Amazon: Ruining baby names since 2015

Since intelligent speakers in the United States and all over the world widespread we should take a moment to think of the many people who share their names with a ubiquitous digital entity designed to serve their human overlords. And no, I'm not talking about you, Bixby. In fact, there are already signs that Amazon's decision to give its digital assistant a rather popular name has ruined it for years to come. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration the number of babies named Alexa in the United States has dropped from 6,050 in 2015 (when the Amazon Echo was launched) to 3,883 in 2017. That's the lowest number of Alexas born since 2000, and unless prospective parents discover their masochistic side, we can expect even fewer babies named Alexa in the coming years. You can find more infographics at Statista