Time Machine

Baby Name Games
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[name]Ever[/name] wonder what your name would have been in another era? Step into the time machine and find out!

  1. Write out your first and middle names & the year of your birth.

  2. Go to http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi and enter your birth year and select Top 1000 Popularity.

  3. Find your names on the list and take note of their popularity rankings. If your name is not listed, choose another name with a similar sound or spelling.

  4. Enter another year (your choice) and find the same popularity rankings. These are your new names.

For example:

My name is [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Jean[/name] and I was born in 1990. In 1990, [name]Madeleine[/name] was ranked #577. [name]Jean[/name] was ranked #772.

My new year is 1890. In 1890, [name]Philomena[/name] was ranked #577. [name]Gillie[/name] was ranked #772.

Have fun!

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[name]Jillian[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], 1993

[name]Jillian[/name] was #157, [name]Elizabeth[/name] was #9

1955

#157 was [name]Kay[/name], #9 was [name]Nancy[/name]

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Cool idea! Madison Grace, 1999. Madison was #7, Grace was #27. 1971. #7 was Melissa, #27 was Nicole.

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My name is [name]Bailey[/name] [name]Anne[/name], and I was born in 1995.

[name]Bailey[/name] was 96 and [name]Anne[/name] was 208.

I chose the year 1920, and my new name is [name]Mattie[/name] [name]Faye[/name]!

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[name]Mattie[/name] [name]Faye[/name] is super cute!

Here’s another one:

My 1929 name would be [name]Theodora[/name] [name]Leone[/name]. I think I like that better than [name]Philomena[/name] [name]Gillie[/name], honestly.

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[name]Emma[/name] [name]Claire[/name], born in 1998.

Tried a bunch, here were my favorites;

1880 - [name]Mabel[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
1883 - [name]Maude[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
1891 - [name]Rose[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
1897 - [name]Mabel[/name] [name]May[/name]
1900 - [name]Minnie[/name] [name]May[/name]
1901 - [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
1904 - [name]Emma[/name] [name]Betty[/name]
1909 - [name]Annie[/name] [name]Lula[/name]

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1989: [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] (10 & 69)

1880: [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Susie[/name]
1896: [name]Emma[/name] [name]Maggie[/name]
1900: [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Rosa[/name]
1923: [name]Frances[/name] [name]Viviane[/name]
1944: [name]Betty[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
1967: [name]Jennifer[/name] [name]Stacey[/name]

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1996: [name]Alicia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (91 & 407)

1886: [name]Amanda[/name] [name]Doris[/name]
1896: [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
1906: [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Mona[/name]
1916: [name]Opal[/name] [name]Dixie[/name]
1926: [name]Alma[/name] [name]Lora[/name]
1936: [name]Clara[/name] [name]Millie[/name]
1946: [name]Louise[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
1956: [name]Terry[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
1966: [name]Stacy[/name] [name]Marian[/name]
1976: [name]Tamara[/name] [name]Ronda[/name]
1986: [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Brandie[/name]

[name]Lydia[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name] is the only one I like.

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1995: [name]Christina[/name] (45) [name]Lee[/name] (not in the top 1000, last time it was it was 955)

1884: [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Elenora[/name]
1897: [name]Julia[/name] [name]Leo[/name]
1905: [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Roslyn[/name]
1990: [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lee[/name]

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[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Ellen[/name], 1995

[name]Natalie[/name] was #55, [name]Ellen[/name] was #213

In 1880,

[name]Marie[/name] was #55, [name]Mittie[/name] was #213

[name]Marie[/name] [name]Mittie[/name]! Interesting…

1885 - [name]Elsie[/name] [name]Hester[/name]
1891 - [name]Alma[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
1900 - [name]Cora[/name] [name]Veronica[/name]
1912 - [name]Marion[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
1923 - [name]Jane[/name] [name]Angeline[/name]
1934 - [name]Edna[/name] [name]Ada[/name]
1945 - [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosemarie[/name]
1967 - [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Sandy[/name]
2011 - [name]Alexa[/name] [name]Teagan[/name]

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[name]Ever[/name] wonder what your name would have been in another era? Step into the time machine and find out!

  1. [name]Danielle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

  2. [name]Danielle[/name] was # 17 [name]Grace[/name] was # 165

in 1927,

[name]Alice[/name] was #17 & [name]Laverne[/name] was #165

[name]Alice[/name] [name]Laverne[/name]…

Sounds liek a fn and sn to me hehe

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[name]Niamh[/name] [name]Clare[/name] born 1998

[name]Niamh[/name] wasnt there so i chose [name]Maeve[/name] which was ranked 881
[name]Clare[/name] wasnt there either so i chose [name]Claire[/name] which was ranked 91

new name: [name]Emilee[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] born 1986

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My name is [name]Courtney[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] born in 1991.

[name]Courtney[/name] #19, [name]Dawn[/name] #385

If I was born in 1880 I’d be [name]Grace[/name] [name]Rita[/name]

If I was born in 1890 I’d be [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bella[/name]

If I was born in 1900 I’d be [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mandy[/name]

If I was born in 1910 I’d be [name]Annie[/name] [name]Estell[/name]

If I was born in 1920 I’d be [name]Louise[/name] [name]Theda[/name]

If was born in 1930 I’d be [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Christina[/name]

If I was born in 1940 I’d be [name]Janet[/name] [name]Elva[/name]

If I was born in 1950 I’d be [name]Shirley[/name] [name]Maggie[/name]

1960-[name]Teresa[/name] [name]Olga[/name]

1970-[name]Heather[/name] [name]Brandy[/name]

1980-[name]Kelly[/name] [name]Hollie[/name]

1990-[name]Heather[/name] [name]Irene[/name]

2000-[name]Grace[/name] [name]Madalyn[/name]

2010-[name]Hailey[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name]

My favorite [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Christina[/name]

Most comical [name]Heather[/name] [name]Brandy[/name]

Prettiest [name]Grace[/name] [name]Madalyn[/name]

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[name]Millie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] born 1996 ([name]Mary[/name] #44, [name]Millie[/name] wasn’t there so I chose [name]Mollie[/name] at #552). A century before hand in 1896 my name would have been [name]Zelda[/name] [name]Julia[/name]. Cool. :slight_smile:

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Well my name isn’t in the top 1000 for my birth year and neither is my second middle so I will do one of my friend’s names

[name]Emma[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] (53)(31)

1887: [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Maud[/name]
1893: [name]Mae[/name] [name]Laura[/name]
1901: [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
1918: [name]Jane[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
1927: [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
1939: [name]Joanne[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
1942: [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Gloria[/name]
1953: [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Denise[/name]
1962: [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Michelle[/name]
1977: [name]Melanie[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]
1983: [name]Jacqueline[/name] [name]Sara[/name]
1996: [name]Emma[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
2009: [name]Claire[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]

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My name is [name]Emma[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] and I was born in 1993. [name]Emma[/name] was #80 and [name]Charlotte[/name] was #292.

2000: [name]Angela[/name] [name]Kira[/name]
1900: [name]Susie[/name] [name]Phyllis[/name]
1975: [name]Kathleen[/name] [name]Jana[/name]
2011: [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Jayden[/name]
1894: [name]Pauline[/name] [name]Wilma[/name]

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[name]Ellie[/name] [name]Charis[/name], born 2002 (I’m guessing your jaw just dropped there. Can I still be a berry if I’m this young? I love baby names!!)

[name]Ellie[/name] was ranked #200. [name]Charis[/name] was not ranked so I chose [name]Iris[/name], which was ranked #382.

1883: [name]Roxie[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
1891: [name]Gussie[/name] [name]Mona[/name] (??)
1906: [name]Cleo[/name] [name]Leta[/name]
1913: [name]Celia[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] ([name]Celia[/name] is my favorite name!)
1924: [name]Della[/name] [name]Callie[/name]
1938: [name]Stella[/name] [name]Effie[/name]
1944: [name]Claire[/name] [name]Mona[/name]
1957: [name]Shelley[/name] [name]Olga[/name]
1962: [name]Tanya[/name] [name]Tammi[/name]
1973: [name]Shawn[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
1985: [name]Latasha[/name] [name]Stacie[/name]
1991: [name]Meredith[/name] [name]Chanel[/name]
2004: [name]Julianna[/name] [name]Kyleigh[/name]
2011: [name]Jacqueline[/name] [name]Nayeli[/name]

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[name]Kimberly[/name] #14 in my birth year

#14 in other years where I liked the name :slight_smile:

1890: [name]Alice[/name]
1899: [name]Clara[/name]
1920: [name]Doris[/name]
1942: [name]Margaret[/name]
1957: [name]Sharon[/name]
1964: [name]Laura[/name]
1978: [name]Elizabeth[/name]

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I’m doing 10 years before I was born and 10 years after.
I bolded the ones I wouldn’t mind having as my name.

1984: [name]Kelly[/name] [name]Yvonne[/name]
1985: [name]Jamie[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
1986: [name]Sara[/name] [name]Stacie[/name]
1987: [name]Kayla[/name] [name]Tracey[/name] (my name was almost [name]Shayla[/name]…close!)
1988: [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Mindy[/name]
1989: [name]Chelsea[/name] [name]Jaime[/name]
1990: [name]Alyssa[/name] [name]Jazmine[/name] (My cousin spells her name [name]Alyssa[/name] but pronounces it a-lish-a so it never would have been my name. I do like it as a-lis-a though)
1991: [name]Tiffany[/name] [name]Aubrey[/name]
1992: [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Devon[/name]
1993: [name]Alexis[/name] [name]Jordyn[/name] (I’d probably consider using this honestly)

1994: [name]Brianna[/name] [name]Marie[/name] ([name]Brianna[/name] is 27, [name]Marie[/name] is 301)

1995: [name]Alyssa[/name] [name]Tyler[/name] (same thing with [name]Alyssa[/name] here)
1996: [name]Amber[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
1997: [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
1998: [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Clarissa[/name] (too long)
1999: [name]Grace[/name] [name]Paola[/name] (I don’t even know how to pronounce [name]Paola[/name]…)
2000: [name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Kristin[/name]
2001: [name]Julia[/name] [name]Kassandra[/name]
2002: [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Alissa[/name]
2003: [name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
2004: [name]Sydney[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]

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[name]Renae[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] 1993 (246 [name]Renae[/name] wasn’t in the top 1000 so used [name]Renee[/name] instead and 615)

1950 [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Gina[/name]
1960 [name]Alison[/name] [name]Caryn[/name]
1970 [name]Megan[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
2000 [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Jaelyn[/name]

[name]How[/name] do you post quotes and the names you like after every comment? Is it or automatic or do you just type them after your comment?
Thanks, [name]Renae[/name]