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BigPapaSmurf
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 Posted - 02/11/2005 : 07:07:01
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Im assuming this is US data only.
This is a very nifty site, just type in the names at the top or even a few letters, it will show you the name popularity over the years.
http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html
It would have taken me a 1000 guesses to come up with Jacob as the #1 name in 03.
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"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
Edited by - BigPapaSmurf on 02/11/2005 07:10:26
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Ricky
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 08:32:00 [Permalink]
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The neatest name I ever came across was that of a very old, black woman I knew when I was young. It was "Donamer," and we used to call her, "Auntie Donamer."
Auntie was given the name suggested by the (white) doctor that delivered her, a not uncommon practice since the Civil War that, for all I know, might still go on today.
Sdited to add that she ain't on the site. A pity -- she was a grand, old lady.
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Ricky
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 09:46:03 [Permalink]
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| Quite interesting. My own name peaked (if #140 can be considered a peak) in the early 70's-- which was when I was born. Thus, I was a part of the trend. I'll have to ask my mother was factors led to this, as it cannot be a coinsidence... |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 09:48:55 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
Franklin peaked at #75 in 1930. Pretty cool to see how people name their children after the famous people at that time.
Martin peaked to #70 in the 1960's.
To wit: :Brittany" had no life before the 1970's and then only a faint pulse-- #518. By the 90's it had jumped to #6. But now, it seems to be fading, just as Ms. Spears' career is! |
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Ricky
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 12:57:07 [Permalink]
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Hey, my name was 33th by the decade I was born... neat! Though they don't have the exact spelling.
And I've just realized my name is considered a MALE name in some places. Great. |
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 14:15:48 [Permalink]
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| My name is way to popular...number 1 from the 50s to the 90s. Ack, no wonder there is always someone else with my name in a crowd. |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 16:14:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
Jenna has increased fairly rapidly since 1990, but it has always been increaseing. And I can not find a biography of Jenna Jamerson that isn't solely composed of nude photos, so I'm not quite sure when her career started.
Uh, *ahem* first off, that's Jameson, and her latest book, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, only has a few topless/nude photos... 
And as for the popularity Jenna, I think a certain President's daughter has that name... hmmm... |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 18:57:04 [Permalink]
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| I love the graphic effects name finder. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 02/11/2005 : 19:02:45 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Cuneiformist
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
Jenna has increased fairly rapidly since 1990, but it has always been increaseing. And I can not find a biography of Jenna Jamerson that isn't solely composed of nude photos, so I'm not quite sure when her career started.
Uh, *ahem* first off, that's Jameson, and her latest book, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, only has a few topless/nude photos...
And as for the popularity Jenna, I think a certain President's daughter has that name... hmmm...
Heh, sorry, I guess I'm not as familiar with her work as you are
What I meant by "I can't find" is on the internet searching with google.
But lets stop talking about her because personally, I don't even find her attractive. |
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