Trivia Buffs: Wanna know the most popular baby names from 1880 & up?

[RickM]

In case you're ever on Jeopardy or really want a unique name for your next girl or boy:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

[304065]

Nowhere do I see that the name "Spud" has become popular.

[techweenie]

Very cool!

You can visually track the "J" name fad of the '90s...

[RickM]

I almost didn't post this link but I thought it was too cool not to.

[Overpaid Slacker]

It'd be interesting to see further demographic breakdown of the names -- how age of the mother when the child was born, the age of the father, income, ZIP code, state, etc.

I dunno which is "worse" -- getting a trendy name "Madison" or "Emma" for a girl -- c'mon -- or getting a vanilla, too-common name.

JP

[techweenie]

Remember when the 'prime time soaps' were in their heyday: Dallas, Dynasty and their ilk?

Wouldn't you be thrilled to discover your mother named you after some nasty character from a soap opera?

[RickM]

When considering my daughter's name the possible nicknames killed most of the candidates.

[trj911]

Very interesting!