I found this site today and thought it was interesting.
You can type in your name (and other names, of course) and track their popularity through the early 1900s. The most popular my name ever got was in the 1960s when it reached 70th. In 2003 it came in at 173.
Just thought it was kind of fun and wanted to share.
Warning: may be a crap site for dialup connections.
When I was born, I was around 249th most popular, and as of 03, the 942nd most popular boys name! Take THAT, Quincy! (currently #466 with an unexplainable upslope)
Way too cool. Just sent it to two work groups; will send it to another batch of people when I got home.
My name peaked in popularity (#8!!!) about 15 years before I was born. What does that tell you about my parents and their ability to ride the crest of a cultural wave?
My name with the common spelling was #3 in the 20s-40s, then dropped to 6 in the 50s, and began a slow decline to 628 in 2003. I never knew it was ever so popular as #3.
My name with my spelling (not common) showed up in the 700 and 800s in the 40s-60s, but is nonexistent before or after.
Now I have to go put in the names of everyone else I know.
My name only shows up as a boy’s name. :mad: Stupid boys, taking my name.
It’s amusing to go through the alphabet just to see which first letters are popular. F’s are in a real slump, but I’m bullish on vowels!
And which names are consistant performers? It’s easy to find Hispanic names whose curves are pretty flat: Manuel, Maria, Jose. Other than that, I’m not having much luck.
The site doeesn’t seem to work for me. All I get is a giant whiter box with a red X. I;m at work, so I assume it’s because this computer doesn’t have some kind of plug in required.