/2017 6:30:24 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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a variation on Kyle?


7 posted on 05/13/2017 6:48:05 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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Yes, or something like that.

8 posted on 05/13/2017 6:50:20 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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Remember when people used to select such weird names as John, Robert, Richard, James, etc.? I feel for teachers today, what with all of the “cool” names....plus they fiddle around so that the spelling varies as well.


9 posted on 05/13/2017 6:51:45 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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Kylo is your typical whiney, troubled teenager of today. Is that what parents are hoping to get?


10 posted on 05/13/2017 6:56:47 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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You can tell the RadTrad Catholics. They name their kids after apostles, evangelists, martyrs...

The rest name their kids after rock stars and soap opera characters. Kimberly, Tiffany, Kayla, Kaden...YUCK!


11 posted on 05/13/2017 6:59:27 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: JudyinCanada
Remember when people used to select such weird names as John, Robert, Richard, James, etc.? I feel for teachers today, what with all of the “cool” names....plus they fiddle around so that the spelling varies as well.

In my work at high schools, I rarely encounter names such as John, Robert, Richard, James, etc., although the other day, I ran across a couple of teenagers named John and Johnny. It seems that in just about every other class, there's a boy named Angel. The Kylos will start showing up on high school roll sheets in a few years.

12 posted on 05/13/2017 7:00:47 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Besides, his real name is Ben. And his dad is way cooler. Call your kids Han if you haveta name them after a SW character. Kylo is not cool...he’s even whinier than Luke, and that’s saying a lot.


13 posted on 05/13/2017 7:01:49 PM PDT by freepertoo
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14 posted on 05/13/2017 7:08:06 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Arthur McGowan

As for girls, I never see any young Lindas, Lynns, Anns or Marys anymore. If you encounter someone with one of those names, she is likely to be a baby boomer, as are men named Ken and Glen.


15 posted on 05/13/2017 7:09:19 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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A boy named Angel? Oh for pity sake. How stupid.


16 posted on 05/13/2017 7:09:48 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: Fiji Hill

I’m surprised you don’t many jar-jars


17 posted on 05/13/2017 7:10:17 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: freepertoo
Call your kids Han if you haveta name them after a SW character.

Han sounds Korean. One might choose Hans, which means "Jack" in German.

18 posted on 05/13/2017 7:11:23 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: mountn man

“For a Sith, he’s a pussy.”

Indeed. He should be called Darth Pussy.


19 posted on 05/13/2017 7:16:10 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
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To: JudyinCanada

If I had the misfortune of being named Angel, I would probably insist on being called Abaddon or Apollyon (see Revelation 9:11)


20 posted on 05/13/2017 7:16:38 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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