Recent 'momentum' influences choices of baby names, NYU, Indiana psychology professors find
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 00:14
in Psychology & Sociology
How do people choose a name for their child? Researchers have long noted that the overall popularity of a name exerts a strong influence on people's preferences -- more popular names, such as Robert or Susan, are more frequent and, by their sheer ubiquity, drive more parents to adopt a similar choice.