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Popularity of the baby name Robert


Posts that mention the name Robert

What gave the baby name Tracee a boost in 1973?

Tracee Joy Silberstein on lap of mom Diana Ross (1973)
Tracee Joy Silberstein (b. 1972)

According to the U.S. baby name data, the name Tracee more than doubled in usage from 1972 to 1973:

  • 1975: 95 baby girls named Tracee
  • 1974: 138 baby girls named Tracee [rank: 918th]
  • 1973: 313 baby girls named Tracee [rank: 536th]
  • 1972: 124 baby girls named Tracee [rank: 978th]
  • 1971: 99 baby girls named Tracee

What caused that spike?

A celebrity baby named Tracee Joy.

She was born in October of 1972 to Diana Ross, former lead singer of The Supremes, and music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein.

Tracee’s birth was mentioned in the newspapers in late 1972, but, more importantly, photos of her family (which included older sister Rhonda Suzanne) were featured in Ebony magazine in January of 1973.

Today, Tracee — known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross — is an actress best known for her role as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish (2014-2022).

What are your thoughts on the name Tracee? (Do you like this spelling, or do you prefer Tracy?)

P.S. Diana Ross’ three other (biological) children are named Chudney Lane, Ross Arne, and Evan Olav.

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Image: Clipping from the cover of Ebony magazine (Jul. 1973)

What gave the baby name Cherylene a boost in 1946?

Cherylene Robison and her mother, Rona
Rona and Cherylene Robison

The baby name Cherylene saw peak usage in the U.S. in 1946:

  • 1948: 11 baby girls named Cherylene
  • 1947: 20 baby girls named Cherylene
  • 1946: 56 baby girls named Cherylene
  • 1945: unlisted
  • 1944: 7 baby girls named Cherylene

The name Cheryl was very trendy in the mid-1940s, and 1946 happened to be the first year of the post-war baby boom. But I think there’s a more specific reason for Cherylene’s impressive usage.

The reason?

A two-month-old Australian baby named Cherylene Robison, whose picture was published in a number of U.S. newspapers that January.

Doctors in Australia had determined that Cherylene needed life-saving cranial surgery. (Her fontanelle had not closed.)

So Cherylene and her mother, Rona, took a multi-leg “mercy flight” from Perth to Oakland (via Brisbane and Honolulu) courtesy of the U.S. military.

While they traveled east by plane, Cherylene’s father, American ex-serviceman Robert J. Robison, traveled west by train (from Kansas) to meet them.

Soon after the baby arrived, she was examined by doctors at the University of California Hospital in San Francisco. They concluded that she did not need an operation after all.

At the time of the 1950 U.S. Census, the Robison family was living together in San Mateo, California, and 4-year-old Cherylene had two younger siblings, Teresa and Reginald.

What are your thoughts on the name Cherylene?

P.S. Some of the 1960s usage of the name may have been influenced by child actress Cherylene Lee (b. 1953). She had a role in the 1963 John Wayne movie Donovan’s Reef, for instance.

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Image: Clipping from the Press Democrat (24 Jan. 1946)

Baby names with ART: Arthur, Hartley, Stuart

paintings, art

Are you an art lover? Interested in baby names that contain the word ART?

If so, you’re in luck!

Below you’ll find hundreds of names that contain the letter sequence “a-r-t.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Aarti, Aarthi, Arthi
  • Amartya
  • Art
  • Arta
  • Artadius
  • Artan
  • Artasia
  • Artavia
  • Artavion
  • Artavis
  • Artavius, Artavious
  • Arteen
  • Artelia
  • Artell
  • Artella
  • Artem
  • Artemas
  • Artemio
  • Artemis
  • Artemisa
  • Artemisia
  • Artemiy, Artemy
  • Artemus
  • Artena
  • Artensia
  • Arteo
  • Arter
  • Arteria
  • Artesha
  • Artesia
  • Artez
  • Arth
  • Artha
  • Arthar
  • Arthas
  • Arthea
  • Arthel, Arthell
  • Arthelia
  • Arthella
  • Arthemise
  • Arthena
  • Arthenia
  • Arther
  • Artherine
  • Arthetta
  • Arthor
  • Arthur
  • Arthuree
  • Arthurene
  • Arthurine
  • Arthuro
  • Arthus
  • Artia
  • Artiana
  • Artice
  • Artie, Arty, Artee
  • Artimas
  • Artimese
  • Artimus
  • Artin
  • Artina
  • Artis
  • Artisha
  • Artishia
  • Artist, Artyst
  • Arto
  • Artorius, Artorias
  • Artrell
  • Artresha
  • Artreus
  • Artrice
  • Artricia
  • Artrina
  • Artturi
  • Artur
  • Artura
  • Arturo
  • Artyom
  • Bart, Bartt
  • Bartek
  • Barth
  • Bartha
  • Bartholomew
  • Bartlett
  • Bartley, Bartly
  • Bartlomiej
  • Bartola
  • Bartolo
  • Bartolome
  • Bartolomeo
  • Barton
  • Bartosz
  • Bartow, Barto
  • Bartu
  • Barty
  • Benhart
  • Bernhart
  • Besart
  • Bogart
  • Cartavious
  • Carter, Cartyr
  • Cartez
  • Cartha
  • Carthel, Carthell
  • Carti
  • Cartier
  • Cartina
  • Cartisha
  • Cartlin
  • Cartney
  • Cartrell
  • Cartrina
  • Charta
  • Chartese
  • Chartez
  • Dalhart
  • Dart
  • Dartagnan, Dartanyan, Dartanian, Dartanyon, Dartanion
  • Dartanya
  • Dartavius, Dartavious
  • Dartez
  • Dartha
  • Darthea
  • Darthia
  • Darthula
  • Darthy
  • Dartisha
  • Dartrell
  • Dharti
  • Duarte
  • Earth
  • Eartha
  • Earther
  • Earthy
  • Erhart
  • Evart
  • Ewart
  • Fartun
  • Garth
  • Gartha
  • Gartrell
  • Gerhart
  • Hart
  • Hartej
  • Hartense
  • Hartford
  • Hartie
  • Hartlen
  • Hartley, Hartlee, Hartleigh, Hartlie, Hartly, Hartli
  • Hartlyn, Hartlynn
  • Hartman
  • Hartsel, Hartsell
  • Hartwell
  • Hartzell
  • Heart
  • Hearther
  • Heartley, Heartlee, Heartly
  • Heartlynn
  • Hobart
  • Hubart
  • Jacarter, Jakarter
  • Jartavis
  • Jartavius, Jartavious
  • Kartar
  • Karter, Kharter, Kartyr
  • Kartez
  • Karthikeyan
  • Karti
  • Kartier
  • Kartik, Karthik
  • Kartika, Karthika
  • Kartikeya, Karthikeya
  • Kartina
  • Kartrina
  • Lamart
  • Lartarsha
  • Lartha
  • Leart
  • Learta
  • Leartis
  • Lennart
  • Leonhart
  • Maarten
  • Macarthur, Mcarthur
  • Mart
  • Marta
  • Martae
  • Martain
  • Martaja, Martajah
  • Martarius
  • Martasia
  • Martavia
  • Martavian
  • Martavion, Martaveon
  • Martavis
  • Martavius, Martavious
  • Martay
  • Martaz
  • Marte
  • Marteen
  • Marteisha
  • Martel, Martell, Martelle
  • Martella
  • Martellis
  • Marten
  • Martena
  • Marterius
  • Marterrion
  • Martes
  • Martese
  • Martesha
  • Martez
  • Marteze
  • Marth
  • Martha
  • Marthalene
  • Marthana
  • Marthann, Marthanne
  • Martharee
  • Marthe
  • Marthel, Marthell
  • Marthella
  • Marthena
  • Marthenia
  • Marther
  • Marthia
  • Marthie, Marthy
  • Martia
  • Martial
  • Martiana
  • Martice
  • Marticia
  • Martiel
  • Martijn
  • Martika, Martica, Marteeka, Marteka
  • Martile
  • Martin
  • Martina
  • Martine
  • Martinez
  • Martini
  • Martiniano
  • Martinique
  • Martinis
  • Martino
  • Martinus
  • Martiqua
  • Martique
  • Martir
  • Martis
  • Martisa
  • Martise
  • Martisha
  • Martita
  • Martiza
  • Martize
  • Marton
  • Martrail
  • Martravious
  • Martrel, Martrell
  • Martrez
  • Martrice
  • Martricia
  • Martrina
  • Martwan, Martwon
  • Marty, Martie, Marti, Martee
  • Martyn
  • Martyna
  • Martynas
  • Mccarthy
  • Mccartney
  • Mccarty
  • Mozart
  • Nevart
  • Parth, Paarth
  • Partha
  • Parthena, Parthina
  • Parthenia
  • Parthiv
  • Prarthana
  • Quarterrio
  • Quartez
  • Quartney
  • Raymart
  • Reinhart, Rinehart
  • Robart
  • Saarth
  • Samarth
  • Sartaj, Sartaaj
  • Sarthak
  • Shartavia
  • Siddharth, Sidharth, Siddarth, Sidarth
  • Siddhartha
  • Spartaco
  • Spartacus
  • Spartan
  • Startasia
  • Stuart, Stewart
  • Taggart
  • Tarteel
  • Thearthur
  • Theartis
  • Vartan
  • Vedarth
  • Vidharth
  • Wharton
  • Yatharth
  • Yosgart, Yosgarth, Josgart

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as Heather and Robert.

Which ART name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from French paintings in the Louvre, room 826 b (public domain)

Minnesota family with 22 children

kinderfest

In the mid-20th century, Alvin Joseph Miller and Lucille Rose Miller (née Kahnke) of Waseca, Minnesota, had 22 children — 15 girls and 7 boys.

Here are the names of all 22 siblings:

  1. Ramona Mary (born in 1940), who became a Franciscan nun
  2. Alvin Joseph, Jr. (b. 1942)
  3. Rose Ann (b. 1943)
  4. Kathleen Edith (b. 1945)
  5. Robert Vincent (b. 1946)
  6. Patricia Jean (b. 1947)
  7. Mary Lucille (b. 1948), nicknamed “Marylu”
  8. Diane Margaret (b. 1949)
  9. John Charles (b. 1950)
  10. Janet Irene (b. 1951)
  11. Linda Louise (b. 1953)
  12. Virginia Therese (b. 1954)
  13. Helen Rita (b. 1955), who wrote a book about growing up in a large family
  14. Arthur Lawrence (b. 1956)
  15. Dolores Maria (b. 1957)
  16. Martin Peter (b. 1959)
  17. Pauline Carmel (b. 1960)
  18. Alice Callista (b. 1961)
  19. Angela Mary (b. 1962)
  20. Marcia Marie (b. 1963)
  21. Gregory Eugene (b. 1964)
  22. Damien Francis (b. 1966)

Eight of the children had been born by April of 1950, when the Miller family was interviewed for the U.S. Census:

The Miller family on the 1950 U.S. Census
The Miller family (1950 U.S. Census)

Alvin and Lucille raised their children on a 300-acre farm that included a seven-bedroom farmhouse. Here’s how Diane (#8) described her childhood:

I remember a lot of rides in the wheelbarrow from the granary to the barn. I remember a lot of grinding feed, a lot of egg washing and packing, a lot of sitting by the wood stove in the basement, singing songs as we candled eggs.

Which of the names above do you like most?

P.S. Thank you to Destiny for letting me know about the Miller family a few months ago! (Destiny also told me about the Jones family of West Virginia.)

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Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus