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Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Gianna Maria Onore Bryant and Natalia Diamante Bryant at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2016 held at the UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, USA on July 14, 2016.

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The tributes for NBA legend Kobe Bryant continue to pour in — this time in the form of baby names. According to BabyCenter, there’s been a spike in newborns with the names Kobe and Gianna since the father-daughter duo died in a helicopter crash in January. More than 500,000 new babies are registered with the site.

Kobe vaulted from #595 on the list last year to #216 this year. Gianna jumped from #76 last year to #24 right now. Other top boy names for 2020: Liam, Noah, Jackson.

Other top girl names for 2020: Sophia, Olivia, Riley. Is your child named after someone famous?

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