The trend of naming children is the name of the gun

According to an analysis of Laura Wattenberg, an expert on children's names and the owner of the 'Baby Name Wizard' blog, naming children after guns is the new trend in the United States today.

Many parents are choosing names like Gunner and Colt for boys, and even girls follow this trend with names like Beretta and Kimber (the name of a gun manufacturer).

According to Wattenberg, this trend came about because of the need to find unique names for children. But names based on car or luxury names are not as popular as gun-based names, suggesting something special is going on.

In general, gun-related names have not reached the top 10 most popular children's names, and the number of children called Trigger or Wesson is quite small.

To understand the popularity of these names, Wattenberg cross-checked a list of firearms manufacturers' names and related terms and child name data of the US Social Security Administration. 2012 compared with 2002.

Children are named after guns.(Photo: livescience.com)

As a result, there are 15 gun-related names, each named for at least 5 babies in the two years mentioned above: Barrett, Beretta, Browning, Cannon, Colt, Gauge, Gunner, Kimber, Magnum, Remington, Ruger, Savage, Shooter, Trigger and Wesson. During the period 2002-2012, gun-related names became more popular.

Not all parents choose these names to have a love for guns. Colt, the No. 328 name on the list of the most popular boys names in 2012, also related to the name of a horse or the Indianapolis Colts.

One possibility for the popularity of these names may be because for parents who want children to have strange names , gun names seem stronger, as well as other new names like Madison. can be used for both sexes. Moreover, parents often name their children based on their personal values.

"The places with the highest rates of child names have a tendency to be the most open places with new names in the United States," Wattenberg said.

According to Cleveland Evans, a psychologist at Bellevue University (Nebraska), the number of gun owners in the United States is declining, but the parents who own guns always find it an inspiration.

American culture is an individual culture, so 'our personal thoughts often revolve around how we are different from others, not like them ,' says Evans. When fewer people own guns, the remaining people find owning guns is very important to express their personal ideals.

Not all gun related terms can be used to name children. For example, the name Ruger sounds very similar to other popular names like Ryder and Riker. In contrast, no one named his child after the name of the manufacturer of military weapons Nosler.

It is difficult to explain how names like Browning or Ruger will be accepted. Research suggests that strange or controversial names are a flaw when writing resumes. But in fact, having a rare or strange name doesn't seem to affect income. Early prejudices were also easy to overcome.

Gun-loving mothers and fathers are also considering the pros and cons of a gun-related name. Many people like his son John Moses - based on John Moses Browning, a firearm developer. Only people who really like guns can know this.

"Many people are showing their love for guns by choosing to give their children more popular names , " Wattenberg said.