{"id":215922,"date":"2025-04-10T09:57:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mom.com\/?p=215922"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:57:37","slug":"red-state-vs-blue-state-baby-name-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/red-state-vs-blue-state-baby-name-data","title":{"rendered":"This Red State vs. Blue State Baby Name Data Proves How Divided We Are as a Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s day and age, everything<\/em> is political — even baby names<\/a>. A study by Nameberry<\/a> dives into red state and blue state baby names, and the results have caused quite a stir online. Although the study was originally published in August 2024, it’s getting widespread traction all over the internet recently. While many people probably assume that parents in red states choose more traditional names and parents in blue states choose more unique names, it turns out the opposite is actually true.<\/p>

The data, which was collected from 2023 social security card applications and the 2020 US presidential election, was analyzed by Nameberry, and the findings are fascinating. The analysis looks at which of the Top 500 baby names in the US were chosen in predominantly red or blue states. It’s not just the top names in each state — instead, it’s about the names<\/a> with the highest disparity in red states versus blue states.<\/p>

Nameberry creator Pamela Redmond said, “Our findings show an America deeply divided on baby names in ways that point to larger and more profound conflicts in American culture and ideals.”<\/p>

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