"The other day, my daughter told me the names Ashley or Amanda — or my name is Amber — are like old people names," Cimiotti said in her video.
But as Scarlett pointed to her teachers and her friends' parents' names, Cimiotti realized she was right.
AdvertisementPopular names have changed since millennials were childrenCimiotti's daughter's comments reflect changes to trending names since millennials were born.
But since 2021, none of those names were even in the top 100 most popular names for babies, highlighting how parents' approach to naming has transformed in recent years.
But names have always come in and out of styleMillennial parents may associate childhood with names like Ashley and Samantha.
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