Do Horror Villains Make Names More or Less Popular?

► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/czsworld/ ► X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CZsWorld_Horror/ ► Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@czsworld_horror ► Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/CZsWorld/ ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CZsWorld/ ► Website: http://czsworld.com/ 🎃 Pop-Punk & Metal History Channel: @PumpkinMetal 👕 Merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/czsworld A lot of horror villains have ordinary, everyday names like Jason, Freddy or Norman. But do new parents shy away from those names when having a baby or gravitate towards them? In this video I went through the actual data from the Social Security Administration database and websites dedicated to baby names to answer one question: do horror villains make certain names more or less popular. The answer was a little more nuanced than I thought it would, but there were some very interesting takeaways. Chapters 0:00 Finding The Perfect Name 1:19 Intro 1:36 Zelda 2:50 J-Horror Names 3:24 Jack the Ripper 4:38 Norman and Norma Bates 7:35 Regan MacNeil 11:39 Carrie White 13:58 Damien Thorn 16:22 The Slashers 23:15 Freddy Fazbear 24:21 1990s Killers 24:35 2000s Villains 25:09 Samara Morgan 27:35 Annabelle 28:42 Art the Clown 30:10 How to Actually Kill a Name 31:55 Do Parents Really Consider Pop Culture When Naming? #horrorvillains #etymology #scarymovies Credits ✏️ Writer - Zac Morris ✏️ Writer - Larry Santana 👤 Host - Zac Morris 🎵 Original Music - Jimmy Roman (© CZsWorld) ✂️ Editor - Andrew Botz-Zapp ✂️ Editor - Varak Mouradian 💀 About CZsWorld 💀 CZsWorld is a horror film channel by writer-director Zac Morris. New horror videos every week. Remember to turn on deathbell notifications so you don't miss a video! This video is not sponsored. ⚠ Disclaimer: This is a documentary film analyzing a fictional work of art for educational purposes. All actions seen in the video are performed by protagonists and should not be taken as real life footage. All stunts, effects and dialogue are performed by paid actors and all accounts are for the purposes of education, documentary and art. © 2026 CZsWorld LLC