# How popular is your name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792 "2005-06-10T20:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/41 "2005-06-11T02:47:51Z")
It’s funny to watch the graph of my name. My given name is Julia. I go by Julie. Julia: 36 45 48 47 66 100 113 131 118 131 88 55 32 Julie: 417 490 480 473 484 319 144 42 18 18 51 125 261 I’ve got both bases covered. When one peaks, the other fades. But what happened to push Julie to such popularity in the 60s? ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/42 "2005-06-11T02:48:03Z")
It was on an upswing until Penis Ensued. ---
**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/43 "2005-06-11T02:54:02Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > It’s funny to watch the graph of my name. > > My given name is Julia. I go by Julie. > > Julia: 36 45 48 47 66 100 113 131 118 131 88 55 32 > Julie: 417 490 480 473 484 319 144 42 18 18 51 125 261 > I’ve got both bases covered. When one peaks, the other fades. > > But what happened to push Julie to such popularity in the 60s? I’ll tell you… “Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me… Julie, Julie, Julie do you care…” And so on. Read “Freakonomics” for other views on why names come and go in popularity. My sister’s name is Julia. Went by Julie, but now demands Julia…which I sort of understand. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/44 "2005-06-11T02:59:26Z")
31st in 1910; 388 when I was born and 305 now…I have only ever met 2 other people with my name. It’s a nice name–pretty name. Don’t see why it isn’t more popular, really. Now, my brother’s name has skyrocketed–guess it’s becoming trendy. Back in the day, he and I were anomalies, name-wise… And my daughter’s name is Laura. Love the name Laura–can’t stand the name Lauren (go figure!). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/45 "2005-06-11T03:14:18Z")
Sigh. “No names starting with \_\_\_\_\_ were in the top 1,000 in any decade.” That goes for all the names I’ve ever been called by, before and after adoption. I don’t have an Americanized name! Waa! No anagrams for **Anaamika** , and I can’t play this either. ☹ Going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/46 "2005-06-11T03:15:46Z")
> [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](#): > > My sister’s name is Julia. Went by Julie, but now demands Julia…which I sort of understand. Ooh, see I’ve considered getting a name change because I really dislike Julia. Of course, with the hickster accent around here turning it to Joal-ya… ack. My eyes just rolled so far back in my head that I pulled a muscle. I assume what you quoted was a song? Egad. How have I missed this? Why couldn’t I miss it longer? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/47 "2005-06-11T03:21:15Z")
> [@Tranquilis](#): > > My name was never in the top 1000 in any decade. > > 😃 Yay! I’m not alone! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/48 "2005-06-11T03:22:25Z")
There’s the Lennon song titled Julia as well. Hell, I get to either keep my face in a jar by the door or gee, you think I’m swell…whatever! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/49 "2005-06-11T03:23:44Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > There’s the Lennon song titled Julia as well. > > Hell, I get to either keep my face in a jar by the door or gee, you think I’m swell…whatever! Confession time: Every time I see your name I add “Gee, I think you’re swell.” And I do! No lie! (No idea why I don’t sing the Beatles one. That’d make much more sense.) ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/50 "2005-06-11T03:36:12Z")
By decade: 215 204 241 261 318 343 403 355 245 139 81 (I was born in 1980) 97 64 I wasn’t very popular until 20 years ago! ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/51 "2005-06-11T03:49:13Z")
Oh, I think I’m a clone now… #1 for my name for ages, now. Bleh. Of course, my grandmother’s name is unknown on the chart. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/52 "2005-06-11T04:12:19Z")
> [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](#): > > I’ll tell you… > > “Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me… > Julie, Julie, Julie do you care…” > > And so on. I think it must be something else. Bobby Sherman was so late in the decade, and in fact this one didn’t hit the charts until 1970. (I had to look it up, he was a big part of my early adolescence.) ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/53 "2005-06-11T06:45:16Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Julie: 417 490 480 473 484 319 144 42 18 18 51 125 261 > > But what happened to push Julie to such popularity in the 60s? [The Mod Squad?](http://www.chezgrae.com/modsquad/) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/54 "2005-06-11T07:44:41Z")
My name has been around forever (there was an apostle with it, so hey, it’s old). It really began to take off in the mid-late 1980’s (when I was born). My brother’s name (which is spelled odly by English/American, German, _and_ Scadinavian standards) began to be popular in the late 60’s and 70’s. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/55 "2005-06-11T15:10:07Z")
Weird curve on my name (Matthew). Not very popular in the 1880s and ranked 192 in the 1940’s. Jumped up to 98 in the 1950’s. Went up to 36 in the 1960’s. Reached 10 in the 1970’s. Topped out at 3 in the 1980’s, when I was born; but has only slipped to 4 since then. And out of curiosity, I checked the name my mother originallly wanted me to have (Conrad). That ranked 584 in the 1980’s, and reached it’s peak (251) back in the 1930’s. Finally, my sister’s name didn’t even make the top 1000 until the 1950’s. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/56 "2005-06-11T17:26:45Z")
It’s a bit scary to see how much popular culture influeneces baby’s names. Type in Rachel, Monica, or Phoebe to see that they all had a huge spike back in the 90s. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/57 "2005-06-11T17:36:34Z")
I’m pleased to see mine has gone from 77 when my grandfather was born (1880s) to 918 today. ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/58 "2005-06-11T19:15:42Z")
From the 1880’s until now, my name has never dipped below #25 in popularity. But I don’t know too many people who dont like my name, it’s beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/59 "2005-06-11T23:05:19Z")
> [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](#): > > So what IS the all-time high 141st name? I’m dying to know! Grant. You can die happy now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792/60 "2005-06-12T03:20:48Z")
My name peaked in the early 30’s, three decades before I was born. It is swirling in the toilet waiting to be flushed when I die sent off into obscurity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-your-name/307792.md?page=4)