Fwd: Why name "Madison" so popular for girls?

[Jim Parish]

Daryl Hannah's character in "Splash" was named Madison; the movie
came out in 1984, and I've heard it said - with what reliability, I don't
know - that the popularity of the name arose from that source.

Jim Parish

Gerald Cohen wrote:

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> Atlanta reporter Bill Hendrick sent me the questions below my
> signoff, but I don't have the answers. Would anyone in ans-l know?
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> Gerald Cohen
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> At 9:36 AM -0500 3/24/04, Bill Hendrick wrote:
> >Hello.
> >any idea why Madison has become so popular for girls? It's No. 2
> >now, but was no. 133 in 1991. Kaitlyn also has gone from 85th to
> >32nd in popularity. and Grace has gone from 128 to 15. why do these
> >names move up? I don't remember any of these from movies or TV
> >shows. what's happening?
> >many thanks,
> >Bill Hendrick