The first name Kevin is not dear to the hearts of the French. He had a very big time, but I quickly went down the list of first names given. Another first name, although common, could also experience this.
The choice of first names is often quite complex, for several reasons: lack of inspiration, also disagreements within the couple, or even first names with bad reputations. This is the case with the poor first name Kevin, who knows a lot of clichés, a bit like Bryan’s. It was in the early 90s that he had incredible popularity, as can be confirmed by Kevin Smadja aka comedian and actor Kev Adams, also a jury on the show Mask Singer.
The latter does not hesitate to make jokes about his first name during his shows, and does not thank his parents for their choice, which he would have liked to be different. The popularity of the first name Kevin did not last too long, however, since it ran out of steam in 1994. After this rather maligned first name, another seems ready to join it. However, it is a very common and rather classic first name.
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What is this other first name that could experience the same drop in popularity as Kevin’s?
This is the first name… Hugo, which seems quite surprising. The figures nevertheless speak for themselves. Since 2015, its popularity curve has been in constant decline, even if it still retains a good place in the list of trendy boy names in 2024. Coming back to its popularity, it really emerged in 1998 with 5,651 births, then it will be confirmed in the 2000s.
From 2005, the average births hovered around 4,000, but from 2015, the figures fell. In comparison, the first name Hugo was given 7,688 times in 2000, 5,571 times in 2005 and 4,350 times in 2015. In 2022, a large drop was noted with 2,447 births of little Hugos. There is nothing abnormal about these figures. but a certain drop is nevertheless notable, and brings to mind the progressive results that the first name Kevin had.
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