"We named the dog Indiana"
Reading an End-of-the-Decade baby name round-up, I ran across this:
The last few years have shown a dramatic increase in the influence of everything from blockbuster movies to celebrity babies on naming trends ... Marley, from the film "Marley & Me," is gaining numbers for both sexes.
"[Parents] may not be able to send their kid to Harvard or buy him or her a celebrity lifestyle, but names are free and can give a piece of that cachet," Murray said.
No Harvard for you, kid. But we named you after a dog. So there's that.
NBC: Emma, Aiden are top baby names of the decade
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