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What’s in a Name?
I don’t see a lot of new babies being named Robert these days. I used to have such a popular name. What happened?
The Social Security Administration is out with the list of the most popular baby names for 2020, and it’s pretty much the same list it was last time. The top male name is Liam and the top female name is Olivia. Other names in the top ten include Noah, Oliver, James, Emma, Ava, and Mia.
At that link you can see how the most popular names have changed over the years and even check lists by decade and by state. It’s interesting to see how names that were popular in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s names like David and Steven and Mary and Patricia barely register in an era of Elijahs and Harpers. William and Elizabeth are still pretty popular though.
Corrections: May 13, 2021
May 12, 2021
FRONT PAGE
An article on Monday about the use of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric treatment misstated where Field Trip Health, a two-year-old Canadian company, is traded. It is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange and the OTC Markets Group, not the New York Stock Exchange.
STYLES
An article last Thursday about knitwear designers misspelled the surname of one designer. She is Hope Macaulay, not Macauley. The error was repeated in two picture captions.
OBITUARIES
An obituary on Friday about the journalist Lucinda Franks erroneously credited her with a distinction. She was one of the first female reporters in United Press International’s London bureau, but not the first; at least one other woman, China Altman, was a reporter there before her. It also referred incorrectly to the Ohrdruf concentration camp, where Ms. Franks’s father, an American secret agent during World War II, was once flown. It was the first camp liberated by Unit
Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoe brand, dies at age 90
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May 8 (UPI) Paul Van Doren, who co-founded the Vans shoe brand especially known for its popularity with skateboarders, has died at age 90, parent company announced. It s with a heavy heart that Vans announces the passing of our co-founder, Paul Van Doren, Vans said Friday in a Twitter post. Paul was not just an entrepreneur; he was an innovator. We send our love and strength to the Van Doren family and the countless Vans Family members who have brought Paul s legacy to life.
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The company did not state the cause of his death.