Did you know that in the 2000s, Erica was the 160th most common name in the states? In the 1980s it was 36. Apparently, I'm going out of style. The Makaylas and Gabrielas and Aaliyahs of the world have got me beat. I thought it was interesting to look at the list and see what names have become more common. Searching for some of my Spanish friends' names, here's what I found: Guille has moved from 412nd to 420th (sorry, not too popular), Ismael has moved from 417th to 329th, and Tamara has moved from 144th to 544th. Notwithstanding the examples I've given, Spanish names have, as a rule, moved up in popularity, I would assume reflecting the changing demographics of our country.
And, Colin, your name is 106th, up from 126 when you were born. Although, I'm sure the vast majority pronounce it wrong, just like Colin Powell does. Remember when you tried to convince us that his name was pronounced like yours?
If you want to see your name, you can go to the Social Security's database of names listed by decade back to the 1880s: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names2000s.html.
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Amy was #5 in 1979 when I was born. It is no longer in the top 100. I certainly believe in checking to make sure your kid is not a top 25 name. Some places, I learned to not respond to hearing my name called unless I recognized the voice.
ReplyDeleteI bet that Godfrey wasn't even on the charts.
ReplyDeleteLove, Granddad