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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
60 Baby Names That Are Going Out of Style in 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott It's always fun to see which baby names are in … and which are on their way out. This year, Liam and Olivia ranked first in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) annual list of top baby names, with other favorites like Charlotte, Mateo, Lucas, and Evelyn also coming in the top ten. Not huge surprises there. But what's probably most interesting is which names make the biggest leaps in popularity, and which are quickly trending downward. This year, the name Truce increased the most in popularity for boys, and the name Ailany jumped the most points for girls. What about downward trends? Well, boy names ending in 'en' 'an' and 'on' are becoming less popular (Think: Aden, Brendan, Braylon). For girls, royal names took a huge hit (like Princess, Royal, Royalty). Concept names for both genders—like Justice, Love, Loyal, and Promise—also saw a downward trend. Here, we'll take a look at the baby names that dropped the most points in popularity, and by how many year, the Social Security Administration releases its list of top baby names, along with the latest trends in naming. The data here was drawn from Social Security's list of names that dropped in popularity from 2023 to 2024. This is the most recent list, released in May 2025. Social Security lists boys and girls names that are dropping in popularity, but not gender neutral names. We selected the gender neutral names with the biggest decreases, drawing from both the girl and boy names list is sorted by change in position, names that have dropped the most in position are ranked first and names that have dropped the least take the last Name Positions Dropped Emryn change: 606 Zhuri change: 309 Layne change: 301 Alitzel change: 274 Kamari change: 265 Kya change: 263 Aleyna change: 262 Dior change: 254 Nyra change: 249 Dania change: 245 Yaretzi change: 243 Kinslee change: 232 Royal change: 230 Princess change: 224 Savanna change: 212 Alexa change: 202 Kai change: 193 Zayla change: 192 Jayleen change: 188 Novah change: 185 Boy Name Positions Dropped Khari change: 394 Karsyn change: 307 Kye change: 254 Kole change: 229 Khai change: 225 Nova change: 224 Jovanni change: 217 Jiraiya change: 183 Justice change: 180 Duncan change: 172 Kannon change: 166 Khaza change: 164 Semaj change: 163 Aden change: 157 Axton change: 150 Demetrius change: 148 Mikael change: 143 Marlon change: 142 Loyal change: 138 Rishi change: 137 Gender Neutral Names Positions Dropped Shay change: 159 Legacy change: 122 Kyree change: 106 Scout change: 105 Shai change: 105 Remington change: 101 Memphis change: 99 Seven change: 92 Hunter change: 75 Emery change: 72 Phoenix change: 72 Payton change: 70 Harlow change: 56 Frankie change: 52 Onyx change: 51 Finnley change: 50 Shane change: 46 Layne change: 45 Wren change: 41 Skyler change: 31 Read the original article on Parents
The Independent
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Donald Trump gets the Royal treatment in Riyadh, as he seeks it back home
Walking through the lavish palaces of Riyadh, surrounded by royalty and riches that dwarf his own, and brushing shoulders with a leader who does not have to concern himself with courts and judges, Donald Trump appeared to be living his dream. There were many reasons for Trump to visit Saudi Arabia this week, but for a man who has declared his desire to be both a dictator and a monarch, the chance to experience both up close stood above them all. The royal treatment began before his plane had even touched the ground, when Saudi F-15 fighter jets appeared alongside the president's plane and escorted it as it came into land at King Khalid International Airport. He stepped off the jet to be greeted by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and a line of Saudi dignitaries, walked along an endless lavender carpet watched over by an honor guard with golden swords, onto a motorcade that was escorted by riders on Arabian horses, emerging from his car at the Royal Court to the sound of horns. "I really believe we like each other a lot," Trump said of the prince as they sat on golden chairs at the royal palace. The president was clearly impressed. 'What a great place, what a great place,' he said later at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in front of a giant screen showing U.S. and Saudi flags, where he continued to praise the Crown Prince. 'He's an incredible man. Known him a long time now. There's nobody like him,' Trump said of the man who, just a few years ago, U.S. intelligence agencies blamed for the killing of an American journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. 'We have great partners in the world, but we have none stronger and nobody like the gentleman that's right before me…I like him a lot. I like him too much. That's why we give so much,' he said. Trump's embrace of Saudi Arabia is all the more significant coming after he all but abandoned or sparked disputes with many of America's traditional democratic allies in Europe. The message couldn't be clearer: This administration is not here to lecture about human rights or democracy - it is here to make money. Trump arrived on stage to his usual entry music — Lee Greenwood's 'Proud To Be An American' — which seemed somewhat out of place. He left to his usual exit music, which seemed extremely out of place — The Village People's 'YMCA.' In the evening, Trump was treated to a lavish state dinner in the historic city of Diriyah, just above Riyadh. Trump has tried to build his own version of a royal dynasty back home for years. He bought a faux palace, covered the White House in gold trim, and even made a solid effort at getting rid of democracy altogether. Just before leaving for the Middle East on a tour of oil-rich monarchies, the president announced that he would accept a gift of a plane from Qatar — a $400 million 'palace in the sky' that would eventually replace Air Force One. That was too brazen even for his supporters who stayed with him through the insurrection and the rape trials. MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, a right-wing influencer who wields a Rasputin-like influence over the president, called the acceptance of the gift a 'stain' on the administration. Even Josh Hawley of Missouri, Trump's ride-or-die in the Senate, wasn't keen on the idea. Like the Saudi Royal Family, Trump's own family's financial interests were seemingly intertwined with the state's on this visit. The Trumps have significant pending deals with Saudi companies in real estate and cryptocurrency. Eric Trump, who runs the Trump Organization, recently announced a high-rise Trump hotel in Saudi and a sprawling Trump golf course in Qatar. The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner had previously secured a $2 billion investment from Saudi's sovereign wealth fund, which is overseen by the crown prince himself. While Trump's family did not come with him on this tour, he did bring with him a full royal court of friendly business leaders and CEOs who hope to drum up their own investments and deals along the way. At the top of the list was Elon Musk, a wannabe prince of darkness, who was joined by oil executives, bankers, private military contractors, the chiefs of Coca-Cola and Uber, and American defense contractors from Halliburton, Northrop Grumman and Boeing. Musk used the opportunity to pitch two of his ideas that have largely failed to make a dent in the U.S. — robotaxis and his tunneling company. Trump heads to Qatar next to take a look at his palace in the sky. He will then return home with memories of parades, honor guards, lavish ceremonies and likely a greater hunger for the royal life. That could mean more gold trim at the White House, or fewer judges to get in his way.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS BBC admits lapse in editorial standards after not challenging Prince Harry's claims he was victim of 'good old fashioned establishment stitch up'
The BBC today admitted it failed to properly challenge Prince Harry's claim he is the victim of 'good old fashioned establishment stitch up', calling it a lapse in 'our usual high editorial standards'. The Duke of Sussex 's also spoke of a 'pretty dark' conspiracy theory where he appeared to suggest shadowy figures want him dead in the bombshell interview given after he lost his London legal challenge on Friday. A row has broken out over the BBC's coverage of the Duke of Sussex's interview with the broadcaster, where he blamed a 'stitch-up'. 'We failed to properly challenge this and other allegations,' the BBC said on its Corrections and Clarifications website today. Harry spoke to BBC News for 31 minutes on Friday after losing a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK. This prompted the prince to hit out at what he claimed was an 'Establishment stitch-up', including Buckingham Palace. Senior judges upheld two previous decisions that the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, known as Ravec, had acted lawfully in offering him a special 'bespoke' security package, leaving Harry with an estimated £1.5million legal bill. On Saturday, BBC Radio 4's Today programme covered the duke describing his court defeat as a 'good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up'. And there was then an interview with close protection expert Richard Aitch, where Harry's 'stitch-up' claims were 'repeated', the broadcaster said. 'This case is ultimately the responsibility of the Home Office and we should have reflected their statement', the BBC said today. The corporation also said the programme 'should have given the view of Buckingham Palace', and 'this was a lapse in our usual high editorial standards'. The Home Office said: 'We are pleased that the court has found in favour of the Government's position in this case. 'The UK Government's protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals' security.' In response to the failed legal challenge, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: 'All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.' During the Today interview, Mr Aitch, who is director of operations at security services company Mobius International, said he 'was shocked but certainly not surprised' at the judgment. He claimed that the 'provision of protection should not be based on legal argument', but on assessment of 'risk and threat against Harry', and agreed that it had been 'a 'stitch-up'. Posting on X after the BBC clarification, Mr Aitch said: 'There should not be any need to apologise @BBCNews for opinion based interviews. 'Absence of a threat and risk assessment on Prince Harry where the focus is on legal process influenced by the recommendations of a committee that is not independent, it defines "stitch up".' The clarification on the BBC website over its Prince Harry coverage Harry's interview continues to cause a major stir. At one point he was asked about his mother's death 'How does that make you feel, given you have expressed numerous times that you do not want history to repeat itself?', the interviewer asked. Harry then replied: 'Yes, I don't want history to repeat itself. I think there's a lot of other people out there, the majority, that also don't want history to repeat itself. But through the disclosure process, I've discovered that some people do want history to repeat itself, which is pretty dark.' He went on: 'I'm not going to share that at this point. I know all the names of the people that were involved in this process'. Ken Wharfe, who was a royal protection officer to royals including Harry, William and their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, believes the duke has 'played the wrong card' regarding his security. Harry cannot expect the 'all- singing-and-dancing protection that you had when you were in the United Kingdom' and was a working member of the royal family, like his father, the King, and his brother, the Prince of Wales, according to Mr Wharfe. He now needs to show some 'humility' if he wants to begin talks with his UK family, along with the government and police, to try and improve his security. Harry has called for the Home Secretary to review the body that authorises protection for senior royals after he lost a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK. It prompted him to tell the BBC in an interview that he 'can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK'. Mr Wharfe said: 'On the security issue, I think he has really played the wrong card. 'I don't see how he can expect to get full protection when he arrived back in the UK, when he is no longer a member working the royal family, when he knows that the actual security package comes at the expense of the British taxpayer. 'The government and the police are quite together on this. 'They are saying, "well, we understand that, but we can't suddenly just push on buttons to give you the all-singing-and-dancing protection that you had when you were in United Kingdom," the same that his mother had, his brother enjoys, and now it is, of course, his father and Queen Camilla. 'What the government has given and the police is a protection of sorts to guarantee his safety, which will be based on risk assessment that, quite frankly, is about the best he can expect. 'The High Court has seen that. The appeal court has seen it. The government has seen it. The police have seen it - so where's the problem?' 'Entitled' Prince Harry chose to walk away from public duty and his continuing demands for round-the-clock police protection should not be entertained further, the shadow Home Secretary said last night. It comes as his wife, Meghan, pointedly posted a photograph of Harry with his two children in the garden of their California home, just hours after the prince said his 'devastating' loss in the Court of Appeal meant that his family could never return to the UK. MP Chris Philp told the Mail last night that the government 'has more pressing concerns' than to cave in to the prince's demands that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper now investigate his case and Ravec.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bowness Royalty Cinema reopens as event venue
A historic Lake District cinema is set to reopen as a multi-event venue. The Royalty in Bowness closed in August, ending an association with the town going back to the means that as well as screening films, it will be able to host live music, comedy and will reopen on 14 June with a concert by a Beatles tribute band, and the next day there will be a tea dance, attended by dignitaries including the local mayor. The project is the work of Mark Naunton and his business partner Bryn Tyson, both of whom have a keen interest in music and films and were seeking a from 1926 when it was built by public description, it also chimed with their love of old buildings and "quirky things". The former-three screen cinema has now been stripped back to one screen to take it "back to its roots".However, the seats will also be removeable to allow standing at return it to its original art deco theme, the foyer has been redecorated with wallpaper in that the former hair salon incorporated into one side of the building has become an ice cream parlour, also in art deco style. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
