i actually made this comment on that tiktok that i think for marketing purposes they chose names that were more in use the time the DOLLS were created. not the most popular names, but a name little girls would see as a friend, not a grandparent.
ex. [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] was released in 1986, ranking #21 for names that year.
while they do try to be historically accurate in the stories, they have to balance being too historical for their own good. kids don’t want a doll to feel like a teacher, but a friend.