A mom-to-be has gone viral after showing off the unique way she went searching for the perfect name for her unborn daughter. Haley Hodge, 30, runs account @Hodgehouse, which follows the lives of her growing family. As she and her husband prepare to welcome a new baby girl, they and their children headed off to a cemetery, to look at the names on the gravestones for inspiration.
In a clip shared on May 19 which has already been viewed 2.3 million times and boasts 134,000 likes, Hodge wrote: "When cemeteries hold the prettiest names, so you take the family to look for baby girl's name." It showed Hodge, her son and daughter exploring the grounds and including James, Julian, Ella, Winnie, Vienna, Olympus, Salem and Galloway, and pointing out old stone tables where they believe families used to sit to be close to their departed loved ones.
In May of this year, the United States Social Security Administration announced the top 1,000 for 2023, based on new Social Security card applications, and while classic girls' names such as Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia remained in the top spots, there were some unique names rising quickly. In the report, it noted the top five fastest-rising female names in 2023 were Kaeli, Alitzel, Emryn, Adhara and Azari. Hodge's video had a huge reaction from TikTok users, with many intrigued by her strategy to find a name for her daughter.
Some expressed gentle concern, like one user who wrote: "I've heard that pregnancies attract ghosts. I fe.