My first name ranks #179 (male); my last name ranks #758.
When the hell did this happen?
Linda is the #3 most common female name.
1.035% of females in the US are named Linda.
Around 1319625 US females are named Linda!
When did Linda become a more common name then Jennifer or Jessica?
That’s it - I’m changing my name! 
Uh-huh! For my mother’s maiden name, at least!
Pavlisko is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Pavlisko.
Be proud of your unique last name!
OK - not really exceptional…
That’s better… but:
WTF? I have a girl’s name for a nick? 
My last name, on the other hand - truly unique at last!
Dani
Not exactly common, but not terribly uncommon, either.
Whaaa? Who names their female child Gregory? Poor girls must’ve been teased every day they went to school.
Actually, Linda was a more common name than Jennifer or Jessica when I (born 1959) was growing up. I even remember an article in Scholastic NewsTime (publication similar to My Weekly Reader) which stated that (quote not exact): “After years of John and Mary being the most frequently-given names to newborn babies in the U.S., it’s now John and Linda in the top spot.” Yet Lindsay/Lindsey/Lynsey has taken over the “Lin” function – I can’t think of any females named Linda who were born after 1975 or so.
OneYogini: Michel is the spelling of the French analogue to Michael.
As for me:
Okay, I know Roberta is a legitimate name, but I’ve never heard of a woman who was called Robert. As with Gregory and William, perhaps the count reflects old nuns who took male names as part of their vows. My aunt, after all, attended Catholic school in the 1940’s and was taught by a Sister Vladimir…
You’re kidding, right?
My first name is the #136 most common female name.
0.162% around 206550 US females are named the same.
My last name is the #40757 most common last name.
0.0005% around 1250 US last names are the same!
And they all live in the greater Pittsburgh area and we are all related. 
Oh my gosh! Another Jennifer! I meet so few people who share my name!! :rolleyes:
And yet people keep spelling it wrong.
WTF??? Who the hell names their daughter Thomas???
Then again, my kids are Tasman and Keegan, neither of which register as first names (yet) at all… :rolleyes:
You always get to these name threads before I do, Ethilrist. Damn you!!
My birth name…
Todd is the #88 most common male name.
0.213% of men in the US are named Todd.
Around 260925 US men are named Todd!
Todd is the #368 most common last name.
0.03% of last names in the US are Todd.
Around 75000 US last names are Todd!
(Don’t know if I had any middle names.)
Matchett is the #13225 most common last name.
0.001% of last names in the US are Matchett.
Around 2500 US last names are Matchett!
My current name…
Christopher is the #11 most common male name.
1.035% of men in the US are named Christopher.
Around 1267875 US men are named Christopher!
Christopher is the #1968 most common female name.
0.003% of females in the US are named Christopher.
Around 3825 US females are named Christopher!
Christopher is the #1182 most common last name.
0.01% of last names in the US are Christopher.
Around 25000 US last names are Christopher!
Jason is the #24 most common male name.
0.66% of men in the US are named Jason.
Around 808500 US men are named Jason!
Jason is the #2512 most common female name.
0.002% of females in the US are named Jason.
Around 2550 US females are named Jason!
Jason is the #7202 most common last name.
0.002% of last names in the US are Jason.
Around 5000 US last names are Jason!
Carlson is the #253 most common last name.
0.042% of last names in the US are Carlson.
Around 105000 US last names are Carlson!
And just for the halibut…
Christ is the #4975 most common last name.
0.002% of last names in the US are Christ.
Around 5000 US last names are Christ!
Satan’s a no-show, although one plays in the NHL. I’m waiting
for a goalie with the first name Jesus to make it to the NHL.
Satan shoots! Jesus saves!
Anyhoo…