You may have seen the “let’s go Brandon” memes referring to the US president. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you will think this will affect the popularity and/or usability of the name [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] in the future, like what happened with [name_f]Karen[/name_f]? [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] is currently #166 and on a downward trend.
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[name_f]My[/name_f] instinct is to say no but maybe just because I haven’t seen this joke very often. But [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] and [name_f]Karen[/name_f] share similar sounds and both feel tied to one generation, so it seems well equipped to become a meme name – I already associate it a little bit with a similar stereotype to [name_u]Kyle[/name_u] in the US.
I think [name_f]Karen[/name_f] was particularly negative because it was used as an insult. People don’t want to call their child “Karen” now because it’s like calling your child “asshole” or “idiot”. It isn’t a meaning you want associated with your child. Also, [name_f]Karen[/name_f] was already very unpopular for babies, as it was dated.
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m] is not, in itself, used as an insult. It’s also not a very uncommon name for small children at the moment - at least compared to where [name_f]Karen[/name_f] was just a few years ago. I don’t think many people would be too put off by the current association. [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] has only been on a slight decline in recent years, and I could even see this meme holding it in place, or even becoming more popular.
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I’m actually happy you posted this. I’ve been wanting to ask Nameberry world myself. Unlike previous posters the LGB is something I come across often- be it the media or now it’s showing up on mugs and shirts, flags etc etc. so for me I’m thinking if it it usable it won’t be awhile…. I can’t see how you can be a [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] these days and not here LGB. Maybe internationally it is different but US I see it going on the decline for the next while.
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I’ve been seeing it a lot online in the past month. While it’s not a direct insult like [name_f]Karen[/name_f], I could see people avoiding or purposely using [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] depending on which side they are on. Some memes die quickly though and it might be gone in like a year or so.
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