< Nigel Mansell is probably responsible!;-)
Well, it shows there is a trend for first names at different moments. My generation was loaded with Philippe for boys and Catherine for girls; it has changed since.
It also shows the lack of imagination from parents OR their unwillingness to distinguish their children from others. I'm very proud my parents (or rather, my grandfather) chose a very rare first name for me.


My parents tried to name me something not so popular or trendy. My mom stumbled across the name Justin and though it was great. But then a couple of months after I was born a movie came out called Kramer vs. Kramer where the little kid in the movie was named, of course 'Justin' and thus there was an little explosion in the usage in the name, it really irked my mother. I know a few other Justins. . . all a few moths younger than me.

-Justin Kelly