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The Social Security Administration released some very interesting data regarding baby names from 2018, NBC News reports. As always, pop culture had a serious influence on the names of babies born last year, and one of the biggest contributors was HBO’s Game of Thrones. The hit drama series has been influencing baby names for years now, but it looks like 2018 was its biggest yet.
The new data shows that over 4,500 children were given Game of Thrones inspired names in 2018, with NBC News noting that number does not include Jons and Jaimes. Those names have been popular enough on their own for decades, and it’s impossible to determine if babies with those names were given them because of the show, or for other reasons.