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The end of the Karen? Fewer newborns were given the name in 2020 than any year since 1932 after it became an insult for white women who throw public fits
UK Daily Mail ^ | June 1, 2021 | Keith Griffith

Posted on 06/02/2021 5:01:20 AM PDT by C19fan

Fewer American babies were named 'Karen' last year than any year since 1932, after the name became a pejorative slur for white women who throw fits in public.

Data released by the Social Security Administration shows that last year, just 325 newborns were named Karen, which represents 0.019 percent of total female births in 2020.

Karen, which had already been declining in popularity for years, plunged from the 660th most popular female name to number 831, tying for the 13th sharpest decline among all female baby names.

The name Karen peaked in popularity in 1965, when 32,873 Karens were born, representing 1.799 percent of all female births.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: karen; names
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To: C19fan

Needs to be gender neutral like Taylor or Blaire.Dakota or Kai.


21 posted on 06/02/2021 5:47:58 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Flick Lives
Whatever happened to Sally or Susan?

Sally--Gracie Fields

Susan--The Buckinghams

22 posted on 06/02/2021 5:48:35 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: C19fan

No mas Karen in 2020, but Carina will be among to the top names in 2021 with the influx of illegals through our southern border.


23 posted on 06/02/2021 5:48:44 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Fiji Hill
I recall when just about every other girl was named Linda. But that name is now rare among young people.

The esteemed senator from South Carolina ruined it for everyone.

24 posted on 06/02/2021 5:49:38 AM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: C19fan

My sister Karen passed away 6 years ago.
I have a sister named Linda.
Meanest woman alive. LOL
She was attacked by a would be rapist, she kicked his a$$
And she will shoot you.

Always knock first.


25 posted on 06/02/2021 5:49:47 AM PDT by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: momtothree

I have recently met a 2 year old Henery. And a young Mary and a Louise. My son said he planed to name his children Joseph d Mary


26 posted on 06/02/2021 5:50:11 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: mware

When I was growing up, a colleague of my parents had a daughter named Martha who was my age. I also have a good friend named Marta.


27 posted on 06/02/2021 5:50:46 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

No!No!


28 posted on 06/02/2021 5:52:06 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: C19fan

The worst girlfriend that I ever had was named “Karin”. Though spelled differently, she lived up to the cliché and was a nightmare. Her first husband enthusiastically dumped her and I’m now curious if the second one is hanging in there. (Of course, she also turned into a Hillary loving proggy.)


29 posted on 06/02/2021 5:52:54 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Vaquero
My sister named Karen died in 1960 at age 8. My parents are gone now and wouldn’t have understood what they did to that name. My father visibly mourned till he died in ‘06.

I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a child, especially one that young. One of my best friends over the last thirty years lost his 8-year old daughter to brain cancer years ago. He has never been the same person he was before that.

30 posted on 06/02/2021 5:53:41 AM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: C19fan

Number named Hillary since 1992: Zero


31 posted on 06/02/2021 5:54:23 AM PDT by twister881
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To: C19fan

In my uncles assisted living facility the persons name is on their door. Most are in their 90’s.

I always get a kick out of their old school names: Stella, Clara, Pearl, Dorothy, Roseann.

No Linda’s, Michelle’s, Melissa’s or Julie’s yet...the names of girls in the 60’s and 70’s I grew up with.


32 posted on 06/02/2021 5:54:56 AM PDT by setter
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To: Chickensoup

When the English royal family was expecting a child a few years ago, people were suggesting names. I suggested that if it were a girl, she should be named Nannette, but an Englishwoman that I know replied, “no, no, Nannette!” She thought it would be inappropriate to give a French name to an English princess.


33 posted on 06/02/2021 5:57:26 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: C19fan

Now that the Covid madness is finally ending, I am predicting a spike in suicides. The mask “Karens” will no longer have any reason for living.


34 posted on 06/02/2021 6:00:39 AM PDT by systemjim (Lifetime Lover of Music)
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To: Chickensoup
I have recently met a 2 year old Henery.

Henery? Weird. What was wrong with Henry?

35 posted on 06/02/2021 6:02:13 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Masks are safety blankets to the feeble minded)
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To: C19fan

A “Karen” is someone who expects you to do better. Not surprising that it has become a dirty word today.


36 posted on 06/02/2021 6:03:52 AM PDT by Demiurge2 (Define your terms!)
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To: mware

Martha, my dear
Though I spend my days in conversation
Please, remember me
Martha, my love
Don’t forget me
Martha, my dear

[Bridge 1]
Hold your head up, you silly girl
Look what you’ve done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl

Paul McCartney’s Beatles song about his English sheep dog named Martha.

Also Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne’s mother we’re both Martha.


37 posted on 06/02/2021 6:05:16 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Fiji Hill

In my class of ‘66, we had Linda, Kathy, Karen — tons of them.


38 posted on 06/02/2021 6:06:44 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Faith, not fear. Faith, not faintheartedness.)
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To: Fiji Hill

Babe Ruth was traded to the NY Yankees by Boston Red Sox owner who needed the money to fund a Broadway play named ‘No no Nanette’


39 posted on 06/02/2021 6:08:52 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: C19fan

As if black women never throw public fits.


40 posted on 06/02/2021 6:20:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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