Posted : June 2014
Author : Coconuts KL
Hey, whenever you get to be #1 at something - and that
something doesn't involve lingering death or most corrupt politicians - you
just thank Providence
and keep it moving. It turns out that in 2013, data from the United States' Social Security Administration
showed that thousands of American babies were given names apparently inspired
by the world's nations; and more babies were named Malaysia than
after any other country last year.
630 baby girls were named Malaysia
in 2013, more than the 462 girls (and 10 boys) named Kenya,
and almost double the amount of girls named America (346). In fourth place is India (255 girls), with Ireland (252
girls) rounding up the top five. World Cup and 2016 Olympics host Brazil
is considerably lower on the list with 29 girls and 7 boys after it, and our
neighbour to the north Thailand
had 9 American boys named after it last year.
Here's a handy info from Swimmingly listing
out the popular country-based names in the US last year:
A possible explanation for the sudden popularity of "Malaysia"
as a girl's name could be grounded in - surprise!! - reality TV: in August 2011,
the show Basketball Wives LA premiered and made NBA point guard
Jannero Pargo's wife, Malaysia Pargo, a household name. Let's just hope Malaysia doesn't upset American TV
audiences by getting up to unsavoury shenanigans and pulling other countries' -
uhm, wives' - hair out.
~Blog Admin~
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