Baby names inspired by TV families

1950s

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  I Love Lucy (1951 – 1957): Ricky, Lucy and Little Ricky Ricardo
• Leave it to Beaver (1957 – 1963): Ward, June, Wally and Beaver (Theodore) Cleaver
• The Donna Reed Show (1958 – 1968): Alex, Donna, Mary and Jeff Stone
• Bonanza (1959 – 1973): Ben, Adam, Hoss (Eric) and Little Joe (Joseph) Cartwright
  
  

Popular baby names by decade

1960s

• The Andy Griffith Show (1960 – 1968): Andy, Aunt Bee and Opie Taylor
• My Three Sons (1960 – 1972): Steve (Steven), Robbie (Robert), Chip (Richard) and Ernie (Ernest) Douglas
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962 – 1971): Granny, Jed, Jethro and Elly May Clampett
• The Addams Family (1964 – 1966): Gomez, Morticia, Pugsly, Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama and Thing Addams
• Family Affair (1966 – 1971): Uncle Bill, Cissy, Jody and Buffy Davis
• The Brady Bunch (1969 – 1974): Mike, Carol, Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby and Cindy Brady
  
  

Baby names inspired by boy bands

1970s

• The Partridge Family (1970 – 1974): Shirley, Keith, Laurie, Danny, Chris and Tracy Partridge
• The Waltons (1972 – 1981): Zeb (Zebulon), Esther, John, Olivia, John-Boy, Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben (Benjamin), Jim-Bob (James Robert) and Elizabeth
• Good Times (1974 – 1979): James, Florida, JJ (James Jr.), Thelma and Michael Evans
• Little House on the Prairie (1974 – 1982): Charles, Caroline, Laura, Mary and Carrie
• Happy Days (1974 – 1984): Howard, Marion, Chuck (Charles), Richie (Richard) and Joanie Cunningham
• Eight is Enough (1977 – 1981): Tom, Joan, Abby (Sandra Sue), David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy and Nicholas Bradford
• Dallas (1978 – 1991): Jock (John Ross), Miss Ellie (Eleanor), J.R. (John Ross), Sue Ellen, Gary (Garrison), Valene, Bobby (Robert) and Pamela
  
  

Baby name trends for 2012

1980s

• Dynasty (1981 – 1991): Blake, Krystle, Fallon, Steven Carrington; Alexis and Adam Carrington
• Family Ties (1982 – 1989): Steven, Elyse, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andrew Keaton
• The Cosby Show (1984 – 1992): Cliff, Clair, Sondra, Denise, Theodore, Vanessa, Rudy (Rudith) and Olivia
• Growing Pains (1985 – 1992): Jason, Maggie (Margaret), Mike (Michael), Carol, Ben (Benjamin) and Chrissy (Christine) Seaver
• Married… with Children (1987 – 1997): Al, Peggy, Kelly and Bud Bundy
• Family Matters (1989 – 1998): Carl, Harriette, Eddie, Laura and Judy Winslow, and Steve Urkel
• The Simpsons (1989 – Present): Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa Simpson
  
  

1990s

• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 – 1996): Philip, Vivian, Hilary, Carlton and Ashley Banks and Will “The Fresh Prince” Smith
• Home Improvement (1991 – 1999): Tim, Jill, Brad, Randy and Mark Taylor
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2005): Raymond, Debra, Ally, Michael and Geoffrey Barone (and Frank, Marie, Robert and Amy Barone)
  
  

Best movie star names for girls

2000s

• Modern Family (2009 – Present):  Jay, Gloria and Manny (Manuel) Pritchett; Phil, Claire, Haley, Alex and Luke Dunphy, Mitchell Pritchett; and Mitchell, Cameron and Lily Pritchett
• Parenthood (2010 – Present): Zeek and Camille Braverman; Adam, Kristina, Max, Nora and Haddie Braverman; Sarah, Amber and Drew Braverman; Crosby, Jasmine and Jabbar Braverman; and Joel, Julia, Sydney and Victor Braverman-Graham
  
  

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