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Names and such
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Charlie is named after his great grandfather, Charles Higley. In 2002 Charles was the 59th most common name in the USA. 1 out of every 240 baby boys was named Charles. 1 out of every 115 baby boys in the USA was named Charles, Carlos or Charlie.
I like to think our uncommon boy has an uncommon name.
When Charles Higley was born in 1919, Charles was the 6th most common name. 1 in 40 boys was named Charles. In the intervening years, the diversity of names seems to have increased. In 1920, 30% of baby boys were named with one of the then top ten names. Today only 14% of baby boys are named with a top ten name.
Charlie Tonio is also named after a good Italian friend, Antonio, from Puglia Italy. Antonio is today the 86th most popular name, 1 in 350 boys first name is Antonio Anthony is today the 12th most popular name, 1 in 88 boys first name is Anthony |