How popular is your name?

Mustang_Susie
Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
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Interesting how the popularity of names come and go.

My first name is ranked #7 over the last 100 years. I graduated from high school with six Susans (out of 175- yeah, small school).

My daughter's name was very popular around the 1880s until 1900.
When I had her (2004), I did not know of any girls with her name and I thought she would be unique without being unusual.
Even the nurse in the hospital said she hadn't heard that name being used.
Since then, the popularity of her name has exploded.

My son's names had similar popularity.

Guess I'm a trend setter. :wink:



Check out this link to find your name:

http://www.namestatistics.com/
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  • TwinkieDong
    TwinkieDong Posts: 1,564 Member
    #39 for first name. only 2,500 have my last name.
  • lightdiva1
    lightdiva1 Posts: 935 Member
    Apparently I have a very rare name. I personally know 4 people with my name. There was no number for my name :cry:
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    Hmm mine is in the hundreds which is higher than i expected.
    I've only ever met 2 other ppl with my nme.
    Still less than 0.2% of ppl have it


    Last name is so rare thy wont tell me how many ppl in the US have it. ( but its very coomon where my parents come from)
  • amyx593
    amyx593 Posts: 211 Member
    My first name is ranked #32 and my last name #349
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    My name is the #751 most common female first name. 0.014% of females in the US, around 17150, have my name. :tongue:

    My daughter's name is #398, my son's name is #245 & my husband's name is #14
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    MARIO is the #143
  • BarefootSerenity
    BarefootSerenity Posts: 100
    Neat!

    "AGGIE is a very rare female first name

    Very few female first names in the US are AGGIE

    Be proud of your unique first name!"
  • mbajrami
    mbajrami Posts: 636 Member
    I have a common name with a less common spelling...

    MELISA is the #760 most common female first name.

    0.013% of females in the US are named MELISA.

    Around 15925 US females are named MELISA!


    My last name is not on the list...but of course I know several people with my last name. :wink:
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    It's only for the US...I have a very British name.
  • iFeelBrandNew
    iFeelBrandNew Posts: 263 Member
    LEAH is a very rare female first name

    thats all i got. boring. LOL
  • Keiras_Mom
    Keiras_Mom Posts: 844 Member
    My daughter, Keira, is #4237 with 0.001% of females in the U.S. with her name.
    Mine, Dawn, is #105 with 0.202%. That surprised me. Growing up, I never met another Dawn. Recently, I've met several though.

    Cool topic.
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    My dad told me it was pretty popular in the 70's (Stacy). But that was for girls. Not sure about boys.
  • Kalee34
    Kalee34 Posts: 674 Member
    My name is very rare! No number for it.
  • noogie98
    noogie98 Posts: 452 Member
    JERRIE is the #1663 most common female first name
    0.004% of females in the US are named JERRIE.
    Around 4900 US females are named JERRIE!

    However, the male version of my name is #39 most common male first name
    0.432% of males in the US have my name & around 529200 US males have my name.

    This is probably why all 4 years of high school I was placed in male PE classes. My senior year, the guys in the class told the teacher to let me stay!!
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    I'm #361 ....and I say 'let them eat cake'... :laugh:
  • thatonegirlwiththestuff
    thatonegirlwiththestuff Posts: 1,171 Member
    Wow, I am way into the 800s. Not to mention it's a name more suited for boys. But Bruce Springsteen and John Travolta liked it enough.
  • antdogs
    antdogs Posts: 191 Member
    Interesting how the popularity of names come and go.

    My first name is ranked #7 over the last 100 years. I graduated from high school with six Susans (out of 175- yeah, small school).

    My daughter's name was very popular around the 1880s until 1900.
    When I had her (2004), I did not know of any girls with her name and I thought she would be unique without being unusual.
    Even the nurse in the hospital said she hadn't heard that name being used.
    Since then, the popularity of her name has exploded.

    My son's names had similar popularity.

    Guess I'm a trend setter. :wink:



    Check out this link to find your name:

    http://www.namestatistics.com/

    Anthony! num 22
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Seems there aren't many Jorean's in the US.
  • chelcdub
    chelcdub Posts: 49 Member
    Well my name used to be very popular, not as much now...but there is Chelsea Clinton, and my very favorite because I'm a fashion designer...Chelsea (Piers) Fashion District. Last the soccer team (Chelsea FC)
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    definitely US-centred - my first name, of which I have NEVER met another is number 2014 and yet my last name, which is common (several different spellings mind, and is welsh) is listed as the 2284th most common surname!!!
  • jfroggy77
    jfroggy77 Posts: 1 Member
    My name is Jennifer so of course it was ranked #1 from 1982 to 1984 and as of 2012 it is now ranked #163. Definitely wanted to change my name as I was growing up. There were so many Jennifer's in my graduating class. My last job I had, I worked with 3 other Jennifer's. Uggghhh! Be original people!I tried to name my children unique names but my oldest son's name ended up being one of the most popular names. I have 2 sons named Aiden and Toryn and a daughter named Tahllon. Yes that is like the talon's claw. I had to be different and spell it funky. LOL
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    As suspected, my maiden name didn't even get a number....that rare. No surprise to me, I was once told that if I ever heard of anyone with my last name, I should know that we were undoubtedly related.
  • m76b
    m76b Posts: 1,498 Member
    is the #628 most common female first name

    0.018% of females in the US are named Gabriela

    LOL!! that's because I am not from US!!! though! :laugh:
  • caspergirl7
    caspergirl7 Posts: 590 Member
    Tiffany #110 most popular female name
  • misscharleygirl
    misscharleygirl Posts: 66 Member
    No number for me either - although if I were a guy, it would be ranked #729.
  • faceoff4
    faceoff4 Posts: 1,599 Member
    #27 for first name so I guess I am not that special! 11,911 for last so I have that one going for me.

    My son (Mason) is #632
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Well my Mom decided to spell my name differently so I'm 770 or 0.013%. But I already knew I was a special snowflake.
  • CheekyBrahette
    CheekyBrahette Posts: 441 Member
    First name ranked as #34 Ô_o
  • Yes2HealthyAriel
    Yes2HealthyAriel Posts: 453 Member
    (first name) ARIEL is the #1113 most common female first name

    (Maiden name) PRUNER is the #28463 most common last name

    (Ex hubby's last name that I kept) KEELEY is the #6961 most common last name
  • DanaeMonique
    DanaeMonique Posts: 41 Member
    DANAE is the #2806 most common female first name

    0.002% of females in the US are named DANAE.

    Around 2450 US females are named DANAE!

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