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Yes, and I doubt it. There are just so many of them here. Margaret was top 5 in England & Wales until the 1950s, and didn't start sliding from the top 100 till the 1970s. So despite its medieval history, it has the same feel to most non-name-nerd people here as, say, Patricia or Sheila or Janet - old-lady, but not old enough to be cool yet, and that's a much bigger reason why you don't see it on babies than Thatcher.

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If I did see a little Margaret I'd just assume she was named after a relative, and I expect most people would.
eta: I've never met anyone named after any prime minister! - don't think that's really done here.

This message was edited 10/21/2014, 1:54 AM