# SDMB Username Search: How many characters until you're the only option in the dropdown? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383 "2013-02-05T11:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/21 "2013-02-05T16:49:33Z")
14 of us start our name with “Bubba” The “D” makes all the others go away. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/22 "2013-02-05T16:57:01Z")
Without the capitol letters, I get nothing at all but is will go to where I am. With the capitol letters, I am in the first drop down but do not go single until 5 letters with proper capitalization. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/23 "2013-02-05T17:18:05Z")
3 letters = no suggestions 4 letters = 13 suggestions\*: Toucan Sam Toucanna Touch and Go Touchdown Bundy touchemall23 TouchMeKnot Touch Mir touchmypussyy (sic [very sic]) touchngo touchstone TouchstonePics Toucis touctuamb 5 letters = Toucan Sam, Toucanna 6 letters = Toucan Sam, Toucanna 7 letters = Toucanna \*I can’t be ar$ed to look up their user stats. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/24 "2013-02-05T17:25:00Z")
Seven. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/25 "2013-02-05T17:28:46Z")
14 usernames start with Honey. I am the original. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/26 "2013-02-05T17:34:40Z")
There’s a **zeldarae** so I’m never the last one in my dropdown. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/27 "2013-02-05T17:42:31Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > All of mine; there’s a user called **wordman81** Same for me: there’s a [gilesjuk](http://www.boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=40183) who has only posted once, in 2003. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/28 "2013-02-05T17:44:33Z")
Five for me. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/29 "2013-02-05T17:58:17Z")
All of them. We had a **Tamerlane1396**. One of the hidden perils of using a historical user name. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/30 "2013-02-05T18:03:50Z")
4 letters. Apparently at 3 letters, there’s more than 14 names so mine doesn’t even show up ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/31 "2013-02-05T18:03:53Z")
5 characters for me. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/32 "2013-02-05T18:04:22Z")
5, there are a lot of Ford names out there. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/33 "2013-02-05T20:51:23Z")
aruv gets me alone. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/34 "2013-02-05T20:59:47Z")
Only takes me 4 letters. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/35 "2013-02-05T21:07:16Z")
There are no dropdowns for “hr.” I am the third “hrh” and the first “hrho.” So **four**. Strange to find two higher hrh’s… ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/36 "2013-02-05T21:09:13Z")
1. There are two usernames that start with ‘Salti,’ **SaltineCracker** and **Salticidae**. Neither seems to have any posts to show for it. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/37 "2013-02-05T21:15:19Z")
I had to literally type in “Anonymous U” for my name to even come up. When I did type in “Anonymous U”, however, mine was the only name there! So it takes me 10 letters. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/38 "2013-02-05T21:18:08Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Can’t do it. Even with my whole username typed, it still offers > > WhyNot > whynot77717 > **whynotme?** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/39 "2013-02-05T22:17:55Z")
I had to get to “hari seld”. On my real name it never happened even after I had typed the complete name. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-username-search-how-many-characters-until-youre-the-only-option-in-the-dropdown/649383/40 "2013-02-05T22:30:09Z")
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