Game of Thrones might not have aired any episodes in 2018, but that didn't stop its characters from continuing to inspire thousands of baby names.
New data from the Social Security Administration shows that last year, more than 2,500 U.S. children were named after Arya Stark by parents who were probably downright thrilled with the Battle of Winterfell a few weeks ago. Arya was the 119th most popular female name of the year, in fact, up from 135th in 2017.
In total, more than 4,500 children were named after
Game of Thrones characters in 2018, with some of the popular names including Yara, Lyanna, Daenerys, Renly, Tyrion, and Brienne, per
NBC News.
Having a fairly small amount of screen time didn't prevent characters like Lyanna and Ellaria from being unexpectedly high up the list, surpassing even major characters like Bran and Theon. Daenerys was used 163 times (and the misspelled "Daenarys" 8 times), though "Khaleesi," prevailed with 560 uses.
The # of U.S. children born in 2018 who have Game of Thrones character names, per new
@SocialSecurity data:
Arya 2545
Tyrion 58
Brienne 33
Jorah 30
Sansa 29
Catelyn 21
Ellaria 17
Oberyn 15
Theon 14
Gregor 11
Sandor 10
Khal 9
Daenarys 8
Bran 8
Beric 8
Bronn 7
Samwell 7
Myrcella 6
Что за нездоровая любовь такая к прогибаторам? То реки на юг повернуть, то Вестерос от несуществующего рабства освободить, то еще какой хренью заняться...
То же самое можно сказать всему населению Вестероса – валите в свой Эссос, и пусть Вестерос вновь принадлежит Детям Леса.
