Baby name trends come and go, but some names have seen a steady decline in popularity because of technology, society and pop culture. There's a bunch of names parents avoid using to name their kids these days. One of the most obvious is Alexa, which peaked as the 32st most popular girls’ name in 2015, according to Social Security Administration data, before plummeting to number 603. The reason for the fall? Amazon released their cloud-based assistant with that name in 2014.
We get it, having a child share the name of the voice command used around the house can be confusing, not to mention lead to teasing and possibly even bullying at school for Alexas. But it’s not the only name parents have been avoiding giving to their little ones.
Parents gave us a list of names parents avoid today.
- Siri - You don’t hear of many moms and dads naming their baby girl Siri since Apple used it for their virtual assistant. The name Siri is now forever linked to this brand and no kid needs that to be their identity.
- Rhona [[Rona]] - It may not have been very popular anymore, but after the Coronavirus pandemic, we aren’t getting a lot of Rhonas.
- Karen - It was the third most popular girls name in 1965, but no one wants to call their daughter Karen now. Thanks to pop culture, the name is now synonymous with someone who’s entitled, demanding and rude, and it represents negative stereotypes.
- Chad - It’s kind of become the male version of Karen, and it’s also used to describe an alpha male.
- Isis - There was a time when this was nothing but a beautiful name, until the U.S. government labeled a group named Isis a foreign terrorist organization.
- Katrina - A hurricane can cancel a name as well, which is the case with Katrina after the deadly disaster in 2005. Katrina was the 87th most popular name in 1982, but fell to 940th by 2012 and has stayed outside the top 1,000 ever since.
- Character names like Anna, Elsa, Homer and Bart - It’s hard to think about these lovely names without associating them with the fictional cartoon characters that share these names. Some kids may love having the same name as a Disney princess, but they may not be a fan of sharing the name Bart with the troublemaking kid on “The Simpsons.”
My brother Rich was almost named Bart, after quarterback Bart Star. He was my dad's favorite football player. He would've had to change it to John in the 90's haha! Bart Simpson would've haunted him!
All 6 Songs Taylor Swift Cut From The Eras Tour Setlist
A new version of the Eras Tour debuted in Paris on May 9th. I hypothesized some songs would be cut to make room for tracks from her latest project The Tortured Poets Department. And yes unfortunately some songs were in fact cut from the Eras Tour setlist.
And as the night (luckily afternoon here in North Carolina) began it seemed to be going the way of the song(s) I hypothesized.
But then things got a little chaotic. To say the least. Eras changed order, were combined, songs were cut, and new outfits. It was confusing, and fun to watch in real time. And it was a little bittersweet when I realized what the songs cut from the eras tour setlist were.
And the songs/performances added are worth any price we had to pay. Seriously that may be worth the (mindblowingly expensive) price of admission.
So here are all the songs that we said goodbye to on the setlist. Thankfully we can still stream them on Disney +! See a full rundown of everything added and the chaos Paris brought here.
6 Songs Cut From The Eras Tour Setlist
1. The Archer
Taylor left "The Archer" off the theater version of the Eras Tour so I expected this one right out of the gate. And that's what we got. I adore this track so I'm sad to see it go, but I never expected it to make the setlist in the first place.
2. Long Live
While this may be one of the hardest losses for a lot of fans, I expected it. "Long Live" was only added after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version). So I had a feeling it would be one to go as well. While I'm sad I won't get to experience it on the Eras Tour (the two shows I've already been to were pre it being added), I'm thankful I've seen it live a handful of times. So if that means seeing songs I haven't heard live before it's worth it to me.
