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I do think Harry Potter was an influence - people who read it as kids are now naming kids. There's also Percy Jackson, Atlas Shrugged, Xena, Star Wars, The Matrix (idk, that's part of why I like Niobe), various comic books and video games, space/science references (Apollo), music (Aurora, Bruno Mars), historical fiction, religious/Christian undertones (Adonai - Adonis), celebrity baby names, some that have been more common already in a different culture, ones with other popular names that sound similar (Ryan - Orion; Atticus - Atlas). The usage of some seems more multi-faceted or complex to me than others. I think there is a tradition of using classical/mythological/pop-culture names already (Diana, Minerva, Iris, Phoebe, Deirdre, etc); new ones are just more noticeable to me, especially as a trend, and rare ones sometimes have a more vintage and/or "larger than life" sound than others. Sometimes they might seem (sort of paradoxically) more appealingly secular to nonreligious people than cultural Christian classics like Mary and less conservative than something like Edward.

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I don't get the same vibe from all the names you listed.

This message was edited 4/15/2024, 9:17 AM