[narlus]

this is a very cool little program. you can see how popular names are through the decades starting in the 1900s, and how they change over time.


http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html

 

[Rockland]

That is a pretty cool page.

 

[TN]

that is cool. my parents started a trend with Collin. But Fred has been in decline since 1900. I think I want to name my kid a symbol. see if they can track that!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Wow, my name is very unpopular. Well, it was in 1940.

My wife's name does not even appear.

 

[binary visions]

Wow, my name is very unpopular. Well, it was in 1940.

My wife's name does not even appear.

If you type the name and hit enter when you're done, sometimes it pulls up names that are somehow hidden the rest of the time.

My name didn't show up until I hit enter.

Cool application, though!

 

[narlus]

my name (tim) is declining, having hit its peak in the 60s (when i was born). but still pretty popular at 77th. my wife's (hilary) was popular before her time, having peaked in the 80s (hopefully this was not a hillary clinton phenomenon, but it could have been). her name is not in the top 1000 today. my oldest son's name (miles) has been on a resurgence since the 70s, and is now 231st on the list (still not all that common, though). my youngest (otis) has been on steep, steady decline since the 1900s, droping every year and it's not in the top 1000 currently.

IAB, just curious as to what MBC's name is.

 

[pixelninja]

That's really cool! I'm glad to see that my daughter's name (Evelyn) hasn't come back into fashion quite yet (although it seems to be on the rise). I hate it when there's 10 kids in one class with the same name.

 

[narlus]

I hate it when there's 10 kids in one class with the same name.

waiting to see MMike's post in this thread. neaky:

 

[Westy]

The network here at work prevents the java thingy from running. But being named Michael I know my name surged in the mid seventies. Freshman year in college 20% of the people on my floor were named Mike. I want to name my kid Atilla or Ghengis.

 

[I Are Baboon]

IAB, just curious as to what MBC's name is.

Randee.

I guess my name (Philip) is not that uncommon at 292. It was 60 in the 40's.

 

[narlus]

The network here at work prevents the java thingy from running. But being named Michael I know my name surged in the mid seventies. Freshman year in college 20% of the people on my floor were named Mike. I want to name my kid Atilla or Ghengis.

i've known one attila and zero ghengis in my life. actually, maybe 2 attilas (one via my wife).

adolf, not surprisingly, had a very quick and sudden decline to zero before 1920 and has not made a reappearance since.

 

[HedgeHog]

This is a cool website. Apparently my name has been on a downward trend since the 60s.

I hate it when there's 10 kids in one class with the same name.

My GF is a teaches a class with 2 kids named Taylor. One is a boy and one is a girl.

 

[jacksonpt]

That's pretty slick. I wonder if it's even remotely accurate.

 

[=[Stinky]=]

Seems like it topped out in the early 80s... Which is when I was born....

 

[=[Stinky]=]

Sweet... I found my future sons name... no one has it
Phrank .... kinda like phone.. haha...

yeah, lame. sorry.

ANdrew

 

[narlus]

Sweet... I found my future sons name... no one has it
Phrank .... kinda like phone.. haha...

yeah, lame. sorry.

ANdrew

well if you have a baby girl, just don't pigeonhole her into being a jewish lesbian folk singer like Phranc

 

[=[Stinky]=]

well if you have a baby girl, just don't pigeonhole her into being a jewish lesbian folk singer like Phranc

OMG... Thats terrible. I take it ALL back!!!

 

[narlus]

i saw her open for The Smiths on their Queen is Dead tour...one of the worst musical experiences of my life (edit - Phranc, that is. morrissey and the lads were brilliant).