The year you were born

Baby Name Games
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Based on a recent blog post about how some of the least popular names from the year 1890 became some of the more popular names in 2013.

So: the game.
Beginning with the year you were born, choose what to name your children based on how many children certain names were given to. Sounds kind of complicated, but it’s easy.

Begin by opening the ssa list of 1000 top baby names for the year you were born: Popular Baby Names
Enter in your birth year, select top 1000, and the. Select number of total births. Now following the plan below, name your imaginary family. *if there are no names given to the number of children listed in your birth year, choose the closest name/number

Year of birth: (listing is optional)
Your name was given to 2300 children the year of your birth. You choose the middle.
Your SO’s name was given to 90 children the year of your birth. You choose the middle.

Your first child is a girl, she has fiery red hair and grey eyes. Despite her striking appearance, she tends to be timid and soft spoken. Her name was given to 365 children in the year you were born. Her middle name was given to 1200 girls.

Your second child is a boy, you and your SO are delighted! He has mousy brown hair and deep blue eyes. He loves airplanes and drawing. He is bright and bashful. His name was given to only 7 children the year you were born. His middle name was given to 3600 boys.

A few years later you and your SO are blessed and surprised by triplets! Two girls and a boy. Each of these children has dark brown hair and green eyes with a spray of freckles, they look quite similar but that is where their similarities end.

The first girl is spunky and feisty with an attitude as big as she is small. She tends to get messy no matter what she’s doing. Her name was given to about 4000 girls in the year you were born. Her middle was given to 60 girls.

Your next daughter loves to read and write, she is opinionated and very talented at most things she tries. Her name was given to 120 girls the year you were born. Her middle was given to 4400 girls.

Your son is strong and brave, he likes to get his hands in everything. He is athletic and well-liked. His name was given to 2000 boys the year you were born. His middle was given to only 5 boys.

You are your SO then have twin boys. They are blonde haired and brown eyed.
The first boy is smart and shy. He is curious, nervous and very caring. His name was given to only 16 boys the year you were born. His middle was given to 3000 boys.
The second boy is an explorer. He is adventurous and curious and loves to learn new things. His name was given to 600 children the year you were born. His middle was given to 1000 children.

Your last child is a daughter. She has black hair and icy blue eyes. She is energetic, funny, silly and girly. Her first name was given to 47 girls, and her middle was given to 6 girls the year you were born.

List your family.

Enjoy!

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I’ll start:
Based on a recent blog post about how some of the least popular names from the year 1890 became some of the more popular names in 2013.

So: the game.
Beginning with the year you were born, choose what to name your children based on how many children certain names were given to. Sounds kind of complicated, but it’s easy.

Begin by opening the ssa list of 1000 top baby names for the year you were born: Popular Baby Names
Enter in your birth year, select top 1000, and the. Select number of total births. Now following the plan below, name your imaginary family. *if there are no names given to the number of children listed in your birth year, choose the closest name/number

Year of birth: 1992
Your name was given to 2300 children the year of your birth. You choose the middle.
[name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]

Your SO’s name was given to 90 children the year of your birth. You choose the middle.
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_m]Lio[/name_m]”

Your first child is a girl, she has fiery red hair and grey eyes. Despite her striking appearance, she tends to be timid and soft spoken. Her name was given to 365 children in the year you were born. Her middle name was given to 1200 girls.
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Allyson[/name_f]

Your second child is a boy, you and your SO are delighted! He has mousy brown hair and deep blue eyes. He loves airplanes and drawing. He is bright and bashful. His name was given to only 7 children the year you were born. His middle name was given to 3600 boys.
Emerick [name_u]Dakota[/name_u]

A few years later you and your SO are blessed and surprised by triplets! Two girls and a boy. Each of these children has dark brown hair and green eyes with a spray of freckles, they look quite similar but that is where their similarities end.

The first girl is spunky and feisty with an attitude as big as she is small. She tends to get messy no matter what she’s doing. Her name was given to about 4000 girls in the year you were born. Her middle was given to 60 girls.
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Rana[/name_f] “[name_u]Abbey[/name_u]”

Your next daughter loves to read and write, she is opinionated and very talented at most things she tries. Her name was given to 120 girls the year you were born. Her middle was given to 4400 girls.
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]

Your son is strong and brave, he likes to get his hands in everything. He is athletic and well-liked. His name was given to 2000 boys the year you were born. His middle was given to only 5 boys.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]

You are your SO then have twin boys. They are blonde haired and brown eyed.
The first boy is smart and shy. He is curious, nervous and very caring. His name was given to only 16 boys the year you were born. His middle was given to 3000 boys.
[name_m]Thorne[/name_m] [name_m]Francisco[/name_m]

The second boy is an explorer. He is adventurous and curious and loves to learn new things. His name was given to 600 children the year you were born. His middle was given to 1000 children.
[name_m]Ismael[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]

Your last child is a daughter. She has black hair and icy blue eyes. She is energetic, funny, silly and girly. Her first name was given to 47 girls, and her middle was given to 6 girls the year you were born.
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]

List your family.
[name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_m]Lio[/name_m]”

[name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Allyson[/name_f]

Emerick [name_u]Dakota[/name_u]

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Rana[/name_f] “[name_u]Abbey[/name_u]”
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]

[name_m]Thorne[/name_m] [name_m]Francisco[/name_m] “[name_m]Thorne[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ismael[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] “[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]”

[name_f]Idalia[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]

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Me: [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
Husband: [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].

  1. [name_f]Kasandra[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  2. [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  3. [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] [name_u]Patrice[/name_u] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  4. [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  5. [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Eddy[/name_m] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  6. [name_m]Ron[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  7. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].
  8. [name_f]Kinsey[/name_f] [name_f]Kathrine[/name_f] [name_m]Redd[/name_m].

[name_f]Kassi[/name_f], [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m], [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_f]Essie[/name_f], [name_m]Matt[/name_m], [name_m]Ron[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], & [name_f]Kinsey[/name_f].

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DW: [name_f]Megan[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Cortez[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]

DD: [name_f]Livia[/name_f] [name_f]Kaya[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] [name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
DD/DD/DS: [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] [name_f]Milana[/name_f]/[name_u]Blair[/name_u] [name_f]Kaelyn[/name_f]/[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Maxton[/name_m]
DS/DS: [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] [name_m]Asher[/name_m]/[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Holden[/name_m]
DD: [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]

[name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_m]Ted[/name_m], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_m]Archie[/name_m] and [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]

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DW - Britney Catherine
DH - Orion Luca

DD - Emilie Allyson
DS - Hart Gabriel
DD/DD/DS - Molly Ember, Ida Monica & Jeremiah Oswin
DS/DS - Eoin Francisco & Rudy Nickolas
DD - Maeve Irie

Britney and Orion have Emilie, Hart, Molly, Ida, Jem, Eoin, Rudy & Maeve.

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DW: [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
DH: [name_m]Genaro[/name_m] [name_m]Michael[/name_m] “[name_m]Aro[/name_m]”

DD: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Dakoda[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
DD/DD/DS: [name_f]Erika[/name_f] [name_f]Aubree[/name_f], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f] [name_f]Madison[/name_f] & [name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Kalvin[/name_m]
DS/DS: [name_m]Giancarlo[/name_m] [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] “[name_m]Carlo[/name_m]” & [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] [name_m]Damon[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Tanesha[/name_f] [name_u]Kim[/name_u] “[name_f]Tani[/name_f]”

[name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_m]Aro[/name_m], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_m]Dakoda[/name_m], [name_f]Erika[/name_f], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f], [name_m]Darius[/name_m], [name_m]Carlo[/name_m], [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] and [name_f]Tani[/name_f]

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The SSA website has never worked for me here in Australia :frowning: I’ve tried different computers and everything! Is there any other way of accessing the data?

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I’m also in Australia and I used Behind the Name instead: Popular Names in the United States 1993 - Behind the Name (This is for 1993, but you should be able to reset it for any year.) :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Ah[/name_m] brilliant, thank you so much @taylorlou!

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Me: [name_f]Selena[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
SO: [name_m]Konnor[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]

DD: [name_f]Lea[/name_f] [name_f]Monique[/name_f]

DS: [name_m]Killian[/name_m] [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]

DD: [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Hollie[/name_f]
DD: [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Cesar[/name_m] [name_m]Kale[/name_m]

DS: [name_m]Samson[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
DS: [name_m]Nathanael[/name_m] [name_m]Joe[/name_m]

DD: [name_f]Raina[/name_f] [name_f]Dina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]-[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]

  • [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Merissa[/name_f] [name_f]Erica[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Derrick[/name_m] [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Giles[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Jerome[/name_m] [name_m]Damon[/name_m] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Prudence[/name_f] [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
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[name_m]How[/name_m] do you get the one you agce usto show how many times a name was used? I was using another one someone posted but it doesn’t go anywhere near only 7 births that year. the lowest on the males is 125

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Birth Year: 1996
LN: Sparks
DW: (21) Ana-Selena Rose Sparks (Ana and Selena were equally apart from 2300)
DH: (31) Kollin James Sparks
DD: (11) Carli Carolyn Sparks “CC”
DS: (9) Aaric Spencer Sparks
DD/DD/DS: (7) Cassandra Mellissa Sparks, Merissa Erica Sparks, and Derrick Adom Sparks
DS/DS: (4) Bracken Joel Sparks and Nikolas Damon Sparks
DD: (3) Althea Shaynah Sparks

Carli and Aaric:

Cassandra, Merissa, and Derrick:

(Left to right: Cassandra, Derrick, Merissa)

Bracken and Nikolas:

(Nikolas, left, Bracken, right)

Althea:

(icy blue eyes)

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You were born in 1996, weren’t you?

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Where are you guys seeing number of times name is used? Mine doesn’t show anything but the names and rank no matter what settings I use.

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Year I was born: 1987
Me: [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] [name_u]Colby[/name_u]
DH: [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

DD: [name_f]Terra[/name_f] [name_f]Regina[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Kegan[/name_m] [name_m]Derrick[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
DD: [name_f]Angeline[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
DS: [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Eliseo[/name_m]
DS: [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] [name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
DS: [name_m]Roderick[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
DD: [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]

(The lowest the numbers went were 91 for boys and 157 for girls)

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DW: [name_f]Tasha[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
DH: [name_u]Jace[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Janna[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Nathen[/name_m] [name_u]Cory[/name_u]
DD/DD/DS: [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Julianna[/name_f], [name_f]Kati[/name_f] [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] & [name_m]Kristopher[/name_m] [name_m]Horacio[/name_m]
DS/DS: [name_m]Cordell[/name_m] [name_u]Seth[/name_u] & [name_m]Rocky[/name_m] [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
DD: [name_u]Linsey[/name_u] [name_f]Malia[/name_f]

[name_f]Joy[/name_f] & [name_u]Jace[/name_u], [name_f]Janna[/name_f], [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Kati[/name_f], [name_u]Kris[/name_u], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Rocky[/name_m] and [name_u]Linsey[/name_u]

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Year of birth: 1993
[name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_m]Genaro[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]

Your first child is a girl, she has fiery red hair and grey eyes. Despite her striking appearance, she tends to be timid and soft spoken. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f].

Your second child is a boy, you and your SO are delighted! He has mousy brown hair and deep blue eyes. He loves airplanes and drawing. He is bright and bashful. [name_u]Dakoda[/name_u] [name_m]Joel[/name_m].

A few years later you and your SO are blessed and surprised by triplets! Two girls and a boy. Each of these children has dark brown hair and green eyes with a spray of freckles, they look quite similar but that is where their similarities end.

The first girl is spunky and feisty with an attitude as big as she is small. She tends to get messy no matter what she’s doing. [name_f]Erika[/name_f] [name_f]Aubree[/name_f].

Your next daughter loves to read and write, she is opinionated and very talented at most things she tries. [name_f]Alena[/name_f] [name_f]Brittney[/name_f].

Your son is strong and brave, he likes to get his hands in everything. He is athletic and well-liked. [name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Giancarlo[/name_m].

You and your SO then have twin boys. They are blonde haired and brown eyed.
The first boy is smart and shy. He is curious, nervous and very caring. [name_m]Kalvin[/name_m] [name_m]Phillip[/name_m].
The second boy is an explorer. He is adventurous and curious and loves to learn new things. [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] [name_m]Damon[/name_m].

Your last child is a daughter. She has black hair and icy blue eyes. She is energetic, funny, silly and girly. [name_f]Leilani[/name_f] [name_u]Kim[/name_u].

[name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (32) and [name_m]Genaro[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] (40)
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f] (10)
[name_u]Dakoda[/name_u] [name_m]Joel[/name_m] (9)
[name_f]Erika[/name_f] [name_f]Aubree[/name_f], [name_f]Alena[/name_f] [name_f]Brittney[/name_f], and [name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Giancarlo[/name_m] (6)
[name_m]Kalvin[/name_m] [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] and [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] [name_m]Damon[/name_m] (3)
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f] [name_u]Kim[/name_u] (1)

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Year of birth: 1897 (Obviously I wasn’t actually born in 1897 but I enjoyed the game so much that I wanted to try it again with a different year.)

DH: [name_m]Clinton[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
DW: [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]

DD: [name_f]Eula[/name_f] [name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
DS: [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] [name_m]Charles[/name_m]
DD/DD/DS: [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_f]Christina[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] & [name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
DS/DS: [name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] & [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] [name_u]Roy[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Adelia[/name_f] [name_f]Florance[/name_f]

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Year: 2012

DH: [name_m]Lennox[/name_m] [name_u]Keaton[/name_u]
DW: [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_u]Tatum[/name_u]

DD: [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Alina[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Eric[/name_m]
DD/DD/DS: [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_u]Peyton[/name_u] & [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Talon[/name_m]
DS/DS: [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] [name_m]Colin[/name_m] & [name_m]Gunnar[/name_m] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Milana[/name_f]