Curtis Sittenfeld: "For naming characters, I love the Social Security Administration's most popular baby names site." [New York Times]
Curtis Sittenfeld: "For naming characters, I love the Social Security Administration's most popular baby names site." [New York Times]
DISCUSSION
I was a 1979 baby. About half of my graduating class was named Amanda, Jennifer or Jessica. Boys were Jason, Josh, Chris and Matt.
And I swear there were only three acceptable middle names for girls that year: Lynn, Renee or Marie.