These Were the Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

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Have you given birth to a human in the last year? If so, you very well may have bestowed onto said baby human one of the following monikers. According to the Social Security Administration, the agency tasked to tracked such data, these were the most popular baby names of 2014:

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Judging by the list of popular girl names, it’s apparent the allure of the Victorian-era is all the rage. Emma, Olivia, Abigail, Emily, Charlotte—Downton USA has basically written itself into production! But the list of popular boy names doesn’t appear to fit into such period-defining molds. Can someone please explain this to me? I’m childless and lost.