Elon Musk has been no stranger to the headlines in the recent years. Much of the news has been good, some of it not so good. Either way, it would probably be an understatement to say that he has made significant contributions to at least two disparate transportation fields, automotive and space. The success of Tesla and SpaceX have made Musk a household name and ingrained Elon into the American consciousness. So much so that the impact is seemingly evident on the number of male children being named Elon. In the plot below the popularity of the name Elon is compared to the monthly high of Tesla’s stock and cumulative SpaceX launches.
Sources:
- Baby Names, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html
- TSLA stock price, https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA/history?period1=1277784000&period2=1535428800&interval=1mo&filter=history&frequency=1mo
- SpaceX launches, https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/launches/manifest
