2020 Baby Names Inspired by Top Netflix Shows

With Netflix original shows proving to be more popular than many other series, just how influential have iconic series such as Breaking Bad, Sex Education and Tiger King been when it comes to baby names? We've taken a look at some of the most popular Netflix original shows, and searched a baby names database to see how popular these names are in 2020. From Dustin to Archie, you can see all of our collected baby name data below. Can you spot your favourite Netflix character? Sad news for Carole Baskin fans, her name doesn't prove to be that popular, but the number of Caroles born has increased by 4,100 since 2019! Could Carole’s be making a comeback?!

We analysed baby names from the following shows: 

  • Tiger King 
  • Dead To Me
  • Stranger Things
  • Ozark
  • 13 Reasons Why 
  • Sex Education 
  • Cheer
  • When They See Us 
  • Breaking Bad
  • Narcos 
  • Riverdale

Key Findings

The most popular girls name was Charlotte (Ozark)

The most popular boys name was Charlie (Dead To Me)

The top three shows that had the most influence on baby names were:

Riverdale, Sex Education and 13 Reasons Why. 

 

Methodology: 

We used this tool to search names from the most popular Netflix original tv shows to find out their ranking positions in terms of popularity for 2020, along with trends over time and origins of each name.