I know a couple of Esthers who are younger than me (and American) so it happens!

I got nothin' for Rex and Vera, though.

If you look at baby name trends (which I doooo, it's a sickness), the past 10-15 years have been geared to "old fashioned" girls' names like Emma, Anna, etc. Those kids, sadly, are still only teenagers. So he's either ahead of the curve or behind it. Either way, off the mark!

(Also, hi from a fellow hermit!)