Bowie baby names?

There’s a spate of articles that are rolling out about how Bowie-inspired baby names have increased in Britain since 2016, when the actual David Bowie died.

From an NME article:

“According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of boys registered with the name Ziggy, a reference to his acclaimed 1972 album ‘Ziggy Stardust’, at birth in England and Wales rose from 49 to 136 between 2016 and 2021. The number of boys registered with the name Bowie also rose from 35 to 78 during the same period. The names grew in popularity for girls too, with 28 girls called Bowie and 14 called Ziggy last year.”

I actually knew someone with a brother named after Bowie (born well before 2016), however he was simply named “David.” I also think of the evolution of the name of Bowie’s own son from Zowie Bowie to Duncan Jones. That said, I kind of hope all the little Ziggys and Bowies decide to keep the names their parents gave them.