The Name Karen Drops Significantly On A List Of Popular Baby Names
Calling someone a Karen has become shorthand for a person — usually a white woman — who uses their privilege to be a jerk. The name fell 171 spots on the Social Security Administration's list.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. Calling someone a Karen is loaded these days. It's become shorthand for a person, usually a white woman, who uses their privilege to be a jerk, someone who asked to see the manager or something worse. Last year, the name Karen fell 171 spots on the Social Security Administration's list of most popular baby names. I guess people are taking the advice don't be a Karen literally. It's MORNING EDITION.
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002368944/the-name-karen-drops-significantly-on-a-list-of-popular-baby-names
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When I was a kid I can remember maybe one or two classmates named Karen, but now it would seem kinda weird to see a little baby girl named Karen. Of course, I also haven't come across any baby girls named Mildred, Louise, or Bertha lately either!
Names run in cycles. My grandmother was named Hannah, and for a lot of years that name was considered an old lady's name. My sister decided early on that if she had a girl, she would name her Hannah since it was unique at that time. Of course, by the time my niece was born 25 years ago, Hannahs were a dime a dozen! She still named her Hannah, though!
The same thing happened to names like Emma, Emily, and Sophia. When I was young, those would have been considered old lady's names. Not anymore!
Of course, in about 20 years there are going to be a lot of old ladies named Tiffany, Brittany, and Heather 
Adolf of Osnabrück was known as the "Almoner of the Poor", a literal saint. Not only is his name trashed, with the California water crisis, nowadays even the near-association with almonds makes him sound bad.
