Trends: Naming Your Baby After an Olympian

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Trends: Naming Your Baby After an Olympian

Naming your kid after a favorite relative is so passe.
How about two famed Olympians instead?
Simone Biles and Simone Manuel 's success at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is likely why.
NBC reports a Google search for the name " Simone " has spiked 230 % in August,
and according to Google, it 's been six years since the name got this much interest.
Biles, a gymnast, won in both team and individual events
and is taking home four gold medals and a bronze.
And Manuel, a freestyle swimmer, is taking home two gold s,
one of which was the US 's 1000 th gold medal in its history in the Summer Olympics.
A baby name expert told USA Today,
parents often look to pass inspiration to their children through the name they pick.
But the expert added Simone itself is simply a name that has an appeal.
The trend has moved from names with harder tones and sounds, to those with softer ones.
Think Emma over Gertrude.
Last year, only 340 newborn girls in the US were named Simone,
making it the 821 st most popular girl 's name in the country.
It's not terribly hard to improve on that rank,
but it will be interesting to see if the name becomes especially popular in the Houston area,
where both Olympians grew up.

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