Why are there so many hot girls named Jessica and Ashley right now?

[SW15]

Jessica and Ashley were consistently the top girl names in the 1980s and 1990s, during the Millennial generation.

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If you're a Millennial guy in the United States, you've probably had sex with a lot of Jessicas and Ashleys. Jennifer was still popular but past its peak.

If you're a Gen X guy in the United States, Jennifer was the hot girl name to you. There were also a lot of hot Heathers in your day.

Lots of fun can be had with this.

For USA girls born after 2000, the most common girl names include Emma, Sophia, Isabella, and Olivia. Those are the future hot girl names. Emma was not at all common for 1980s born girls when Jessica and Ashley were common.

 

[KingTurbo]

IDK, I'm running into too many Sarahs right now. Every day, I meet a Sarah from my past, or present. It's ridiculous.

 

[logicallefty]

Jennifer and Tracy seem to be the repeat names for me.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

Running into a lot of Karens lately...

 

[SW15]

Jennifer and Tracy seem to be the repeat names for me.

Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the USA between 1970-1984. It stayed in the Top 10 until 1991 and Top 25 until 1999. Jennifer is now considered an aging name.

Popularity for the name Jennifer - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Jennifer in the United States.

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Tracy is a 1960s-1970s female name. It was still reasonably popular in the first half of the 1980s, but really fell off starting around 1990.

Popularity for the name Tracy - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Tracy in the United States.

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IDK, I'm running into too many Sarahs right now. Every day, I meet a Sarah from my past, or present. It's ridiculous.

Popularity for the name Sara - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Sara in the United States.

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Sarah and Sara were popular names from the early 1970s to the early 2000s.

 

[tanchinos]

There was only one... XO Gisele in my book. She's a living legend

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Olivia Culpo and Olivia Wilde are OK in my book...

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the USA between 1970-1984. It stayed in the Top 10 until 1991 and Top 25 until 1999. Jennifer is now considered an aging name.

Popularity for the name Jennifer - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Jennifer in the United States.

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Tracy is a 1960s-1970s female name. It was still reasonably popular in the first half of the 1980s, but really fell off starting around 1990.

Popularity for the name Tracy - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Tracy in the United States.

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Popularity for the name Sara - Behind the Name

Popularity statistics for the given name Sara in the United States.

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Sarah and Sara were popular names from the early 1970s to the early 2000s.

Tracy is one of those unisex names. Tracy McGrady was a famous NBA player. Usually a female name, but it's not unusual for it to be a male name either.

Robin, Pat(though normally short of Patrick or Patricia), and there are some other unisex names I can't think of right now.