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    Bamboo    June 2010   Midwest

    After seeing all these name posts I thought this would be fun too. You don't have to reveal your name or birth year, but how common is your name?

    http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

    My name was ranked 37 for the year I was born in.

     
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    vistagirl    march , 2010   Oregon

    haha mine isn't on there- its super unusual but this is a cool game!

     
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    sarahsd    August 14, 2010   San Diego

    5th - Sarah - 1980

    Watch out.  You will spend hours on this site.  Trust me.  Done it.  I practically graphed the popularity of my name for the past 40 years, then did everyone else I know. : )

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    Mine was 6th in the year I was born.

     
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    caitlanc    September 12, 2009   Western Slope of Colorado

    "Caitlan is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 10 years."  And my mom thought they were spelling it the normal way.  Hah!  Not that Caitlin was popular back then either...  I think I was at least 12 or so before I met another one, regardless of spelling.

    ETA: Obviously, I'm not 10 but that's all it gave me.  ;-)

     
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    azula    February 27, 2010  

    My name was 29th the year I was born, but then it went and became ridiculously popular around ten years ago.

     
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    ginnyc    April 30, 2011   Madison, WI

    Mine was 165th!

    It was 562nd in 2008.

    Virginia

     
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    Miss_Riley    May 22, 2010   Wedding VA / Live in KS

    Brooke- 104th the year I was born

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    Mine was 20th the year I was born, got a little more popular in the years after, and is definitely off-trend now!

    I didn't realize it was quite so popular!

     
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    PirateJenn    June 21, 2011   Denver

    mine was #3!

     
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    serabell    May 22, 2010   Oregon

    4th... but there's another 1 or 2 people with my name in every friend group/ every class I've ever had. Seriously.

     
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    Ms. Caniche    September 18, 2010   Orange County, CA

    My name was the 144th most common name the year I was born.

     
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    Minutiae    May 2011  

    Mine didn't get into the top thousand until 1992. Now it's #282.

     
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    christalynn11    October 22, 2010   Arlington, WA

    316th in my birth year - the most popular it ever got was 178th

    If you look for the more common spelling it was 152nd and it broke the top 100 in 1986 at 93rd!  FUN!

    **My mom's name has not been in the top 1000 in the last 100 years!**

     
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    mrsawesome09    June 5, 2011   Madison, WI

    @ginnyc I did not expect to see another Virginia on here! I don't go by that, but, crazy!  It was ranked #212 the year I was born.  I haven't met that many with the same name, so I knew it wouldn't be popular.

     
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    bohemianbailie    January 15, 2011   Huntington Beach, California

    Mine never made any of the charts!! I did the search for the last 100 years and nothing way to go Mom!

     
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    miss-spunkin    May 29, 2010   Midwest

    haha funny.

    Mine was ranked 280 in the year I was born, and now it's 727. Oh shoot looks like I'll have an old lady name by the time I'm a grandma!

    haha.

    I've only ever met about 5 girls with the same name as me in my lifetime.

     
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    kirabee       Venice, CA

    421 in 1987! 251 now.

     
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    JustlikeHeaven    March 6, 2009  

    im ranked 839 in 1985

     
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    Magenta    July 31, 2010   Springfield MA- Wedding in PR

    my name Desiree rank 142 the year i was born

     
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    owlcat    April 23, 2011   NY

    Mine was #120 in 1975.

     
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    mishelleez    November 5, 2010   DW- Bahamas

    Mine isnt on there! its just a weird spelling and no one can ever say it right :(

     
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    jaylii9    September 5, 2010  

    I was born in 1985.

    Jacqueline was ranked #60

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    12th the year I was born, stayed strong through the 90s then took a dive in the 00s. Not even top 100 now.

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    Mine was 155th in the year I was born. The name on my birth certificate, that is. My nickname that everyone uses is spelled in such a way that I doubt it's listed at all. 

     
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    eeniebeans    October 9, 2010   Baltimore

    22nd in 1977.

     
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    jackie-o    October 31, 2010   Seattle, WA

    194 in the year 1979....that is very cool Laughing

     
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    maemejo    June 25, 2011  

    Amy was number 2 from 1973-1976!  I was born in 86 and it was 22nd!

     
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    alishaneva    May 2011   Lancaster, PA

    Alisha was 118 in 1987 ... surprised the crap out of me! It was 642 in 2008...

    If I were Alicia it'd be #47...

    In the year Cam was born, 1988, his name was the 69th most popular for guys.

    Pretty cool tool there!

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    Mine was #3! 

     
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    hergreenapples    October 23, 2010   Ontario, Canada

    Mine was 26th the year I was born. I didn't realize it was that popular.

     
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    goodart    June 5, 2010   Tn

    My name is not in the top 1000 female names for any year of birth in the last 50 years.

    This is why no one can spell it correctly.  It is rare to find someone to spell it right the first time.  Fi got it on the first try.  No wonder I think he is so special.

     
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    ceamoste    September 3, 2011  

    haha 415 in 1990.

    but my mom was GOING to name me candace, and that was 142.

     
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    Brianalaura    August 14, 2010   Ontario, Canada

    Mine was 291 in 1984!

     
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    MrsSl82be    October 24, 2009  

    Mine was 196th the year I was born, and was 926th in 2005 when they last updated.  One time its nice to not be popular Laughing

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    Mine was number 16 for the year in which I was born.  For 2006, it was number 972.  I assume it will eventually become like "Mildred," that no one under 80 will have it.

     
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    thefuturemrsjewell    August 7, 2010   Washington DC

    Mine was 998 in 1982, the year i was born... i like this, i think i'm going to be addicted looking up all my friends!

     
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    Amaryllis    July 2, 2011  

    Mine was 3, and my FI was 2! UGH. I hate how popular my name was/growing up being one of so many in the group.

     
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    veganglam    January 5, 2013   Philadelphia; Wedding in NYC

    My name hasn't been in the top 1000 for the past 22 years (since I was born).  Knew that!  It peaked in the 400th range in 1949. Me, old ladies, and a few Asian-Americans around my age (whose parents strangely favor the name?), the only ones who've got it.

     
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    rubybelle    August 16, 2012   ohio

    no 'jaci' anywhere in the top 1000 for the last 50 years. not like i was surprised, or anything. thank you mother. :)

     

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