Parents are getting caught up in the 2016 United States presidential elections at it has been recently reported that babies are being named after the family members of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
In a report by Huffington Post, the presidential hopefuls have influenced the baby department as they are providing inspirations for the baby names. An analysis from BabyCenter showed that out of 115,000 names registered on their site, there was a 142 percent increase in popularity since last year at the same period of time. The names of her family members, Bill, Chelsea, and Charlotte have also increased to 113 percent, 18 percent, and 17 percent respectively.
The press release from BabyCenter also showed that Trump's family members' names have increased in popularity amongst parents. However, the name Donald only increased by eight percent but Melania increased to 36 percent. Ivanka increased by four percent.
Linda Murray, the Global Editor in Chief of BabyCenter, said in the press release, "A presidential election is a big deal, and new parents who choose names like Hillary and Donald are placing a bet that their new baby will share the name of the next American president." If it is to be based on percentage and popularity of the names between Clinton and Trump, it is seen that the former Secretary of State is more favored than the real estate mogul.
Murray added that the results could mean an early indicator that Clinton will be elected as the next president of the U.S. The growing popularity of Clinton's name makes her on the same page as Franklin Roosevelt during the 1932 election. Roosevelt's popularity was so popular that it rose to 151 percent.
Bernie Sanders is not seeing the same success with that of Trump and Clinton as the name Bernard fell 50 percent this year.
Another potential influence that parents are naming their babies after is the Broadway musical called "Hamilton." The name has increased to 60 percent in popularity.
