Whether your name is something relatively conventional (i.e. Matt, Emily, ... News. These Memes About Explaining Your Name To Strangers Are Hilariously Relatable. by Lizzy Rosenberg. March 29, 2019.

Memes are so commonly shared that, according to Google Trends, “memes” are becoming a more popular search term than "Jesus." The word “meme” was coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976.

The meme was inspired by Thirteen Reasons Why, a new Netflix series based on a book by the same name, which chronicles a high-school student’s decision to take her own life.

The name “Karen” peaked as a popular baby name in the US around 1965 — so even though the typical meme “Karen” is from Gen X, the actual majority of women named Karen in the US are boomers.

We’re defining “meme” a bit loosely here, in part because quarantine-era memes themselves are less confined to specific meme templates and more about capturing a particular mood, idea, or ...

We asked one of the subreddit’s moderators, JHoward777, why he thinks the meme endures. “I’m pretty amazed to see how far this trend has come along,” he said.