US per capita ice cream consumption

American babies named Arya climbing as American ice cream consumption per person falls. The Game of Thrones name is in the cradle; the ice cream is, statistically, not in the freezer. Two completely unrelated trends, on opposite sides of the same regression line.

Arya as a baby name climbed Social Security charts after Game of Thrones (2011) and continued through the show's 2011-2019 run, peaking around the late seasons. US per-capita ice cream consumption fell from about 22 to under 18 pounds per person across this window as the dessert category fragmented (frozen yogurt, gelato, novelties) and cold-counter share gave way to the broader portion-control trend. Two completely unrelated cultural and dietary trends on opposite trajectories sharing a window because the same fifteen years lifted one TV-driven name and trimmed one classic dessert category.

Names rose. Desserts retreated. The decade redrew the household menu.