I never watched Glee until this summer when I decided to get the DVDs from the library and catch up to speed. Of course I fell in love with the show because it is so funny / ridiculous and everyone on there is VERY talented. Plus it is set in Ohio (!!) and at a high school (I'm very familiar with both of these locations LOL).
When we picked out the name Blaine, it was because we stumbed upon it in a baby book and both liked it. Yes, we had to resort to going through books from the library because Nick hated all the other names I had on my list and had no suggestions of his own. I wanted something rare; I'd only ever heard of one Blaine before in my whole life, one of my favorite male gymnasts, Blaine Wilson.
Imagine my excitement / shock / HORROR when the newest character on Glee appeared, named Blaine. I know pop culture / TV shows are like the #1 influence on naming trends. Let's hope hundreds of moms-to-be don't like that name or my child won't be the only Blaine at his school afterall.
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Well...Blaine is actually kind of popular among the toddler set these days. But look on the bright side -- unlike the explosion of Caitlins after I was born, Blaine is pretty much spelled only one way. :)
I think my mom experienced the same boom with "christy" too! she CLAIMS no one really had the name but then there is like a million in our class and all spelled different!
as far as blaine being popular among toddlers, i had no idea! i just went off this graph http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Blaine.html which shows it more popular in 1910 than 2009. oh well!
Oh, they so will! That sucks as we tried to find a rarer name so I understand your goal!
hmm I could actually use a tv star to name their kid Ian so people would learn how to pronounce it. I never realized nobody knows how. 99% of the people call him E-in. errr I've never even heard that name!
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