Name Voyager is a fun web-gadget. You just type in your name and the wizard tells you how popular it’s been over the ages.
So my little family in order of number of times the name was used per million babies born today:
Cellobella!
Ranked in the top 25/1000 in 2006.
Then Hugamuga:
No 371 in 2006.
This is Groover:
Ranked 826 in 2006.
And finally Dippity:
Not in the top 1000 since the 1960s.
Emily is the most popular girls’ name in 2006, and for boys? Jacob. The lists.
Naming trends… did you know that hundreds of babies are named “Unique” in the US every year? Poor darlings.
Warning: This is a BIG timewaster!
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You might find this map of popular baby names interesting as well. It has the US country data just like the Name Voyager but also includes many other countries and as well as all the US states.
Now I’m assuming you’re talking about your families real names and not their screen names, yeah?
Lightening – um… yes.
Guy – that map is so cool – Google map x names – love it!
Heh, I’m amazed that so many little boys are named Hugamuga……..
I’m soooo there.
I just checked out my kids names and my girls names are very popular now. But when they were born people went HUH??? So as always I am ahead of my time *snort*
Hey this is pretty cool – until of course I watched the name Lee decline over the years.
I played with this for both my babies… I love a name that is not common, but then is not ‘made up’ or bizarre either.
I love the fact neither of my boy’s names make the grade
P.S. – whatever Groover’s name is, it’s suddenly gained popularity as a girls’ name..did you notice ?
hehe h&b yes I noticed. It coincided with the name being used as a girl’s name on a popular American TV show.
nice idea, the year I was born my name was very popular.