Thanks to Amazon, many parents wont name their kids Alexa

Thanks to Amazon, many parents wont name their kids AlexaThanks to Amazon, many parents wont name their kids AlexaYou wont be having any coworkers called Alexa anytime soon. According to newSocial Security data crunched byUniversity of Maryland sociology professor Philip Cohen, Alexa became an increasingly unpopular baby name after Amazon released its personal virtual assistant Alexa in 2015.After its release, the popularity of the name dramatically dropped off. Cohen found its popularity dropped by 21.3% in 2016, and another19.5% brde year.After computer Alexa, fewer human AlexasSince Amazon Echo was first released, it has introduced us toAlexa, thevirtual assistant we can command with a simple, Alexa, tell me todays weather.Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.Through Amazon Echos smart speaker, we may have learned to think of the name Alexa as one befitting a robot, not a human.T he year of Alexas debut, 6,050 babies were named Alexa. In 2017, that number has fallen to 3,883.Maybe, parents dont want a name that we know can be bossed around? Whatever the reason, the dropoff in Alexas popularity shows us how technology can influence what should be in a name.