11 Most And Least Popular Girls' Names Of The Past Century

This lady here has a very interesting perspective on how to represent the names throughout American history. Having said that, she goes through some of the most common and generic names in America. And she does happen to throw in a couple of jokes in the characters she is playing by these names according the time period. She does cover them all starting from early history. Go ahead and take a look as she does play them out as if she is really that person.

The United States has very few laws governing given names. This freedom has given rise to a wide variety of names and naming trends. Naming traditions play a role in the cohesion and communication within American cultures. Cultural diversity in the U.S. has led to great variations in names and naming traditions and names have been used to express creativity, personality, cultural identity, and values.

Traditionally, the right to name one's child or oneself as one chooses has been upheld by court rulings. However some restrictions do happen to exist. Restrictions vary by state, but most are for the sake of practicality. For example, several states limit the number of characters that can be used due to the limitations of the software used for official record keeping. For similar reasons, some states ban the use of numerical digits or pictograms. A few states ban the use of obscenity.

Take a look and laugh as she per-traits the characters of these names!