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Khaleesi Becomes Popular Baby Name

Well, this is a bit surprising.

According to the Social Security Administration data on popular baby names, Khaleesi has become a popular baby name for girls. (In 2012 alone it beat out “Lily.”)

In case you haven’t followed the books or the HBO series, Khaleesi is a term created for a character in the story. The character’s name happens to be Daenerys, which also made the SSA list, but only 21 babies were given that name in 2012.

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Will an Unpopular Name Harm Your Child?

Barack Hussein Obama was quoted at the Al Smith dinner saying, “I got my name from somebody who obviously didn’t think I’d ever run for president.”

Clearly, it didn’t stand in his way.

However, a study in 2009 concluded that boys with unpopular names are more likely to break the law:

“Also, adolescents with unpopular names may be more prone to crime because they are treated differently by their peers, making it more difficult for them to form relationships,”

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