[My 1990s name is Brett; 1980s: Curtis. In the 19-Aughts, I'd have been a Luther!]
added: We didn't really talk about last week's baby names data dump, so let me add two bullet points:
- "Arya" is now more popular than "Jennifer."
- "Khaleesi" was more popular last year than Wendy, Denise, Dana, Sandra, or Kristen.
Hmm, for 2014 I got Jasmine, which was the name of my childhood cat.
ReplyDeleteI remember several years ago I got Gracie, which always seemed like a perfect aughts version of Christy...a stylish-in-its-time, girly diminutive with Christian connotations/origins. All of which is such a wrongity wrong fit for me that it sort of comes back around to fitting me perfectly.
Meanwhile if I'd been born my mother's birth year of 1951, I would be Valerie, which suits my deep, spiritual connection with Rhoda Morgenstern.
And I got "Sorry! We couldn't find data for girl's name "Maret" in 1975, meaning it shows up fewer than five times." Story of my life.
ReplyDeleteEmma, Emily, Jessica, Jennifer, Mary, Linda, Mary
ReplyDeleteThe curse of Jennifer's popularity in 1971.
Good lord, it's a litany of solid, middle-of-the road and not flashy names. The only vaguely trendy one is probably Justin.
ReplyDelete2014: Benjamin
2000: Justin
1990: Anthony
1980: Timothy
1970: Timothy
1960: Kenneth
1950: Kenneth
1940: Gary
1930: Frank
1920: Raymond
1910: Raymond
1900: Harry
1890: Arthur
I did it again with my middle name (Rebecca) and my today name would be Harper, which I like. The rest were a little more traditional - Victoria, Tina, Lisa, etc.
ReplyDeleteJayden what the fuck? Nah, it's actually worse. Grayson. Lotta Nightwing fans, I guess. It said my 1980s name is Jesus, which is interesting, because I was born in the 1980s and my parents wanted a "J" name. Would have raised a lot of questions, though.
ReplyDeleteIf you go back far enough, you'll probably find a tv show or movie where the lead detectives are named Frank Raymond and Harry Arthur.
ReplyDeleteI had the 219th most popular name in 1971. That means:
ReplyDeleteToday: Melissa
2000s; Lexi
1990s: Keri
1980s: Dena
1970s: Marcie
1960s: Lorrie
1950s: Mable
1940s: Wendy
1930s: Pansy
1920s: Elisabeth
1910s: Lauretta
1900s: Lina
1890s: Donnie
That's an odd group. You have alternate spellings, before-the-trend names, after-the-trend names, and, well, Pansy.
Charlotte! My 2000s name is Megan, which is what my mom wanted to name me. If I switch from Rebecca to Becca, I get Aleigha. My 1990s name would be Izamar. Izamar!
ReplyDeleteJulian? Then it gets worse: Jeremy, Antonio, Billy, …, Frederick, …, Edgar, Ed. I always thought Craig sucked as a name. Guess I was wrong.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, after being more popular in the 80s and 90s, 1978 Andrew is equivalent to 2014 Andrew. (#21 in 1978, #22 last year)
ReplyDeleteSame for 1972.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that the name that we are contemplating for Baby Boy's first name has not been TOO popular in recent years....
ReplyDeletePANSY!! Love.
ReplyDelete2014: Olivia. 2000s: Hannah, 1990s: Ashley when I do it w/Amanda. When I do it w/Mandi, I get Blakeley, Celina, and Kandace, which are all amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful bit of news, Jenn. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI got a solid "Henry" today for "Andrew"
ReplyDeleteMy Dad, Lester (though he goes by Jack), b 1936, would have been Santiago, which is also pretty cool.
I'm Ethan. Oddly, despite having been born in the 70s, my 80s name is my actual first name, while my 70s name is not.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, the current frontrunner for my impending daughter's name is decidedly unpopular in 2014. Her 1920s name would have been Santa. Yeah, Santa.
The w's 1980's name would have been* Penelope. So would her 1890's name.
ReplyDelete*no it wouldn't, because she was born in the 80s and that isn't her name. But we've all caught on to that by now.