Members MissLlanviewPA Posted October 19, 2013 Members Share Posted October 19, 2013 I have an obsession with baby names, so this article is manna in the desert for me: http://jezebel.com/map-sixty-years-of-the-most-popular-names-for-girls-s-1443501909 My name is Mary, so it's kind of funny/cool to see a map of the US almost completely covered in my name. I was born in 1989, though, so by that time it wasn't so common. OTOH, seeing the name Jennifer on those 70s' maps repeatedly...Holy Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted October 19, 2013 Members Share Posted October 19, 2013 Who is Sophia? Is that from some book or movie that inspired everybody? I do know in school we had a ton of Lisas. Anyway, this map is interesting because it shows you how boring most parents are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 19, 2013 Members Share Posted October 19, 2013 Sophia is the name of one of the daughters on the first teen mom from 2009. The name does pop up out of nowhere in 2010. I'm sure it's from something else I just can't think of any Sophia around that time in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 19, 2013 Members Share Posted October 19, 2013 Maybe there are a lot of Sophia Bush fans out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted October 19, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2013 I guess Golden Girls reruns could have done it. Ironic, given that Sophia belonged to the oldest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmc2008 Posted October 21, 2013 Members Share Posted October 21, 2013 Wow!! Its like the name Jennifer blew up or something. I heard that Lisa from ATWT is responsbile from the popularity of Lisa as a mainstream name. Same with Jennifer from Love Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 21, 2013 Members Share Posted October 21, 2013 This just goes to show how people copy everybody else. My grandparents generation had names that were popular at the time as well, Ethel, Inez, Adaline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted October 24, 2013 Members Share Posted October 24, 2013 There is now a boys' version: http://jezebel.com/map-six-decades-of-the-most-popular-names-for-boys-st-1450787771 Michael dominated even longer than Jennifer. I do know a million Michaels, and it's my brother's name and my middle name. tbh the trendy boys' names are less annoying than the trendy girls' names to me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 25, 2013 Members Share Posted October 25, 2013 Mason BLEW UP after Queen Kourtney named her bb that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted October 25, 2013 Members Share Posted October 25, 2013 And we all know why Jayden was popular in Louisiana for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sundance Posted October 26, 2013 Members Share Posted October 26, 2013 Type your first and last name to see how may people in the U.S. have your same name: http://ww2.howmanyofme.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexElizabeth Posted October 26, 2013 Members Share Posted October 26, 2013 Alex - There are 185,375 people in the U.S. with the first name Alex. 98.29 percent of people with the first name Alex are male. I find that very hard to believe. Alexandria - 22,182 Last name - 47,250 Alexandria + last name - 3 people. Yay! I'm soooo unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted October 26, 2013 Members Share Posted October 26, 2013 I don't think it's accurate because it says there is only 1 person in the U.S. with my exact name but a simple google search reveals at least 1 other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thought this would fit in here somehow. Most common boys', girls' and family names in every European country: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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