My youngest sister, Jessie (not Jessica), is named after our great-grandfather, Jesse 
My name is Geoffrey and I have never met another one. Growing up, my best friend was Jeff, and I used the long version of the name to avoid confusion since we were always together. I’ve met several Jeff’s, but I don’t think I even know anyone who goes by Jeffrey. I’m quite used to hearing people say “Jeff” around me, which may or may not be directed at me, but I always think that when I hear “Geoffrey” (or Jeffrey) that they’re talking to me. But the only time that it wasn’t was when people were watching 12 Monkeys in another room.
My name is somewhat popular for girls my age, and although it used to bug me in an I’m-so-not-unique way as a teenager, now, I find that I automatically feel a bit closer to people with my name, kind of like, “They know what it’s like to be a [name I’m too paranoid to reveal despite being common] too!” Plus, all sorts of mildly humorous shenanigans are possible when people with the same name are flocked together.
My first name is Nick (Nicholas), and in my generation (I was born in the early 60’s) it was a fairly uncommon name. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone else my general age named Nick, only younger people in their 20’s or less, so it pretty much hasn’t come up.
Hmm. “Nicholas” was the 153rd most popular boy’s name in the U.S. in 1960, and moved up to 149th in 1965.
1 in 306 (153 x 2, since your 153 statistic is for males) persons my age shares my name. My high school had 1500 people in it, so there were likely 5 people with my name. I don’t recall meeting them. I don’t recall meeting someone with my name in my age group since then.
in 2006, Nicholas was the 17th most popular male name in the United States (or 34th including females). Wouldn’t you say that this is a more common name than in the early 60’s?
Hell, Clifford and Reginald were more popular in 1960 than “Nicholas”. How many Reginalds or Cliffords have you met, ever? Same here.
My name is not as common as the longer version of it seems to be.
I have met only two other true Tinas, the rest have all been Christina that use Tina as the shortened version.
I like my name and the other two true Tinas I met also shared the same middle name so it felt like a club.
I remember at work many years ago there was a Christina that went by Tina. One of my co-workers came to me and started right off about some issue and I just stared at him as my eyes started to glass over. He stopped blubbering when it dawned on him he was talking to the wrong Tina. At least he thought of me first.
I am now the only Tina at work. We have a boat load of Lindas and Bobs though.