What gave baby name Oveta a nudge in 1953? According to the U.S. baby name data, the rare name Oveta saw its highest usage during the 1950s: Why? My guess is Texas-born government official Oveta (pronounced oh-VEE-tuh) Culp Hobby. In April of 1953, she was appointed by Dwight Eisenhower as the first secretary of the newly formed U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. […]
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