this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
203 points (95.5% liked)

Mildly Interesting

22376 readers
226 users here now

This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

Just post some stuff and don't spam.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] artifex@piefed.social 122 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So the bluer names are ethnic and the redder names are terrible. Interesting trend.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Having a girl in a red state? You are legally required to end it in "lynn," "leigh," "ly" or "ley".

[–] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 42 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And start with Oak. Apparently.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] trinsec@piefed.social 94 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All those red names remind me of r/tragedeigh on Reddit.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 77 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Dad, what was I named after?"

"I really liked those sunglasses that cops wear, and your mom likes spelling stuff weird to feel fancy, so naturally we called you Oakleigh!"

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a red state relative who is a big sports fan and names their children after sports equipment manufacturers.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd like you to meet my family: here's my son Champion, my youngest, Addidas, and Riddell is the oldest. 😄

Maybe they can get future sponsorships!

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never really thought about it, but I think it would make it harder for them to get sponsorships.

If your name is Nike, then would Puma really be willing to sponsor you? And if your name is Nike, then you're already advertising for Nike. Even if Nike did sponsor you, there would be no competition so you wouldn't be able to negotiate a bigger paycheck.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I suppose a good marketer could spin it. "My name may be Nike, but you'll only ever see these feet in Asics!"

Someone may want to "steal them away" from their namesake brand too for the same reason. "They're names after Nikes, but still won't even wear them for money!"

Advertising is weird. I'm sure if one was a star and companies saw a way to exploit that, both parties would be able to work something out.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] ItDoBeHowItDoBe@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What i learn from this is that there are a lot of Muslims in blue states and that everyone is naming their daughters some variation of Oakley in red states.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

You mean Oackleiygh

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Stern@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Stetson? Like... the hat?

Bruh.

I suppose its better then naming their kid Fedora.

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The top red girl's name is Hattie.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago

Middle name McHatface

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Moshe? Kohen? Baylor???

Multiple versions of "Oak"???

I don't understand these names

[–] yogurt@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Moshe is a Jewish name, Kohen is a fake Jewish name for Christian zionists, Baylor is a Christian college with a football team popular with gambling addicts.

In the Bible the oak of righteousness will not bend, and no matter how many Olive Gardens she's banned from Oaklynn will never bend from knowing that she wants to see the manager and you're a slur.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

Moshe is a traditional Hebrew name. It's probably pretty much 100% NY and maybe a little NJ. That's likely why it's only 3% red when the rest of the most skewed names still have more than 20% in the minority.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Red state baby girls be named after Guy Fieri’s wraparound sunglasses.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (16 children)

Why are all those red names so utterly horrible?

Are you seriously calling your boy Gunner? Why not... idk... Carpet? Or Computer? Or Bottle?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Baylor sounds like a low level boss that you have to fight to finish the tutorial.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They're riffing off of traditional masculine naming conventions. Gunner is associated with the traditional male role of aggressor (compare, Hunter, Victor, Dominic), and is also a job (compare, Carter, Taylor, Mason).

Honestly, I think it'll age better than Baylor or Kyson.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I mean... I get it. But in a country where mass shootings are the norm, calling your son gunner is... a bit out of touch?

Baylor on the other hand is just plain horrible.

[–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, 'a bit out of touch' is a good starting point when talking about conservatives usually...

load more comments (6 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's going to be a hard life for a lot of innocent boys after their parents effectively tattooed "punch me, I'm a douchebag" on them.

Edit: Clarified "innocent," obviously the parents are the issue.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I assume it's just an alternate (i.e. made up) spelling of Gunnar which is a Scandinavian name. I knew I guy named Gunnar once.

load more comments (12 replies)
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

... Miriam is making a come back?

Eustace! Leave that poor dog alone!

And then also... jesus fuck, the right wing 2A crowd is now I guess just naming their kids 4 or 5 different variations of their favorite overpriced 'cool but also tactical' glasses?

I guess it makes sense for a Republican approach to daughters; literally just accessories they own so they can self-actualize via consumerism and performative conformity.

... Also I can only hope male Nico just barely making the list is from people who played GTA 4 and actually realized his entire story is a thorough evisceration of the concept of the American Dream.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These aren't necessarily popular names. They're the most skewed ones (presumably above a threshold, otherwise there would be a lot of names where there was only one baby).

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's probably because it's a traditional Jewish name. It's just Hebrew for Mary.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Stetson - cowboy hats.
Briggs (& Stratton) - outboard motors.
Oakley (in three different spellings) - redneck eyewear of choice.

Conservatives are one generation away from naming their kids shit like Winchester, Remington, Walmart, and Budlight.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Rise of the -leighs, -lees, and -dens.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lead poisoning leads to some dumb names

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

I wish they had name counts. I'm curious if there are like seven of each or seven thousand.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I’d assume that someone named Hattie has stories about living through the Great Depression.

I wonder if I'm going to live long enough to see Gladys and Eustice and Eugene and such like that come back. When I'm 70 meet some teenager named Plutis.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

not yet. but don't you worry, they will.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] al4s@feddit.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

All the red names sound like last names to me

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a non-american, WTF with those red names?!? Those are not first names or even word that exist in others countries/languages? Are they AI generated or what? Poor kids...

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] socsa@piefed.social 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Four different versions of shitty overpriced sunglasses favored by insecure man children? That tracks.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Lol @ Stetson

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Briggs and Stratton next to each other on the red state list is too funny.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fascinating that in the female category, blue has no names ending with the "ee" sound, and in the red category, there's no names ending in the "ah" sound.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I find it interesting how Muslim and Jewish the blue names are while the red ones are certainly rural coded. Kayla being blue was a bit surprising as it's just normal though I do think college educated liberal when I picture a Kayla. Paige is definitely an odd one there.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

How can Mohammad, the most common name on Earth, be 3rd highest and yet McLovin isn't even charted? 🤔

But also: Give it up for Baylor and Saylor Moon!

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's why I used Muhammad on my fake ID.

[–] Cptn_Slow@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Was it between that and McLovin?

load more comments
view more: next ›