# Chelsea Clinton has baby **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747 "2014-09-27T23:45:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/1 "2014-09-27T23:45:05Z")
A little girl named Charlotte. I am torn between agreeing that Charlotte is one of the world’s two best girls names and imagining what my youngest child’s life will be like as the name will probably skyrocket in popularity in the near future. > **[Bill and Hillary Post Pictures of Chelsea Clinton's New Baby](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bill-hillary-post-pictures-chelsea-clintons-new-baby-n213166)** > > Hours after Chelsea Clinton tweeted about the birth of her daughter, the Clintons posted photos of the new baby. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/2 "2014-09-27T23:55:11Z")
Has anyone asked her her intentions for '52 yet? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/3 "2014-09-28T00:09:41Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > A little girl named Charlotte. I am torn between agreeing that Charlotte is one of the world’s two best girls names and imagining what my youngest child’s life will be like as the name will probably skyrocket in popularity in the near future. I don’t think so. People might be interested for a news-cycle or two but Chelsea Clinton (or is it Chelsea Mezvinsky?) isn’t really a major celebrity - she’s the daughter of a former president (and might end up being the daughter of a current president again). It’s not like the name Margaret suddenly jumped in popularity after Jenna Bush Hager had her daughter in 2013 or the name Hugo suddenly became ubiquitous when Amy Carter (who did keep her original name after her wedding) gave birth to her son in 1999. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/4 "2014-09-28T00:13:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t think so. People might be interested for a news-cycle or two but Chelsea Clinton (or is it Chelsea Mezvinsky?) isn’t really a major celebrity - she’s the daughter of a former president (and might end up being the daughter of a current president again). > > It’s not like the name Margaret suddenly jumped in popularity after Jenna Bush Hager had her daughter in 2013 or the name Hugo suddenly became ubiquitous when Amy Carter (who did keep her original name after her wedding) gave birth to her son in 1999. I certainly hope this is true. The name has been creeping up in popularity. It was 26th the year she was born and 9th last year. As someone who had FOUR people with the same name in my seventh grade class, I don’t wish that on my daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/5 "2014-09-28T01:14:24Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > A little girl named Charlotte. I am torn between agreeing that Charlotte is one of the world’s two best girls names and imagining what my youngest child’s life will be like as the name will probably skyrocket in popularity in the near future. It’s already skyrocketed in popularity over the last five years or so. It could go higher or stay up there longer, of course. I think of it as a name that’s popular among hipsters. I like it a lot myself. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t think so. People might be interested for a news-cycle or two but Chelsea Clinton (or is it Chelsea Mezvinsky?) isn’t really a major celebrity - she’s the daughter of a former president (and might end up being the daughter of a current president again). > > It’s not like the name Margaret suddenly jumped in popularity after Jenna Bush Hager had her daughter in 2013 or the name Hugo suddenly became ubiquitous when Amy Carter (who did keep her original name after her wedding) gave birth to her son in 1999. Different times. And the Clintons - all three of them, Chelsea very much included - have stayed in the news over the years far more than the Bushes or Carters. It’s somewhat moot only because the name is already one of the ten most popular names for baby girls. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/6 "2014-09-28T01:19:40Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > As someone who had FOUR people with the same name in my seventh grade class, I don’t wish that on my daughter. As somebody who has what was not only the most popular boy’s name in the year I was born but remained the most popular boy’s name for the next twenty-seven consecutive years, I can sympathize. Seriously, I was playing a board game two weeks ago. There were five of us playing and three of us had the same first name. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/7 "2014-09-28T01:20:33Z")
Great name. My oldest daughter’s name is Charlotte and I picked it. I always liked the fact that it was a classic name but never seemed to hit near the top of the popularity charts. I really hope it doesn’t pick up in popularity because of that. My youngest daughter’s name is Olivia which my ex-wife picked. It is a great name in general but it is also one of the most popular names of her birth year. I can walk into school to pick her up, yell out ‘Olivia!’ and get immediately stampeded by a herd of little girls with the same name. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/8 "2014-09-28T01:24:38Z")
The big five right now are Ava, Emma, Isabella, Olivia, and Sophia. In various order, they have been the top five names for girls in the US since 2008. One hundred years ago the top five were, in order; Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, and Ruth. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/9 "2014-09-28T01:35:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > As somebody who has what was not only the most popular boy’s name in the year I was born but remained the most popular boy’s name for the next twenty-seven consecutive years, I can sympathize. > > Seriously, I was playing a board game two weeks ago. There were five of us playing and three of us had the same first name. Hi Mike! (Or possibly Dave.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/10 "2014-09-28T02:45:14Z")
I think she will rue the missed opportunity to call the new kid Monica Lewinsky Mezvinsky. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/11 "2014-09-28T03:16:46Z")
It can’t possibly get _much_ more popular, it’s already pretty high. I’m a little surprised they didn’t pick a less popular name. I’m another one who named her daughter a name that I thought was classic but not overly used … and then it ended up being the girls’ name with the highest jump in popularity the following year, and has been rising ever since. Oh well. Back to Baby Charlotte, I was really delighted with the news and the photos. I’m a fan of the Clintons in general. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/12 "2014-09-28T03:19:30Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I think she will rue the missed opportunity to call the new kid Monica Lewinsky Mezvinsky. The tradition with a new baby used to be to hand out cigars. Probably not this time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/13 "2014-09-28T16:36:23Z")
Charlotte made my short list when my daughter was born in 1999. It was one of many my husband veto’d. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/14 "2014-09-28T16:58:32Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > It can’t possibly get _much_ more popular, it’s already pretty high. I’m a little surprised they didn’t pick a less popular name. Yeah, even if there were a lot of interest in the name of Chelsea’s baby (and I doubt there is), “Charlotte” has been trending upward for the past decade or so. The Baby Name Voyager will generate graphs showing the popularity of names in the US since the 1880s, and there’s a huge spike for “[Charlotte](http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=charlotte&sw=f&exact=false)” starting in about 2005. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/15 "2014-09-28T21:06:07Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I think she will rue the missed opportunity to call the new kid Monica Lewinsky Mezvinsky. That name sucks. Best wishes to the new parents. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/16 "2014-09-29T00:07:27Z")
Congratulations from the Internet! Its a very pretty name. I hope that both Mother and Daughter are resting comfortably. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/17 "2014-09-29T01:00:39Z")
Stay classy New York Post. Because nothing says dignity in journalism like making fun of babies. > **[PHOTO: NY Post Trashes Chelsea Clinton's Baby. No, Really.](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ny-post-chelsea-clinton-baby-cover_n_5895750?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&ir=Politics)** > > PHOTO: NY Post Trashes Chelsea Clinton's Baby. No, Really. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/18 "2014-09-29T02:09:49Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Stay classy New York Post. Because nothing says dignity in journalism like making fun of babies. Nobody has ever put “New York Post” and “dignity in journalism” in the same sentence. You came close, but… ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelsea-clinton-has-baby/699747/19 "2014-09-29T02:22:59Z")
If we had had a second daughter, she would have been named Charlotte. A pretty, vaguely old-fashioned name, like the name we gave our first daughter.