Babies Named After Tolkien's Characters

[lady_branwyn]

Seriously, who names their kid "Aragorn"?
A search of Social Security Administration records for babies named after Tolkien's characters. Alas, no Faramirs, though plenty of Arwens which did not surprise me since I went to high school with Arwen Smith.

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[shirebound]

"The boys born in 2003 [named Legolas] would be about 14 now. I hope they’re surviving adolescence okay."

That was a fun read!

[lady_branwyn]

The problem with Legolas is that there isn't a usable nickname. Leggy? Lassis? Leggo is the best I can come up with.
I knew a Theodric (which has a nice Rohirric sound) who went by Ted.