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Interestingly, Freakonomics had a chapter on this, where they investigated social naming conventions (and all its influences).
For example, evolving cultural values around individuality and femininity may push uniqueness and novelty in girls’ names.
Meanwhile, boys’ names tend to be more stable, possibly due to stronger family or generational naming traditions (e.g., naming sons after fathers or grandfathers).