Your name if you were born today.

[TolkienOtaku]

http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/

This fun little time waster will give you your name if you were born today based on the popularity of your name in your birth year, as well as in decades going back to the 1890's. For example, my name was the most popular in my birth year, so I'd be an Emma today and a Mary from the 40's back. Note that this is all based on American baby name data gathered from the Social Security Administration.

Feel free to share your results!

 

[kirk55555]

My name was 16th most popular in 1990, so today I would be "Matthew", in the 2000s I'd be "Benjamin", in the 1960s I'd be "Gregory", and in the 1930s and 1940s I'd be "Walter"

 

[HIjol]

Huh!..."James Tiberius Kirk".

Wow, it really does work!

 

[HIjol]

My name was 5th most popular when I was born.

Today: William
1890-1910: Charles
1920: George
1930-40: Richard

 

[Ghost07]

My name was 57th in popularity in 1947; in 1890,I would be Amelia, Clara in the 1940's, Annabelle today, and Krystal in 1990. The one I'd really hate would have been Vera, in 1930...or Lizzie, in 1900

 

[Timewalker]

Huh. My name was the 3rd most popular in 1963, and assuming the trend isn't too different between Canada and the US (and the name stayed popular for the next 20-odd years), that could explain why one year in the musical theatre company I was working in, there were FIVE of us with that name (the stage manager, one of her crew, two of the cast, and me). The director got so frustrated with calling out that name and having 5 people answer, she finally started calling us by our job titles/character names.

So for the duration of that play, my name was "Props!".

 

[Taylirious]

Matthew 6th most popular the year I was born.
Ethan if I was born today.
Frank if I was a vampire born in the 1890's!

 

[Taylirious]

For fun I looked up Taylor for a female born in 1989, like Taylor Swift

Taylor 75th most popular in 1989
Alyssa if born today
Mable if born in 1890's

 

[Nerys Myk]

Today I'd be Noah.
2000s: Jacob
90s, 80s, 70s: Michael
60s: David
50s, 40s: James
30s: Robert
20s,10s,00s: John
1890s: John

 

[Miss Chicken]

I got Kali because my name (Lynette) was 254th in 1958. However that was in the USA, Lynette was a far more common name in Australia.

Edit to add - my eldest sister got Kaylee, and my other sister got Esperanza.

Edited again to add - Lynette is listed as the 8th most common girl's name in Australia during the 1950s.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

My daughter has 3 Noah's in her class at preschool.

 

[Amaris]

Ooh, I'd be Alexander today, as John was the 8th most popular name back in 1980!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'd also be Alexander today, because Brian (my actual name) was the 8th most popular name in 1970.

I'm a bit freaked out by the rampant Alexanderism here.

Although my 80's name would also be Brian, which I find rather fitting, as I miss the 80's!

 

[Random_Spock]

I'd be Lilliana, instead of Esther.

 

[mimic]

I would be Isabella and my little brother would be Dylan.

My classes seem to be full of Jacob's and Kayla/Kayleigh/Kaela/Kaylee's.

 

[Amaris]

I'd also be Alexander today, because Brian (my actual name) was the 8th most popular name in 1970.

I'm a bit freaked out by the rampant Alexanderism here.

Although my 80's name would also be Brian, which I find rather fitting, as I miss the 80's!

Alexander is a nice, strong name. A nice strong name by which to demand fealty as ruler of the world.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Could also be a fireplace, as well: "Alexander the Grate".

 

[Amaris]

^ Could also be a fireplace, as well: "Alexander the Grate".

This is why I'm making you my Court Jester. I expect teh funnies, and criticism packaged as wisdom.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

I would be Josiah instead of Chris. I think I'll stick with Chris.

 

[Skywalker]

My name was the 128th most popular name when I was born. Today my name would be Wesley. As for the other decades...

2000s: Johnny
1990s: Terrance
1980s: Erick
1970s: Dwight
1960s: Milton
1950s: Virgil
1940s: Edmund
1930s: Emil
1920s: Laurence
1910s: Cornelius
1900s: Tommie
1890: Roger