Babies Named ‘Blue’ Are Officially Trendy
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There are Blues all around us… and I’m not just referring to the sky, the ocean, sadness, the pasta aisle, and denim.
I’m talking about word ‘Blue’ used as a name, for humans. It’s happening, people!
Obviously, Blue Ivy Carter, daughter of Beyonce and Jay Z, is the biggie here. Before her blessed arrival in January 2012, most of us considered blue to be little more than a primary color beloved by Picasso (for a time, anyway). But Blue took on another meaning, entirely, when it was bestowed upon the Queen B’s li’l princess. D’aaaw.
Baby Blue kind of had a monopoly over her first name for a few years there, until March 2015, when Mad Men star Jessica Paré had a son with her musician boyfriend John Kastner. The newborn’s name? Blues Anthony. Blues! (OK fine so there’s an ‘s’ added on, but we’re counting this baby as a Blue, regardless.)
But the Blues don’t end there! Wednesday, we got word that Ralph Lauren spawn and CEO/founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar, Dylan Lauren, and her husband Paul Arrouet just had twins, and the boy’s name is… Cooper Blue!!!!!!! AHHHHHH! (Maybe more importantly, the girl’s name is Kingsley Rainbow. We’ll just let that sink in for a moment.)
That makes three Blues—and as we all know, three’s a trend.
Real talk though, the name Blue isn’t 100 percent new. The Edge from U2 has a 25-year-old daughter named Blue Angel Evans, Maria Bello’s son’s name is Jackson Blue McDermott, and lest we forget, Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell dubbed her redheaded kid Bluebell Madonna way back in 2006. Also, “Little Boy Blue” and Blue’s Clues.
So, despite the fact that, according to Nameberry.com, the name Blue for boys and girls ranks in at only the 1585th and 1260th most popular name, respectively, we’re going to go ahead and say that soon, the world will be ruled by people called Blue.
Maybe Eiffel 65 was onto something all those years ago…
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