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The popularity of the name Jessica in the United States seems to snowball after the early 1960s. Coincidence?

Are you suggesting FH used it because it was popular or that he made it popular?

1998 #8 9,411 babies
1997 #2 11,032 babies
1996 #2 12,623 babies
1995 #1 14,546 babies
1994 #1 16,485 babies
1993 #1 17,756 babies
1992 #2 19,137 babies
1991 #2 21,352 babies
1990 #1 22,639 babies
1989 #1 24,046 babies
1988 #1 26,811 babies
1987 #1 29,898 babies
1986 #1 28,548 babies
1985 #1 26,212 babies
1984 #2 25,446 babies
1983 #2 25,312 babies
1982 #2 25,063 babies
1981 #2 23,788 babies
1980 #3 19,064 babies
1979 #4 16,122 babies
1978 #3 15,890 babies
1977 #4 15,107 babies
1976 #8 11,691 babies
1975 #13 8,281 babies
1974 #17 6,803 babies
1973 #34 4,650 babies
1972 #46 3,845 babies
1971 #64 3,057 babies
1970 #98 2,195 babies
1969 #134 1,409 babies
1968 #177 1,079 babies
1967 #183 1,027 babies
1966 #195 948 babies
1965 #216 837 babies
1964 #262 598 babies
1963 #265 564 babies
1962 #319 428 babies
1961 #372 321 babies
1960 #405 269 babies
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Freakzilla wrote:Are you suggesting FH used it because it was popular or that he made it popular?

He arguably used it before it was mainstream. So yes, I think he contributed to the trend.