Baby name game—based on your name's popularity

(There may have been a similar thread, but I haven’t seen it in months.)

Google ‘most popular names of [your birth year]’. Try finding your first and middle name in the top 1000. (If you have an uncommon variant spelling or just an overall rare name, pick something similar to it or just pick your favorite name!)

You can use this page to find the most popular names in several countries, or you can Google US stats from other years.

Find the ranks of your first and last name, then find the similarly ranked names in those lists. You can choose the genders and the number of children.

Example: In my birth year, my FN was #14 and my MN was #119 on the boys’ side.

If I look up the 14th and 119th most popular boy names in the US (based on NB’s list), I get [name_u]Logan[/name_u] and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]. So my first child would be [name_u]Logan[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m].

Continue doing this for as many lists as you like. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that made sense.

*I realize most of these lists don’t go past 100, so I’m researching other resources.

https://www.babble.com/pregnancy/1000-most-popular-girl-names/
https://www.babble.com/pregnancy/1000-most-popular-boy-names/
Irish Post’s Top 200 2014 list - different from NB’s
Top US name by the decade

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Aminah[/name_f] & [name_m]Israel[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]

[US, 2015]: [name_u]Logan[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[[name_f]England[/name_f], 2015]: [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[Nameberry]: Rose Kaia
[Netherlands, 2015]: [name_f]Sara[/name_f] AmLie
[[name_f]Ireland[/name_f], 2014]: Oisín [name_m]Tom[/name_m]ás
[US, 1917]: [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[US, 1880s]: [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Jess[/name_u]
[US, 1940s]: [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[US, 1930s]: [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]

In my birth year, my names were #94 and #353.

[Nameberry]: Annabelle Tatiana / Theo Zander
[US, 2015]: [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Lana[/name_f] / [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[US, 1996]: [name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] / [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] [name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[[name_f]England[/name_f]/[name_m]Wales[/name_m], 2015]: [name_f]Hollie[/name_f] [name_f]Cerys[/name_f] / [name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[Netherlands, 2015]: [name_f]Livia[/name_f] [name_f]Zuzanna[/name_f] / [name_m]Niels[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[[name_f]France[/name_f], 2010]: [name_f]Candice[/name_f] Hafsa / Kais [name_m]Flavio[/name_m]
[[name_f]France[/name_f], 2006]: [name_f]Myriam[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f] / [name_m]Bryan[/name_m] [name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[[name_f]Ireland[/name_f], 2014]: [name_f]Annie[/name_f] / [name_m]Kacper[/name_m]
[US, 1917]: [name_u]Mattie[/name_u] [name_f]Leota[/name_f] / [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Buford[/name_m]
[US, 1880]: [name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] / [name_m]Julius[/name_m] [name_m]Jimmie[/name_m]
[US, 1940]: [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Lupe[/name_f] / [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[US, 1930]: [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] / [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] [name_u]Merrill[/name_u]

#10/#532 (my actual middle name is not listed, used sister’s first name)

[US 2015] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Kailey[/name_f]
[Nameberry] Wyatt Étienne
[[name_f]England[/name_f] 2015] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Alannah[/name_f]
[US 1952] [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] [name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[US 1988] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kristyn[/name_f]
[US 1931] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonso[/name_m]
[US 2002] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Mohammad[/name_m] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Abbie[/name_u]

Popularity of my names in my birth year: #96 and #208

US, 2015: [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] & [name_u]Blake[/name_u] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
Nameberry: [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Margo[/name_f] & [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_f]England[/name_f], 2015: [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] & [name_m]Ibrahim[/name_m] [name_m]Zain[/name_m]
[name_f]France[/name_f], 2010: [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Alizee[/name_f] & [name_m]Amaury[/name_m] [name_m]Nils[/name_m]
Netherlands, 2015: [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Yasmine[/name_f] & [name_m]Kyan[/name_m] Dylano

[name_f]EMILY[/name_f] [name_f]REBECCA[/name_f]
1999: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Callum[/name_m] [#2, #9]
2000: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [#2, #12]
2001: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Callum[/name_m] [#2, #15]
2002: [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [#2, #18]
2003: [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [#1, #25]
2004: [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Jake[/name_m] [#1, #26]
2005: [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [#2, #33]
2006: [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [#5, #36]
2007: [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [#4, #47]
2008: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Reece[/name_u] [#3, #66]
2009: [name_u]Alfie[/name_u] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] [#4, #77]
2010: [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [#3, #82]
2011: [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [#5, #89]

Birth Year: FN was #315, MN was #10

Nameberry: [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (lol)
US 2015: [name_f]Madilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
US 1980: [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
US 1960: [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
US 1940: [name_f]Lenora[/name_f] [name_f]Sandra[/name_f]

My name was #11,529 in my year of birth… Safe to say I’m not going to find that anywhere! I just cut the 11 off and used #529.

529 35

2015: [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
2014: [name_f]Azalea[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
2013: [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
2012: [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
2011: [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
1990: [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
1980: [name_f]Sheryl[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
1970: [name_f]Alissa[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f]
1960: [name_f]Roxann[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
1950: [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
1940: [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
1930: [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
1920: [name_f]Claudine[/name_f] [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
1910: [name_f]Crystal[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
1900: [name_f]Nadine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
1890: [name_f]Grayce[/name_f] [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
1880: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]

A boy born to a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] this year: [name_m]Finian[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
A girl born to a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] this year: [name_f]Noor[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]

My name is #159 in my birth year, however, my middle name isn’t ranked in the top 1000.

Current Nameberry: [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]/[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
US 2015: [name_f]Norah[/name_f]/[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_f]England[/name_f]/[name_m]Wales[/name_m] 2015: [name_f]Kiera[/name_f]/[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
Netherlands 2015: [name_u]Merle[/name_u]/[name_m]Aron[/name_m]

From these, I like [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Norah[/name_f], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] and [name_u]Merle[/name_u].

FN 249 MN 392

I’ll do every year since my birth in US & Nameberry:
US Top Names:

  • 1997: [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
  • 1998: [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] & [name_m]Brent[/name_m] [name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
  • 1999: [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_u]Abey[/name_u] & [name_m]Israel[/name_m] [name_u]Ali[/name_u]
  • 2000: [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] & [name_m]Zackary[/name_m] [name_u]Chris[/name_u]
  • 2001: [name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_f]Martha[/name_f] & [name_m]Israel[/name_m] [name_m]Quinton[/name_m]
  • 2002: [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_u]Tatum[/name_u] & [name_m]Troy[/name_m] [name_m]Rodrigo[/name_m]
  • 2003: [name_f]Allyson[/name_f] [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] & [name_u]Jace[/name_u] [name_u]Terry[/name_u]
  • 2004: [name_f]Kara[/name_f] [name_f]Hailee[/name_f] & [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
  • 2005: [name_f]Jazmine[/name_f] [name_f]Rachael[/name_f] & [name_m]Braxton[/name_m] [name_m]Davis[/name_m]
  • 2006: [name_f]Kira[/name_f] [name_f]Rachael[/name_f] & [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] [name_u]Dane[/name_u]
  • 2007: [name_f]Kayleigh[/name_f] [name_f]Lacey[/name_f] & [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
  • 2008: [name_f]Fatima[/name_f] [name_u]Kayden[/name_u] & [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] [name_m]Judah[/name_m]
  • 2009: [name_f]Alina[/name_f] [name_f]Jimena[/name_f] & [name_m]Maximus[/name_m] [name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
  • 2010: [name_f]Nadia[/name_f] [name_f]Kaylie[/name_f] & [name_m]Greyson[/name_m] [name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
  • 2011: [name_f]Alison[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] & [name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
  • 2012: [name_u]Lexi[/name_u] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] & [name_m]Zander[/name_m] [name_m]Trey[/name_m]
  • 2013: [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f] & [name_u]Keegan[/name_u] [name_u]Jay[/name_u]
  • 2014: [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_u]Tatum[/name_u] & [name_m]Damien[/name_m] Eesteban
  • 2015: [name_f]Aniyah[/name_f] [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] & [name_m]Zander[/name_m] [name_u]Legend[/name_u]
    Nameberry Top Names 2015: [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] & [name_m]Brian[/name_m] [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
    [name_f]England[/name_f] Top Names 2014: [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Inayah[/name_f] [name_f]Pixie[/name_f], & [name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_m]Johnny[/name_m]

in my birth year: #153/#342

[Nameberry]: Rachel Amalia / Hudson Trevor (Rachel is a variant of my middle name, interesting)
[US 2015]: [name_u]Payton[/name_u] [name_f]Kendra[/name_f] / [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Landon[/name_m] (I don’t like any of these at all!)
[US 2005]: [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Denise[/name_f] / [name_m]Manuel[/name_m] [name_m]Albert[/name_m] ([name_m]How[/name_m] dramatically different!)
[US 1910-1919]: [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] / [name_m]Clifton[/name_m] [name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[US 1880-1889]: [name_f]Ina[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] / [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] [name_m]Wilbert[/name_m]

[name_m]Travis[/name_m] [name_m]Alberto[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Kolton[/name_m]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] [name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_m]Zac[/name_m] [name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f] [name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] Kelian
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Bella[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Babette[/name_f]

[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] & [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Quade[/name_m]

[name_u]Alden[/name_u] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] & [name_u]Jessie[/name_u] [name_u]Cataleya[/name_u]

I did it for my very popular name first, and then for my son’s name.

FN 2, MN 14

1886: [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] & [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
1896: [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] & [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
1906: [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] & [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
1916: [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] & [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
1926: [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] & [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Harold[/name_m]
1936: [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f] & [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
1946: [name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Betty[/name_f] & [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
1956: [name_f]Debra[/name_f] [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] & [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Donald[/name_m]
1966: [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u] [name_f]Pamela[/name_f] & [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Brian[/name_m]
1976: [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f] & [name_m]Jason[/name_m] [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
1986: [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] & [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Justin[/name_m]
1996: [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Brittany[/name_f] & [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
2006: [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] & [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
2015: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] & [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Logan[/name_u]

Current Nameberry popularity: [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]

FN 378 MN 441

1886: [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Israel[/name_m] & [name_f]Dena[/name_f] [name_f]Corine[/name_f]
1896: [name_u]Pat[/name_u] [name_m]Bishop[/name_m] & [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f] [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
1906: [name_m]Basil[/name_m] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] & [name_f]Meta[/name_f] [name_f]Myrtie[/name_f]
1916: [name_m]Weldon[/name_m] [name_u]Dorsey[/name_u] & [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_u]Angie[/name_u]
1926: [name_u]Jess[/name_u] [name_m]Bud[/name_m] & [name_f]Madge[/name_f] [name_f]Maurine[/name_f]
1936: [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Dewayne[/name_m] & [name_f]Carlene[/name_f] [name_f]Corine[/name_f]
1946: [name_m]Darwin[/name_m] [name_m]Stephan[/name_m] & [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] [name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
1956: [name_u]Carroll[/name_u] [name_f]Garland[/name_f] & [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] [name_f]Jeannine[/name_f]
1966: [name_u]Blake[/name_u] [name_u]Dallas[/name_u] & [name_u]Rene[/name_u] [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
1976: [name_m]Donny[/name_m] [name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] [name_f]Dianna[/name_f]
1986: [name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_u]Darrin[/name_u] & [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Kaylee[/name_f]
1996: [name_m]Rodrigo[/name_m] [name_m]Alfonso[/name_m] & [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Tiffani[/name_f]
2006: [name_m]Larry[/name_m] [name_m]Mekhi[/name_m] & [name_f]Itzel[/name_f] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
2015: [name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_m]Donald[/name_m] & [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Evelynn[/name_f]

Current Nameberry popularity: [name_m]Hank[/name_m] [name_m]Talon[/name_m] & [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]

Me and my brothers if we were american (german lists don’t go far enough for most names):

2015 he would have had a…

[name_u]Zion[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (m) & [name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_u]Blakely[/name_u] (f)
[name_m]Rashad[/name_m] [name_m]Axel[/name_m] & [name_f]Cherish[/name_f] [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] & [name_f]Maryam[/name_f] (MN not on any list and couldn’t find a logical substitute)

These are mostly horrible.

In our birth years, of the opposite gender we’d be…
[name_f]Kelli[/name_f] [name_f]Alexus[/name_f]
[name_m]Armand[/name_m] [name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f]

[name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] & [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]

All countries were my birth year

[name_f]Canada[/name_f]: [name_u]Kelsey[/name_u] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]
Czech Republic: [name_f]Kamila[/name_f] [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]France[/name_f]: [name_f]Laure[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
Norway: [name_f]Lise[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
Switzerland: [name_f]Nadja[/name_f] [name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
Turkey: Emel [name_u]Elif[/name_u]

US 2016: [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] & [name_u]Alex[/name_u] [name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
Boys 1999: [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] [name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
Nameberry: [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f] & [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
Germany 1999: [name_f]Janna[/name_f] [name_f]Anika[/name_f] & [name_m]Mathew[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_f]England[/name_f] & [name_m]Wales[/name_m] 1999: [name_u]Charley[/name_u] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]