While the media fawned for eight years over baby names involving Barack and Michelle Obama, don’t hold your breath waiting for any similar news out of this administration.
That doesn’t change the facts though, and the fact is baby girls named after First Lady Melania Trump are on the rise. (RELATED: Melania Trump’s Approval Rating Higher Than Hillary Clinton’s).
And why not? It’s a pretty name associated with a classy woman.
According to the Social Security Administration the name “Melania” is the fifth fastest growing name for baby girls in the United States, rocketing up 720 spots on the list from 1,650th a year ago.
Pamela Redmond Satran, co-founder of the baby name site Nameberry.com told People Magazine that there are two reasons for a surge in any celebrity’s name popularity – attractiveness of the name itself, as well as the person behind it.
Could it be that the First Lady is more admired than the MSM admits? Hmm… think so. https://t.co/YIY29F1NmY
— J Robert Smith (@JRobertSmith1) May 21, 2018
“Melania … is an exotic spin on the familiar Melanie, with Mila also a very stylish name,” Satran said. “And Melania Trump’s approval rating is higher than her husband’s, so on both counts — the attractiveness of her name and of her as a public figure — she comes out ahead and it makes sense that her name is rising in the ranks.”
Mrs. Trump’s approval rating remains high despite the media’s effort to destroy her relationship with the President.
A journalist for the New Yorker recently went to Melania’s hometown and discovered that people there also like her.
Upon visiting a restaurant, the reporter spotted a dish on the menu named after the First Lady. She asked the waitress if “people here like Melania.”
The waitress’s response: “Of course.”
Living well is the best revenge. Now “Melania” is one of the most popular girl baby names for 2018. Condolences to @StephenKing, @jimmykimmel Marginalizing Much-Maligned Melania https://t.co/k5s2LeXM5d
— Carol Anne Posey (@CMJsMarmee) May 16, 2018
In 2008, the New York Times was all abuzz over the name Barack becoming popular for baby boys.
“In the last week, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha have become inspirations for first and middle names across the United States, according to news reports,” they wrote. “But the Obama baby boom has been even more pronounced in Kenya, particularly in Kisumu, an area in the western part of the country where relatives of Mr. Obama live.”
In 2017, the Huffington Post said the name ‘Barack’ was back on the rise.
So where are the reports on baby girls named Melania? You’ll probably only read about it here.
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