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...uncommon names were rated as less ethical and less successful than common names*. Deviance is often judged as less desiarable if no other information is available. I recognized as a child that Jerome was an uncommon name in my community and regularly signed my school papers "Jerry". ibid. p. 41

*Mehrabian,"Characteristics Attributed to Individuals on the Basis of Their First Names," Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs 127 (2001); 59-88