Pebbles – Baby Name Inspired by The Flintstones

Today’s Google logo is a tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones, which first aired on 30 September 1960. So I thought I’d help celebrate by posting about Pebbles, the Flintstones-inspired baby name.

The Flintstones originally featured Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty. The babies, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, weren’t introduced until 1963 (Pebbles early in the year, Bamm-Bamm later on). That’s the very first year that Pebbles made the SSA’s baby name list:

• 1963: 31 baby girls named Pebbles
• 1964: 31 baby girls named Pebbles
• 1965: 14 baby girls named Pebbles
• 1966: 6 baby girls named Pebbles
• 1967: 13 baby girls named Pebbles

And, surprisingly, Pebbles has remained on the list every year since. There was renewed interest in the name during the early/mid 1970s (Pebbles cereals were introduced in 1971) and the late 1980s/early 1990s (singer Pebbles had a few hit singles during this period).

Bamm-Bamm has never made the list, but Bam has popped up recently thanks to the influence of Jackass star Brandon “Bam” Margera.

Source: A Flintstones World