[tino]

In this day and age, is it really good for your kid to have a unique name? I have a weird last name, only 8 living people on the planet have that spelling of it, so I have no privacy or anonymity, if someone searches for my first and last name, it's me and only me.

Well in that case it doesn't matter what your first name is.

Mine is really common, it's the most common Chinese last name. So whenever a new social network 2.0 thingy open up it's fucking land rush to grab my name. Fortunately Tino is a less common name.

[Blair]

I shit you not, i know like 5 people who have named their daughters Olivia in the past couple years. That name has exploded, atleast here in England

[heyf00L]

"Lily" is getting insanely popular all of the sudden.

I have a niece by that name, but it's like every other baby has it too. I have to be more careful when I name my kids.

I've liked Adel (as a boy's name) for a long time, but it's gotten quite popular for girls in the last 2 years. :( Stupid Adele.

[Goldrusher]

wonder what happened

It never was a popular name, in America, it seems.

I would have expected it to be more popular until WWII, but it vanished much earlier. In fact, Hitler initially made the drop in popularity slow down.

[alr1ght]

good god, the Twilight effect is disgusting.

[jkoch]

My kids' names are Josh and Joey. I never thought of Josh as a trendy name, but it was almost 0 before the 1960's, peaked at #4 in the 80s, and now is still in the top 10 but far fewer per million babies.

[jkoch]

John, wtf man? We used to be great

We're still great brother.

[Tedesco!]

No stats for my son's name. Awesome.

[Prez]

David was in the top 30 until the 1920s, then became top 15 and remained there. It's weird though that I have never met anyone with the same name.

[Lissar]

I shit you not, i know like 5 people who have named their daughters Olivia in the past couple years. That name has exploded, atleast here in England

Half the people I knew from high school who have had children named their daughters Olivia. Not sure what the deal is.

[∀ Narayan]

Alexander has been gaining popularity last couple of years from top 200 to top 5. I wonder why?

You're not Alexander!

[Prez]

Half the people I knew from high school who have had children named their daughters Olivia. Not sure what the deal is.

There's gotta be an actress or singer with that name. That's been the main reason for sudden name popularity.

If I ever had a son I'd call him Miles. It's not a common name, though its popularity has been rising.

[FyreWulff]

There's gotta be an actress or singer with that name. That's been the main reason for sudden name popularity. If I ever had a son I'd call him Miles. It's not a common name, though its popularity has been rising.

There's Olivia Newton John, but she's been around for a while now

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Half the people I knew from high school who have had children named their daughters Olivia. Not sure what the deal is.

There's gotta be an actress or singer with that name. That's been the main reason for sudden name popularity.

The Cosby Show?

[Gattsu25]

There were two other people in my elementary school classes that have the exact same first and last name as me, there are three people in my job with the exact same first and last name, and there are two people in my department with the same first name and last initial. I share the same first and last name with my father who also worked in the same industry.

I share my first and last name with dozens and dozens of people with the number one Google hit being someone who died in the 50s. I have to admit, I love the relative anonymity since its so damned hard to pull up my info on the internets.

[Omiee]

How is it that my name Omar is more popular in the states than Mohammed ( most popular name in the world )

[Haziq]

I've never met anyone with my name yet. It feels weird.

[Scirrocco]

Huh. Apparently 'Zula' was a common enough name to break the top 1000 but dissapeared completely before 1930. And Zada was even more popular. Actually Z names for girls were pretty popular for girls at the time. Weird how they've almost totally vanished.

Holy shit. People actually name their child 'Adonis'? That just seems cruel.

[coldvein]

aiden is a horrible horrible name. i want to punch it.

[MrToughPants]

aiden is a horrible horrible name. i want to punch it.

Aiden
Jayden
Hayden
Kayden

They are all asshole names.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

The female names are certainly prevalent in Hollywood at the moment.

[Valhelm]

Jayden

Blame Will Smith.

[Alligatorjandro]

Nicholas should be #1.

[that1dude24]

Nicholas should be #1.

yes it should

[bengraven]

Ryan has been in the top 23 since 1970, 14 in the 90s when I was born. Not surprising at all...I remember one class I had in highschool had four Ryan's in it, all in the same grade.

I was the only Ryan in my classes until 8th grade. In 8th grade the Christian schools mixed with our junior high and there were 5 Ryans in Catholic school.

[Grakl]

Taking off one letter from my name makes it a relatively high ranking one, haha. With it, I don't rank at all.

[Shin Johnpv]

John, wtf man? We used to be great

It's ok, we're still number 26. We OWNED like an entire generation from the 1880s - 1900s. We're just letting others have some of the spotlight for a bit before we come back with a vengeance.

[Lunchbox]

muhammed would be there if it was polled world wide

i know 7 people named muhammed something

[Sophia]

Not terribly popular when I was born ('89), but it sure is popular now. o.o;

[Monocle]

Common names condemn people to mediocrity. That's why I'm naming my next kid Omadazzereth.

[coldvein]

Aiden Jayden Hayden Kayden They are all asshole names.

correct

[Sophia]

Common names condemn people to mediocrity. That's why I'm naming my next kid Omadazzereth.

The real trick is to pick a name that's not common, but not overly rare. If I had a child right now, I'd probably go for something ranked 100th or so on the list. Unique enough that few children will have it, yet common enough that they won't be bullied over it. =P

[Soka]

Aiden Jayden Hayden Kayden They are all asshole names.

My girlfriend's brother just named his newborn son Jaedyn,.

[Instigator]

It's ok, we're still number 26. We OWNED like an entire generation from the 1880s - 1900s. We're just letting others have some of the spotlight for a bit before we come back with a vengeance.

Is there a more generic name in anglo-saxon cultures than John? It's not just it's super common, it's also super bland.

[Willkiller]

William Gaf represent!

[mattiewheels]

These twins at my elementary school were named Dontarius and Montarius. They were even dressed up alike, poor souls.

Personally, my favorite stupid name is Dweezil. Can't beat that.

[NihonTiger90]

Half the people I knew from high school who have had children named their daughters Olivia. Not sure what the deal is.

See: Jessica in the 1980s. Dear fucking God, I went to school with at least a dozen Jessicas.

The real trick is to pick a name that's not common, but not overly rare. If I had a child right now, I'd probably go for something ranked 100th or so on the list. Unique enough that few children will have it, yet common enough that they won't be bullied over it. =P

Same here. This is why I like Lincoln, though that's not my name.

[Copernicus]

Copernicus is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 132 years. Please enter another name.

=(

[NihonTiger90]

Huh. Apparently 'Zula' was a common enough name to break the top 1000 but dissapeared completely before 1930. And Zada was even more popular. Actually Z names for girls were pretty popular for girls at the time. Weird how they've almost totally vanished. Holy shit. People actually name their child 'Adonis'? That just seems cruel.

As long as there are video game geeks, they will never totally vanish ...

[gregor7777]

Mildred and Gertrude will make a comeback.

[echoshifting]

I have both a common last name and a common first name (#3 the year I was born)...which sucks. I think there are 3 people in this one county with the exact same name...if I expand to the whole city there's at least one guy who has the same middle initial. If you have a relatively common last name...please do not give your kid a top 10 name. That is all.

That said, it is possible to go too far in the other direction; when my daughter was born we went with a top 50 name, but not in the top 10...and a rare middle name - taken from my grandmother, so it's more of a classic name than one of the new wave of crappy names - with an uncommon initial ('K'). We're both pretty happy with the result and so far she seems to be too...of course the real test will come in adolescence. We'll see.

Naming your kid is serious business. If you have some weird names you need to get off your chest, adopt a cat.

[tiff]

This is basically child abuse.

lol

[Crunched]

Returned no results for my name.

[gabbo]

It seems all the kids in my family (this being the children of my parents as well as aunts and uncles) tapered off right around the time we were born respectively, though my name is still top 20 for boys. Tax collectors unite!

[Prez]

Returned no results for my name.

Is Crunched your real name?

[Deified Data]

My name is not on any of those lists.

In the dark and distant future, every male child will have a name with "-den" affixed to the end. Jayden, Hayden, Kayden...how did it come to this?

[Crunched]

Is Crunched your real name?

No. I go by John usually. My name is Yannis.

The name means "god is gracious," or "gift from god," like my parents set me up from birth to have a huge ego.

[Mangotron]

Aiden Jayden Hayden Kayden They are all asshole names.

Couldn't agree more, all my newborn cousins have names like that and they're so terrible. Although according to my mom, I was really close to being named Hunter.

[Sobriquet]

My name peaked in the 70s when I was born. I don't meet too many other Andrews. Common but not too common.

[Lissar]

See: Jessica in the 1980s. Dear fucking God, I went to school with at least a dozen Jessicas.

I know all about that, my best friend is a Jessica and she hates it. :s I knew countless Jessicas. I can think of at least five without trying too hard.

My name was never TOO popular. Its peak popularity was at 18 the year I was born. Now it's down into the 200s, thank goodness.