The Pokémon GO craze is spreading and now parents are naming their children after Pokémon characters, at least in the United States. The Baby Centre said it has seen an increase in first names like Roselia, Ash, Eevee and Onyx. Here’s how names connected to Pokémon Go have grown in popularity in the US compared to this time last year
- Roselia – it’s risen 5,859 spots
- Onyx – up 2,184 spots
- Star – 2,040
- Eevee – 1,377 places
- Ivy – 1,287 spots
- Ash – 248 spots
- Shay – 64 spots
“Parents are always looking to pop culture for baby name inspiration and, right now, it doesn’t get hotter than Pokemon Go,” said global editor in chief of Baby Center, Linda Murray. It’s possible that parents’ enthusiasm for the game will reignite their love for the brand and spark a full-fledged naming trend.”
I find this really creepy…
I think Ash is pretty cool.
Ahh Roselia’s a good one. I love that Pokemon too! This is pretty cool if you ask me.
i can understand why parents chose roselia and a few others, not just pokemon but human names like ash but why name a kid onyx? roselia makes sense as a name for a child so is shay which i assume its short for shaymin, im not counting human names because most of them makes sense.
Well Onyx isnt so farfetched. Its actually a Stone, Eevee is the only weird one I see on that list. I like the little guy, but naming your kid that, is awfully, odd. Oh well Im not a father, nor am I that big into pokemon, so who am I to judge what these people name their kids.
ps: I have a yellow tabby cat named French Fry ffs lol I shouldnt be talking.
Naming cats after food isn’t all that odd tbh. I had one named Oreo. Hahaha.
My boyfriend’s sister named her cat Spongebob.
Now that is an unfitting name for a cat.
I see what you did there.
I also see what I did there. Honestly, that was just a happy coincidence lol.
The stupidity of some people will never cease to amaze me.
Congratulations you’re all jackasses.
||Count yourself in with the rest of your doomed species then considering 99.999999999% of all humans today are named after someone else in your pathetic history…||
||Human or Pokemon, no difference, you are all slaves to the first bearers of your names…||
I like this guy. Is this the same guy from when I used to lurk the site years ago?
||I don’t recall this thing at all…||
Ahh, that’s too bad. There was this guy who was just like you when I used to actively browse this site years ago.
Yup, that is him. Exactly who you’re thinking of. He is just trying to pretend he doesn’t know what you’re talking about. Lol.
Haha of Course Xp
||If you are talking about me then yes I’m the same, I thought you were talking about the imbecile I attacked…||
these people are in fucking denial. do you have an extermination mode that can rid us of their pestilence?
||I have my superiors coming soon in the Real Realm, in this base however I can persuede Ambassador Sickr, but I don’t think he wants to lose the generous resources the cattle gives him…||
||Do not worry, the fate of humans has already been written since before they ever came to be anyway…||
ok :(
||[Nintendofication Phase One running…]||
Let me introduce you all to my son, Trubbish. We’re also expecting a baby girl, who will be named Jynx, after her aunt.
What the fuck is happening?!
“…at least in the United States.”
Of course. In most countries you’ll find names that are rooted in those countries’ cultures. In America you find names that are rooted in pop culture.
considering america’s history and culture its no surprise. id rather be called Charizard III than Rapist Murderer-Landowner Thief.
You say that as if America’s entire history is dark and has been based on those things. The history of the United States is no darker than many other first-world countries. Raping, murdering, stealing, corruption; those things have existed long before the U.S. was born.
America shaming is the new hip thing to do.
Nintendo, shaping the way you play and the way you live, and your entire identity.
I wonder if someone would name their son after Hitmonchan?
XD
Jackie Chan?
Something like that….
OH SHIT!
Imagine their named her daughter after a male only Pokemon, Hitmonchan!
LOL
On another note, if I ever met someone named Eevee, I would have to assume they were bipolar; or should I say tripolar?
Unless they spell that name out to you, you’ll never know they are named after Eevee since it sounds exactly like the name Evie.
I would just ask if it’s short for Evelyn. If they say no, I’d say “Oh, how’s it spelled?”
Evie sounds like a nice name so it could work without being short for Evelyn. So Eevee could just be an alternate spelling of Evie. It wouldn’t be the first time a name had alternate spellings, after all.
Then if they tell me it’s spelled E-E-V-E-E, I simply ask if they were named after the Pokemon. It’s really not hard to find out.
My point is Eevee isn’t really a bad name since it can easily pass for an actual name. It’s better than say North as a first name. :/
North west is one the stupidest names I’ve ever heard for a person. It makes “Eevee” look so good!
Eevee is actually a good name since it’ll sound exactly like Evie. Marill could work, too.
few pokemon names work like roselia. as a joke i will name my son rayquaza and my daughter latias.
Some of those Pokemon names could work if you pronounce them in a way that the anime doesn’t pronounce them. Cresselia could be pronounced Cres-lee-ya, for example, by making the second e silent.
It’d be awesome if some of those Ashs came from an actual Pallet Town.
It would be even funnier if they worked in a pallet manufacturing plant lol,
I’ll name my kid Snorlax!
Fuck yes, I’m going to name my first kid Mew and the next Mewtwo.
I’m naming my future kid Pidgey, cause I know he’ll be a big disappointment like his father.
lol
I named my children Garbodor and Weezing
Oh boy.
This reminds me of the article where a couple of parents named their child “Facebook” as thanks for the fact that it helped overthrown the Libyan government (I think. Whatever; you get what I mean).
Why!?!?
Now imagine if a black family named their child Jynx and she would grow up to be the sassiest chick of all time.
I don’t think most people would get it. That name actually sounds kind of normal to be honest.
Normally I’m not the judge of anyone’s personal lives, but are they sure naming their children after Pokemon is a sound decision? Just think of the potential bullying these children would endure when growing up because of their names.
But at least people aren’t naming their children after anime characters. Now THAT would be a huge problem.
I totally want to do that. The hard part would be convincing the wife to agree. Especially if she isn’t into anime. Lol.
Nothing wrong with that, though, since most names used in anime are actual names. Unless you are being sarcastic. lol
For Japanese citizens, sure. That’s not that much of a problem.
For non-Japanese citizens, it could raise a few eyebrows. I remember one guy telling a couple who named their daughter after Arale Norimaki that they are the weaboo scum of society. It’s kind of a touchy subject nonetheless.
Actually called them scum of society simply for naming their kid a Japanese name? I think those losers should look in the mirror if they want to see real scum of society. Just a dark reminder how disgusting many humans truly are, though. :/
My parents named me Goku. I REGRET NOTHING.
You lie. Lol.
It’s okay, Goku. Some of us know how awesome the character you are named after is so we won’t judge you by the name your parents gave you. They obviously want you to become a Super Saiyan one day and save the Earth from all manner of evil aliens!
For the love of God, I’m SO sick of hearing about Pokemon Go! Every single day, there’s more news about how stupid people are. Even my 17-year old niece is driving me CRAZY talking about Pokemon Go, and she’s determined to get her smartphone connected with a phone company so she can download and play Pokemon Go. I just don’t understand the appeal.
There been many other Pokemon Go related news that hasn’t even been posted on this site. Such as more dead bodies found, and someone witnessing someone getting murdered. My niece told me about those stories.
THERE’S been*
It shouldn’t bother you that other people are interested in something that you’re not. If you’re not interested in news about the game just skip over it.
Pokémon GO has indeed exploded in popularity. It actually kind of confuses me. Just today, I overheard some guys on the radio randomly bring up Pokémon GO. And I’m like “What? When do they ever talk about this?” And not too long ago, I was outside distracted on my phone and this random guy walking past me said “Pokémon?” I assumed he must have thought I was playing the game. More people know about it than I thought! Lmao.
Clickbait! The new bullcrap!
A name like Roselia really isn’t that far-fetched when Rose is a rather common name.
Poke-nerds are going too far now!
Actually, some Pokemon DO seem like fine names.
Am I the only one who thinks Tyrogue would be a nice name for a boy? And Celebi for a girl?
No you are not. Although, Celebi could pass as a unisex name so it could go for either a boy or a girl.
B-But why tho.
The names aren’t as awful as I was expecting. Some Pokemon names make fine names but if anyone names their child Pikachu there’s something wrong with that. I wanted to change mine to Serebii at one point, the Japanese name of Celebi.
Naming someone after Ash? Are they trying to Jynx their kid into being a failure?
lmao
In 10 years there will be parents who worship the Legendary Pokémon (or the Helix fossil) and name their children with Pokémon names and even change their own names. Florges & Aegislash Arceus, and their children Minior, Flygon, and Ninetales.