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Cool Baby Name Popularity Thingy

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NotQuiteCockney · 12/02/2005 09:19

Have a look here . The stats are for Americans, but it's still fascinating. You click at the top and type in any name ...

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purpleturtle · 12/02/2005 09:25

That is fascinating! Although disillusioned to discover that my ds's 'unusual' name ranked 32 in America in 2003. What you get for choosing the name on an actor in ER, I suppose. NOT that we chose it for that reason, obviously.

Dd's name, on the other hand, hasn't ranked in the top 1000 ever.

lockets · 12/02/2005 09:26

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lummox · 12/02/2005 09:59

that link is fantastic

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NotQuiteCockney · 12/02/2005 20:15

These same numbers are available on the web somewhere. But it's nice seeing them in a visual form ...

DS1's name only appears in the 1900s, but DS2's is in for every decade. Never popular, though.

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piffle · 12/02/2005 21:02

cool link!!!!
dd is 506
ds is 162 although neither name is common
I am 432 and dh is 536 with what I would have thought were dead common names!!!
none of our middle names come up though!

mummygow · 12/02/2005 21:19

dd's name went from 536 in the 1940's to 1 in the 1980's in 2003 it ranked 18!!

My name was most popular in the 1940's although here it was probably really pop when I was born 1976 - there was 3 of us in my class!!

WigWamBam · 12/02/2005 21:40

The link doesn't work for me

pixiefish · 12/02/2005 21:44

dd was 28th in the 80's . that surprised me as i thought it was rarer than that. 81st in 2003

Catbert · 12/02/2005 22:17

DD1 has a name which apparently was ranked 11 in 1900s and remained very popular until the 1950's (down to 271) and has not appeared in the top 1000 since 1980!!!

DD2s name a tad more common it appears. Ranked 60 and has grown in popularity sharply since 1980s!

Seems my name has become extremely popular since 1990s! (21) and DHs name has always been a "common" name (8 - 17 between 60s and 70s!)

Excellent visual site!

stupidgirl · 12/02/2005 22:23

CCall me dense but I can't work out where to type. Nothing happends when I click anywhere on the screen.

jabberwocky · 12/02/2005 22:40

We worked so hard to pick an unusual name for ds and now it has been #2 here in the states for two years in a row!!! (he was born in 03)

expatinscotland · 12/02/2005 22:47

Our dd has a Scottish name that no American has probably heard of thankfully. My dh was shocked to hear of all these 'Mackenzies' 'Jacksons' 'Madisons', etc. He was like, 'Those are surnames!'

Angeliz · 12/02/2005 22:48

Top left Stupidgirl,

Type in a name and you'll see.

I have a name picked out for the new baby to be but it's shot up in the last 10 years! I thought it was quite unusual!!!

stupidgirl · 12/02/2005 22:52

I can't get it to work

Angeliz · 12/02/2005 22:54

Close the link.
Open it again and just type a name straight onto your keyboard.

sansouci · 12/02/2005 22:57

me neither! and I'm not even stupid...

sansouci · 12/02/2005 23:00

mmmm.. I just got an ad to buy the book. I think you need javascript. I guess I don't have it.

stupidgirl · 12/02/2005 23:02

Still nothing. Am really living up to my name tonight

sansouci · 12/02/2005 23:06

Aww, stupidgirl... you're not stupid, just like I'm not sans soucis (no worries).

Angeliz · 12/02/2005 23:08

Am off to bed, hope you get it to work +

Night+

sansouci · 12/02/2005 23:14

No worries, Angeliz! Sent the link to my sister. She's the one who really needs it & she'll be able to work it out. Then she can tell me about my kids' names.

redsky · 12/02/2005 23:18

What a fascinating site!!

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NotQuiteCockney · 13/02/2005 06:49

Oh, sorry, it is Java, so if you don't have Java enabled or installed, it doesn't work.

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bobbybob · 13/02/2005 06:55

Me, my brother and my two cousins all have names which peaked in a little triangle in the 70s and 80s never to be seen again.

SeaShells · 13/02/2005 07:01

My name must be very unusual, doesn't even have it! DS was no.16 when he was born and DD was no.143. DP name was popular in the 1940's