 In 2013, BBC News wrote that "the passion and the extreme devotion of fans" had brought about a phenomenon unlike anything related to other popular TV series, manifesting itself in a very broad range of fan labor, such as fan fiction, "Game of Thrones"-themed burlesque routines, or people naming their children after characters from the series.In 2012, "Arya" was the fastest-rising girl's name in popularity in the U.S., jumping from 711th to 413th position.The name entered the top 200 most commonly used names for baby girls born in England and Wales in 2017.