Hollywood and Soap Operas Inspire Great Baby Names

American pop culture has spilled across bordersare the product of the show's trend-setting
and continents, and being more American forinfluence.
many means carrying a bit of the royal status. InSome ideas to consider are:
addition, television and movies have become anName Your Baby After Your Favorite Song- A
increasing influence on everyday life. Take the UKsong can make or break a name. Many names
for example. The names Keira and Kiera becameare liked based on personal associations created
popular when British actress Keira Knightlyby a hit song. After all, who can think of a better
entered the spotlight with her roles in /Bend Itname choice, than one that is worth writing songs
Like Beckham/ and /Pirates of the Caribbean/.about?
Surprisingly, bad reputations have been known toRetro Names for Your Baby- So you know what
spark good trends as well. An evil nanny namedthe popular names of today are, but do you
Peyton in the film /The Hand that Rocks theknow which names were popular in 1880? The
Cradle/ made the name an instant favorite,"fashion" of names has changed throughout the
whereas before it was virtually unheard of.years, but some names have stayed on top of
The film industry does not have a monopoly onthe charts. Choose a name that is commonly
the international trend machine. Daytime showsassociated with a specific decade.
have been influencing the everyday life of theThe 80's are back- Recent survey results show
average American family since before television,that 80's inspired names are trendy today. The
as some soap operas started out on the radio. Anames are traditional and conservative, often
character named Kayla on the soap opera /Daysinspired by TV shows, universities and the global
of Our Lives/ gave the name incredible popularity,money market which boomed and crashed in the
and hundreds if not thousands of Kayla's todayspandex decade.