website gurgle.com has tracked naming patterns in Britain between 1907 and 2007 and found that the use of traditional names is in freefall, with
Gertrude and
Norman suffering the biggest decline, while parents are increasingly choosing celebrity endorsed and creative names.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2545950/Traditional-names-such-as-Norman-and-Gertrude-disappearing.html
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