📋 The History of Social Security and Baby Names (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE:

How Social Security Became a Baby Name Influencer.

Storing more than a century of American IDs, the program’s database is a go-to resource for cultural historians — and a source of inspiration for parents-to-be.

By Jon Marcus, AARP. Published May 08, 2025.

Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” Laura Wattenberg tracks what names are in.

The author of The Baby Name Wizard, Wattenberg has a vast and unexpected resource for her work: the Social Security Administration (SSA).

USE THE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.aarp.org/social-security/baby-names-history/