Hillary Clinton has enjoyed her share of ups and downs during this election cycle and over the years, as she endured national scrutiny during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential race, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the 2000 U.S. Senate election and ultimately the failed bid for the nomination in 2008.
Despite her big victory in New York, trouble looms for the general election, according to a new poll. Her favorable/unfavorable ratings are remarkably low among key demographic groups.
Her image can, of course, still improve. The same can’t really said about her first name, however.
One measure of her favorability — perhaps a cruel one — is the frequency with which American parents have decided to call their daughters “Hillary”. The name peaked historically in 1992 and then plummeted dramatically, according to Social Security card application data released by the federal government.
This chart shows the proportion of parents who picked “Hillary” since 1947, the presidential candidate’s birth year:
Hillary did best in 1992, when about 2,500 girls received the name — roughly .13 percent of all female names listed in the data. Two years later, only about 400 girls received that name, or about .02 percent. (“Hillary” made a small and brief comeback in 2008).
The figures in both years seem low. But remember that Americans get creative with their kids’ names. There were about 1.84 million girls who received Social Security cards with that birth year, and their parents picked at least 15,000 different name iterations, from Aaisha to Zykeia. Ashley was most popular with about 38,000 applications (or roughly 2 percent of the listed names).
Perhaps Hillary would be slightly more popular if parents conformed (or could spell). In 1992, for example, a few hundred poor souls got these iterations of the presidential candidate’s name: Hilliary, Hillery, Hillari, Hillarie and (my fave!) Hillaree.
My name has taken a roller coaster ride, too. It peaked in 1983, with about 50,000 boys receiving the name — roughly 2.8 percent of the 1.8 million boys who received Social Security cards with that birth year. What caused the name’s rise? Perhaps I’ll never know, though my mother picked it not from the New Testament but from a John Denver song. Thanks, Mom. (At least you spelled it correctly).
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Despite her big victory in New York, trouble looms for the general election, according to a new poll. Her favorable/unfavorable ratings are remarkably low among key demographic groups.
Her image can, of course, still improve. The same can’t really said about her first name, however.
One measure of her favorability — perhaps a cruel one — is the frequency with which American parents have decided to call their daughters “Hillary”. The name peaked historically in 1992 and then plummeted dramatically, according to Social Security card application data released by the federal government.
This chart shows the proportion of parents who picked “Hillary” since 1947, the presidential candidate’s birth year:
Hillary did best in 1992, when about 2,500 girls received the name — roughly .13 percent of all female names listed in the data. Two years later, only about 400 girls received that name, or about .02 percent. (“Hillary” made a small and brief comeback in 2008).
The figures in both years seem low. But remember that Americans get creative with their kids’ names. There were about 1.84 million girls who received Social Security cards with that birth year, and their parents picked at least 15,000 different name iterations, from Aaisha to Zykeia. Ashley was most popular with about 38,000 applications (or roughly 2 percent of the listed names).
Perhaps Hillary would be slightly more popular if parents conformed (or could spell). In 1992, for example, a few hundred poor souls got these iterations of the presidential candidate’s name: Hilliary, Hillery, Hillari, Hillarie and (my fave!) Hillaree.
My name has taken a roller coaster ride, too. It peaked in 1983, with about 50,000 boys receiving the name — roughly 2.8 percent of the 1.8 million boys who received Social Security cards with that birth year. What caused the name’s rise? Perhaps I’ll never know, though my mother picked it not from the New Testament but from a John Denver song. Thanks, Mom. (At least you spelled it correctly).
Want to see your name? Tell me in the comments.
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