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A smiling one-year-old girl wearing a pink top and blue pants while standing in a field of green grass with trees.

"I'd always be surprised at how many Karens there were at birthday parties, how many there were at the school fete, how many there were at the athletics carnival."
A smiling woman with long, blonde hair wearing a black top standing in front of a white wall.

"I'd like to support the Karens of the world and say it could become a middle name or become popular again, but I think we've had our day."

"We find for most people it was family names. It was names that they've had parents or extended family be given, names that they've grown up with, names that they hear on TV."
Social researcher Mark McCrindle in his office in Sydney.

"They're going back in time [asking] what was a great-grandma name? What was a historical family name in [the] family tree?"

"That means that boys' names will last a bit longer, [whereas] girls' names are driven by a little bit more of the fads."

A one-year-old girl wearing a pink top and blue pants while standing up in a field of green grass with trees.

"We're both really pleased with it, and it obviously means a lot more to us. I had no idea it was going to be as popular as what it is."

"I have to say if I'm in a really groovy, young coffee shop, I always say my name is Kaz. It softens the blow."

"But, you know, bring the Karens back."

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