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Kobe, Gianna among top-rising baby names for 2020

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There's been a rise in babies named after Kobe and Gianna Bryant in the wake of their tragic deaths in a helicopter crash earlier this year.

BabyCenter released its annual list of the most popular baby names Monday, which showed a huge increase in the names Kobe and Gianna. Kobe was the top-rising name for boys in 2020, jumping 379 spots to No. 216 on the list, while Gianna moved up 52 spots to No. 24 on the list of girls' names.

The tributes to Gianna Bryant included Kobe's former teammate Pau Gasol, who named his newborn daughter Elisabet Gianna after the 13-year-old.

BabyCenter compiled the list based on more than 500,000 babies that were born to parents registered on its website this year.

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