BABY NAMES: BIG INCREASE IN "KYLO" BECAUSE OF STAR WARS

It’s time for the monthly Baby Name story. The Social Security Administration released its annual list of top baby names on Friday:
– There was a dramatic rise in the name Kylo. For boys’ names, Kylo spiked in a major way in 2016, becoming the fastest-growing name of the year, jumping from 3,269 in 2015 to number 901. The agency noted that Kylo Ren was a character in the 2015 film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
– The second-highest riser in boys’ names for 2016 was Creed, which “could be attributed to the return to the silver screen of America’s favorite boxer Rocky Balboa in the 2015 movie ‘Creed.’”
– For girls, the highest climber in 2016 was Kehlani, which spiked 2,487 spots from number 3,359 in 2015 to 872 last year. The agency suggested that the rise might be attributed to Grammy-nominated singer Kehlani Parrish.
– Meanwhile, Emma and Noah maintain their death grips on the top spots for girls’ and boys’ names for the third straight year.
– There was a huuuuge drop in the name Caitlyn, falling out of the top 1,000 names. Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabynameWizard.com, said it would be wrong to blame Caitlyn’s drop in popularity solely to a wave of homophobia.
* But it WOULD be correct to assume that no one wants their kid to have any association with any of the Kardashians.
* Everyone names their kid Kylo after Star Wars, but no one names their kid Ren after Ren & Stimpy.
* For that matter, no one names their kid Stimpy.
* Luckily, nobody named their kids after 2016’s worst movies. “Here’s my new baby boy, Dirty Grampa.” “Here’s my new baby girl, Alice … Through the Looking Glass.”
* I want to know if anyone’s naming their new daughter Ivanka?
* So we’re making our big family decisions based on Hollywood movies now? That’s just perfect.
* The name Kylo will start sounding dated in a few years, like all those hippie kids who got named Sunshine.
* Oh well. We might as well enjoy these baby names now before we switch to all numbers.