by the British rock group Marillion. Government statistics in 2005 revealed that 96% of Kayleighs were born after 1985, the year in which Marillion released "Kayleigh". Popular culture figures need not be admirable in order to influence naming trends. For example, Peyton came into the top 1000 as a female given name for babies in the United States for the first time in 1992 (at #583), immediately after it was featured as the name of an evil nanny in the film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. On the other hand, historical events can influence child-naming. For example, the given name Adolf has fallen out of use since the end of World War II in 1945. In contrast with these anecdotal evidence, a comprehensive study of Norwegian first name datasets shows that the main factors that govern first name dynamics are endogenous. Monitoring the popularity of 1,000 names along 130 years, the authors have identified only five cases of exogenous effects, three of them are connected to the names given to the babies of the Norwegian royal family. 20th century African-American names Since the civil rights movement of 1950–1970, African-American names given to children have strongly mirrored sociopolitical movements and philosophies in the African American community. Since the 1970s neologistic (creative, inventive) practices have become increasingly common and the subject of academic study. See also Hypocorism or pet name List of most popular given names (in many different countries and cultures) Maiden and married names Name day Onomastics Personal name Praenomen Pseudonym Saint's name Calendar of saints Slave name Thai name – somewhat special treatment of given names Theophoric name Theophory in the Bible Unisex name Bilingual tautological given names Notes References Sources External links Given Name Frequency Project – Analysis of long-term trends in given names in England and Wales. Includes downloadable datasets of names for people interested in studying given name trends. NameVoyager – Visualization showing the frequency of the Top 1000 American baby names throughout history. U.S. Census Bureau: Distribution of Names Files Large ranked list of male and female given names in addition to last names. Popular Baby Names – The Social Security Administration page for Popular U.S. Baby Names Muslim Names Islamic names with Audio Voice for pronunciation of Arabic names. https://blog-en.namepedia.org/2015/11/why-most-european-names-ending-in-a-are-female/ - Why most European names ending in "a" are female Name Design - How to make unique name design and create name art