Certain Doom for Any Baby Name
BABY NAMES
Q. Is there any one thing that could cause a Baby Name to lose popularity?
A. Hurricanes.
In 1950 "Hurricane Naming" began and since then a pattern has emerged, once a hurricane name is used it will spell certain doom the following year for the corresponding baby name. According to the Social Security Administration's records, history shows that many hurricane names have had a direct devastating relationship with baby name popularity. Example, in 1992 Hurricane Andrew, which was the second-most-destructive hurricane in U.S. history, struck Southern Florida. At the time Andrew was ranked #5 on the SSA top 1,000 list. One year later it fell to number 10.
A better example and more recent is Hurricane Katrina. In 2004 the name Katrina was ranked #281, one year later in 2005 it was ranked #246, then on the morning of August 29, 2005 Katrina hit southeast Louisiana and at the Louisiana/Mississippi border. The following year the name Katrina fell to # 381. And in 2007 it fell to #598, causing this baby name to no longer be a choice for most parents.
If your looking to pick a baby name that will have good standing. Then first be aware and stay clear of hurricane names. A list of retired hurrican names can be found below.
Carol 1954
Celia 1970
Cesar 1996
Charley 2004
Cleo 1964
Connie 1955
David 1979
Dean 2007
Dennis 2005
Diana 1990
Diane 1955
Donna 1960
Dora 1964
Edna 1968
Elena 1985
Eloise 1975
Fabian 2003
Felix 2007
Fifi 1974
Flora 1963
Floyd 1999
Fran 1996
Frances 2004
Frederic 1979
Georges 1998
Gilbert 1988
Gloria 1985
Hattie 1961
Hazel 1954
Hilda 1964
Hortense 1996
Hugo 1989
Inez 1966
Ione 1955
Iris 2001
Isabel 2003
Isidore 2002
Ivan 2004
Janet 1955
Jeanne 2004
Joan 1988
Juan 2003
Katrina 2005
Keith 2000
Klaus 1990
Lenny 1999
Lili 2002
Luis 1995
Marilyn 1995
Michelle 2001
Mitch 1998
Noel 2007
Opal 1995
Rita 2005
Roxanne 1995
Stan 2005
Wilma 2005
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