When we named our children, we decided right off the bat to make sure they had normal names. Not that kids can’t find a way to make fun of any name, but you don’t have to paint a big sign on their heads that says, “Make fun of my unique name!”
“Lester” isn’t uncommon in the South, but it’s not a very common name in Maine, and the variations on “Lester the Molester” are endless. And while Venita’s name isn’t so much a honeypot for cruelty, it is good for getting mangled. She’s routinely known as Juanita, Bonita, Anita, Vernita…
We thought that our choices were sound, but it’s good to have numbers to back us up. That’s where Name Statistics comes in handy. We can validate our choices by learning that Paul is the #13 most common male name (0.948% of men in the US are named Paul) and that Emily is the #99 most common female name (0.208% of females in the US are named Emily). Meanwhile, Lester (despite it’s taunt-worthiness) comes in as the #194 most common male name. Venita is #1463 for females.
Solonor is a very rare male name.
Very few men in the US are named Solonor.
Be proud of your unique name!
source namestatistics.com
[ via the commonly-named (#30) Melissa ]
Brandy is the #276 most common female name.
0.07% of females in the US are named Brandy.
Around 89250 US females are named Brandy!
source namestatistics.com
alternately…
Bran is a very rare female name.
Very few females in the US are named Bran.
Be proud of your unique name!
source namestatistics.com
Ooh, and you can twist your name into all kinds of unnatural shapes, too!
How common is your name?
Solonor has stumbled across a rather interesting website that will tell you how common your name is in the United States using data from the U.S. Census. The site is called Name Statistics and you can look up your name and see how it ranks. For example…
Ahhh…
domino is a very rare male name.
Very few men in the US are named domino.
Be proud of your unique name!
…duh
Kevin is the #2162 most common female name.
0.002% of females in the US are named Kevin.
Around 2550 US females are named Kevin!
How?
Solonor!
Solonor, Solonor, Bo Bolonor
Bonana, Fanna, Fo Folonor
Fee, Fy, Mo Molonor
Solonor!
Compliments of the Online Name Game
We had a bus drive that went by the name “Lester the Molester” but that was generally the result of the way he leared at the school girls… I don’t even think his name was really Lester… eh, what can you do.
And hey, at least your name didn’t rate higher as a female than as a male. (speaking as a male of course…)
First name is #34. 661,500 other men have the same first name.
Last name is #6,572. Around 5,000 other people have the same last name.
I feel like Rick in Casablanca; out of all the last names in the world, why did that punk “wardrobe malfunction” kid have the same last name as me?
Christine is a very rare male name.
Very few men in the US are named Christine.
Be proud of your unique name!
Oooooookay???
Christine is the #43 most common female name.
0.382% of females in the US are named Christine.
Around 487050 US females are named Christine!
Is that ALL???
What’s in a Name?
Casey is the #461 most common female name in the United States.