Is your name Olivia? you must live in the state of Washington. The name that parents give their child reveals their hopes, ambitions and possibly the traditions, that they’ve inherited from their ancestry. Little do they know that how popular these names can be. Do you know how popular the names Emma and Sophia are? Well guess what these names has been battling to conquer their own nation here in the United States.

I’ve heard the name ‘Jennifer’ called about 20x for food orders. Just think in about 15 years it’ll be ‘Hashtag’ & ‘Blue Ivy’ #popularnames

— Jen Mitchell (@buriedwithkids) January 3, 2013

Since pre-school there was at least 1-2 people in my class that had the names michael, william(s) and jones.. #popularnames

— Mikeveli (@MikeBlvd_) November 24, 2011

@myers41 Mine is Hayden. He has ayden, jayden, cayden and brayden in class. I was one of 12 megans in my graduating class. #popularnames

— Megan Belcher (@Oh_m_b) July 20, 2011

Guys names on the other hand has more varieties in terms of popularity but there seem to be a cluster if Southeastern states that loves the name William. The name Liam on the other hand controls a big portion of the Western states.

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