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in reply to a message by erb816
Some of these are going to have very different images in different English-speaking countries.
Harry has already strongly revived in the UK but has not caught on in the USA, probably because in most American accents Harry is pronounced the same as the word "hairy,", which is not the case in Britain.
Carl peaked in the USA way back in 1915 and so should be ripe for revival here. However, it only became popular in Britain much later, peaking there around 1980, so it would have a middle-aged image in the UK and so shouldn't be coming back there again anytime soon.
Hazel has already come back strongly in the USA and Mabel, Florence and Pearl have recently returned to the top 1000 in the USA.
Harry has already strongly revived in the UK but has not caught on in the USA, probably because in most American accents Harry is pronounced the same as the word "hairy,", which is not the case in Britain.
Carl peaked in the USA way back in 1915 and so should be ripe for revival here. However, it only became popular in Britain much later, peaking there around 1980, so it would have a middle-aged image in the UK and so shouldn't be coming back there again anytime soon.
Hazel has already come back strongly in the USA and Mabel, Florence and Pearl have recently returned to the top 1000 in the USA.
This message was edited 12/19/2023, 2:45 PM
