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I think this board is kind of self-selecting. I think people who are interested in names in general tend to like more unusual names since they are exposed to more names and thus hang out on naming bbs more than people who like "normal" names.

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Also, people in general like more unusual names than they have in past decades. I read an article about how it correlates to the rise of narcissism and sense of entitlement in the culture as a whole. People tend to want to find names with more personal meaning to them as well as make a mini-statement with their kids' names these days, rather than just wanting a name that will sound nice and make their kid blend in.