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Choosing a baby name can be tough. After all, there are millions of baby names out there, and some are more popular than others.
给宝宝选一个名字很难，毕竟你有数百万个选择，其中有一些比较受欢迎的。
That said, parents might be wondering what names are on the outs in 2020. Not to worry…we've got the answers for you.
就是说，家长们可能想知道2020年哪些名字会被淘汰。不用担心，我们可以给你答案。
Aww. Annabelle is a super-cute name for a baby girl, right? Wrong!
哇，安娜贝尔是个超级可爱的女孩名字是不是？并不是！
These days, many people associate the name with a certain evil antique doll. Take a bow, Annabelle!
现在会有很多人会把这个名字和某种邪恶的古董娃娃联系到一起。鞠个躬吧安娜贝尔！
Now, we're not saying that naming your baby Annabelle will cause dark supernatural forces to immediately upend your life...but it's just not going to be a very popular baby name in 2020.
现在，我们并不是说给你的孩子取名安娜贝尔会导致黑暗的超自然力量立即颠覆你的生活……但在2020年，这个名字不会很受欢迎。
And yes, we're basically blaming that fact on the 2014 horror film Annabelle.
没错，我们要把这归咎于2014年的恐怖电影《安娜贝尔》。
According to The Bump, Annabelle is derived from Hebrew and "(The name means) favored grace."
根据The Bump网站，安娜贝尔来源于希伯来语，名字的意思是“恩典”。
But as sweet as that is, the name just isn't particularly popular these days.
虽然这个名字很好听，但现在这个名字并不怎么受欢迎。
According to the website Behind the Name, Annabelle was ranked as the 141st most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2018.
根据网站“名字的背后”显示，安娜贝尔在2018年美国最受欢迎的女婴名字中排名第141位。
The name's popularity has been steadily dropping since 2014, and again, that's likely due to the horror film of the same name.
自2014年以来这个名字的受欢迎程度一直在稳步下降，可能还是由同名恐怖电影导致。
The takeaway here: There won't be very many babies named Annabelle in 2020, and perhaps that's for the best.
结论就是：到2020年不会有太多的宝宝取名为安娜贝尔，或许这是最好的选择。
The name Mary probably makes you think of The Virgin Mary…but the name has plenty of negative connotations, too.
“马利亚”这个名字可能会让你想到圣母玛利亚，但是这个名字也有很多负面含义。
One of the most popular shows of 2019 was the second season of Big Little Lies, which introduced audiences to a sinister new character: Mary Louise Wright, the monstrously passive-aggressive grandma played by Meryl Streep.
2019年最受欢迎的电视剧之一《小小谎言》第二季向观众推出了一个阴险的新角色：马利亚·露易丝·赖特，一个可怕的被动攻击型奶奶，由梅丽尔·斯特里普扮演。
"You're very short."
“你好矮”
"Excuse me?"
“不好意思你说啥”
"I don't mean it in a negative way."
“我不是那个意思”
"Oh."
“喔”
"Maybe I do."
“可能就是那个意思”
Just about everyone who watched the show absolutely despised this character, which is just one of many reasons why we don't expect too many baby girls to get that name in 2020.
几乎所有看了这部剧的人都鄙视这个角色，这也是我们不希望在2020年有太多女孩取这个名字的原因之一。
According to The Bump, "(The name means) 'star of the sea.'"
根据The Bump网站，这个名字的意思是“海之星”。
That's cool and all, but the fact is: Mary hasn't been a popular baby name for several years.
很酷，但事实是：马利亚在宝宝名字界不受欢迎已经有好几年了。
It was the 126th most popular girl's name in the United States in 2018…and frankly, we don't expect it to make a comeback anytime soon.
在2018年美国最受欢迎的女孩名字中，它排在第126位……坦白说，我们并不指望它近期能卷土重来。
As far as we're concerned, this has everything to do with the work of one of our most celebrated actresses: Meryl Streep.
在我们看来，这一切都与我们最著名的女演员之一梅丽尔·斯特里普的作品有关。
"AHHHHHH!" "Mary Louise, Mary Louise! Mary Louise, please!"
“啊~~~~~！”“马利亚·露易丝，马利亚·露易丝！马利亚·露易丝，别叫了行不！”
It seems like traditional baby names are officially "on the outs" among millennials.
传统的婴儿名字在千禧一代中似乎真的“格格不入”。
In fact, baby name expert and author Duana Taha told Today's Parent that it's basically considered taboo to choose a traditional name for your kid.
事实上，婴儿取名专家兼作家杜安娜·塔哈告诉《今日之父母》，给孩子取一个传统的名字会被认为是禁忌。
As she puts it: "For one thing, that's boring. For another, it can be culturally short-sighted."
她说：“一方面没有新意，另一方面是一种没有学问的体现”
That said, some baby names might be a little bit too unique.
也就是说，有些宝宝的名字可能有点太独特了。
Case in point: We don't expect too many people to name their precious baby daughter Mya in 2020.
举个例子：我们不希望2020年有太多的家长给自己的宝贝女儿取名米亚。
According to The Bump, the name means "great one" or "mother."
根据The Bump网站，这个名字的意思是“伟大的人”或者“母亲”。
The name was somewhat popular in the early 2000s, but it's fallen out of favor in recent years.
21世纪初这个名字还很流行，但近年来已经不那么受欢迎了。
In 2018, Mya was only ranked as the 197th most popular name for baby girls...which isn't so great, is it?
2018年米亚在最受欢迎女孩名字里只排第197位……有点儿靠后哈？
Nowadays, when people hear the name Alexa, they probably think of the Amazon technology assistant of the same name.
现在，人们在听到亚莉克莎这个名字时可能会想到亚马逊的Alexa技术助手。
While the Amazon Alexa might be a popular and useful device, that doesn't mean the name Alexa has grown in popularity.
亚马逊的Alexa虽说是一个比较受欢迎的有用的设备，但这并不代表Alexa这个名字也会越来越受欢迎。
After all, can you imagine how frustrating it would be to have your device answer you when you're simply calling for your child?
毕竟，当你喊孩子的时候给你回应的却是你的手机，这是一件令人沮丧的事情。
Well, it seems like plenty of people have thought along those exact same lines.
好吧，似乎很多人都有同样的想法。
In fact, according to The Telegraph, significant research in 2018 found that "The number of baby girls named Alexa has more than halved last year compared with 2017 because of the increased use of the Amazon technology assistant."
事实上，据《每日电讯报》报道，2018年的一项重要研究发现，“由于越来越多地使用亚马逊技术助手Alexa，去年取名为Alexa的女婴数量比2017年减少了一半以上。”
Well…there's always the name Alexis. Perhaps choose that one instead.
嗯……哪里都少不了亚历克西斯这个名字，或许你可以选这个。
"Oh yay, David. Yay."
“哦耶，大卫，耶。”
The Lifetime-turned-Netflix drama You was a seriously popular show in 2019.
2019年，由Lifetime电视网转网飞出品的剧《你》非常受欢迎。
Based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name, the story involves a handsome young sociopath named Joe, played by Penn Badgley, who stalks and seduces a beautiful young woman.
这部剧根据卡洛琳·凯普尼斯的同名小说改编，讲述了一个名叫乔的英俊的反社会青年(佩恩·贝格利饰)跟踪并勾引一位美丽的年轻女子的故事。
The story takes an even darker turn when we discover that Joe has a pronounced violent streak.
当我们发现乔有明显的暴力倾向时，故事发生了更黑暗的转折。
This begs the question: Who on Earth wants to name their kid after a fictional serial killer, especially when he's so fresh in our minds?
这就引出了一个问题：谁TM会想用一个虚构的连环杀手来给自己的孩子起名？尤其是这个角色现在在我们的脑海中还如此鲜活？
Certainly not many…which is why we predict that precious few parents will name their kid Joe in 2020.
肯定不会有很多人想用这个名字……这就是我们预测到2020年给孩子取名乔的父母会很少的原因。
Honestly, the name has fallen out of favor in recent years, anyway.
老实说，这个名字近年来已经不受欢迎了。
According to Behind the Name, Joe ranked as the 695th most popular boy's name in the United States in 2018.
根据“名字的背后”显示，乔这个名字在2018年美国最受欢迎男孩名字中排名第695位。
Thanks to the sinister show You, we imagine it will become an even less popular name in the years to come.
因为这部暗黑剧《你》，我们可以想到在未来的几年里这个名字会变得更加不受欢迎。
"I can stay as long as you want."
“你要我待多久我就待多久。”
Many parents name their children after popular TV characters.
很多父母会用受欢迎的电视人物给孩子取名。
For instance, couples who love Friends might name their daughter Rachel, or someone who's totally obsessed with the fantasy epic Game of Thrones might name their son Jon.
比如，喜欢看《老友记》的夫妇可能会给他们的女儿起名叫瑞秋，或者某个沉迷于奇幻史诗《权力的游戏》的人可能会给他们的儿子起名叫乔恩。
But what about characters on TV who are altogether less appealing, who may, in fact, be totally and completely awkward? Such is the case with the name Kevin.
但是，如果电视上的角色完全没有吸引力，可能还非常非常尴尬呢？凯文这个名字就是这种情况。
It's not a particularly cute name on the best of days... and it might remind some people of Kevin from The Office, a character that no one would describe as "brilliant."
即使在最好的时候它也不是一个特别可爱的名字……它可能会让某些人想起《办公室》里的凯文，一个没人会用“聪明”二字来形容的角色。
"They do not give me much responsibility, but they do let me shred the company documents. And that is really all I need."
“他们没有给我太多的责任，但他们让我粉碎公司文件。这就是我所需要的。”
According to The Bump, Kevin means "handsome beloved," and it was a super-popular name for over 40 years.
根据The Bump网站，凯文的意思是“英俊的心爱的人”，这个名字流行了40多年。
Kevin was ranked as the 125th most popular boy's name in the United States in 2018, a position that's been steadily dropping since the 1960s.
凯文在2018年美国最受欢迎男孩名字中排名第125位，这个排名自上世纪60年代以来一直在稳步下降。
One thing's for sure: Not too many babies will be named Kevin in 2020. Sorry Kevin Hart. Sorry Kevin James.
有一件事情是肯定的：2020年叫凯文的孩子不会很多。不好意思凯文·哈特，不好意思凯文·詹姆斯。
