The # of U.S. children born in 2018 who have Game of Thrones character names, per new @SocialSecurity data:
Arya 2545
Tyrion 58
Brienne 33
Jorah 30
Sansa 29
Catelyn 21
Ellaria 17
Oberyn 15
Theon 14
Gregor 11
Sandor 10
Khal 9
Daenarys 8
Bran 8
Beric 8
Bronn 7
Samwell 7
Myrcella 6— Joe Murphy (@JoeMurph) May 10, 2019
Game of Thrones is so popular that parents are naming children after its characters, with more than 3,000 babies born in the U.S. last year named after characters from the show, according to a list tweeted out by NBC News’ Joe Murphy of information from new data from the Social Security Administration. “Arya” was the most popular name by a lot, given to more than 2,500 babies in 2018, making it the 119th most popular female name of the year. Coming in second was “Tyrion,” the name given to 58 babies, followed by “Brienne” (33 babies), “Jorah” (30 babies) and “Sansa” (29 babies).
