Jalen Rose had a much greater impact on naming trends than other famous basketball players with unique names

Number of newborn baby boys named after famous basketball players

Jalen includes Jaylen, Jaylin, or Jaylon. Shaquille includes Shaq. Kobe includes Kobi and Coby.

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Chart: Chris GuntherSource: US Social Security AdministrationGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper