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Here is the link to today's column:
https://omaha.com/lifestyles/its-clear-why-claire-remains-a-popular-name/article_59f0e558-489b-11ec-8f85-d782f597bec0.html
Claire would have quite different age connotations in the UK vs. the USA. The average Claire in England & Wales is now 46, while the average American Claire is still a child.
Since Claire reached #1 status in England & Wales in 1975, I also would assume that it is not as "class-marked" in Britain as it is in the USA. To be #1 must mean Claire had more appeal to working class parents there than it has in the United States the last 40 years. Among fairly common names, Claire is clearly one of the most "class-marked" names in the USA, with college-educated parents very fond of it while those with only a high school diploma or less avoid it. I think Claire probably has a somewhat "stuck-up" image for blue collar Americans.
https://omaha.com/lifestyles/its-clear-why-claire-remains-a-popular-name/article_59f0e558-489b-11ec-8f85-d782f597bec0.html
Claire would have quite different age connotations in the UK vs. the USA. The average Claire in England & Wales is now 46, while the average American Claire is still a child.
Since Claire reached #1 status in England & Wales in 1975, I also would assume that it is not as "class-marked" in Britain as it is in the USA. To be #1 must mean Claire had more appeal to working class parents there than it has in the United States the last 40 years. Among fairly common names, Claire is clearly one of the most "class-marked" names in the USA, with college-educated parents very fond of it while those with only a high school diploma or less avoid it. I think Claire probably has a somewhat "stuck-up" image for blue collar Americans.
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