It’s OK. | Baby Names You Cannot Use.
Jun 09, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 202
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Episode description
How did a 19th-century joke become the world’s most spoken word?
This week we scan the baby name blacklist and learn why some will never make it onto a birth certificate.
Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/03/us-banned-baby-names/84011765007/
https://www.history.com/articles/the-birth-of-ok-175-years-ago
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