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Name Statistics

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:11 pm

http://namestatistics.com/index.php

Pretty cool site. :)

Ashleigh is the #1046 most common female name.
0.008% of females in the US are named Ashleigh.
Around 10200 US females are named Ashleigh!

Michelle is the #21 most common female name.
0.519% of females in the US are named Michelle.
Around 661725 US females are named Michelle!

_________ is the #2956 most common last name.
0.004% of last names in the US are _________.
Around 10000 US last names are _________!

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:15 pm

Ok, here's something surprising:

Chasity is the #872 most common female name.
0.01% of females in the US are named Chasity.
Around 12750 US females are named Chasity!

I knew my name was rare, what I didn't know was that Chastity was even rarer:

Chastity is the #1300 most common female name.
0.005% of females in the US are named Chastity.
Around 6375 US females are named Chastity!

If Chastity is so much rarer, why do people keep misspelling my name that way?! **demands**

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:19 pm

Paul is the #13 most common male name.
0.948% of men in the US are named Paul.
Around 1161300 US men are named Paul!


Paul is the #1794 most common female name.
0.003% of females in the US are named Paul.
Around 3825 US females are named Paul!


Paul is the #408 most common last name.
0.027% of last names in the US are Paul.
Around 67500 US last names are Paul!

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:20 pm

Amit is a very rare female name.
Very few females in the US are named amit.
Be proud of your unique name!

Same for my last name.

Unique it may be, but no one can pronounce it right =\

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:21 pm

Wow this shocked me so much.

Helen is the #15 most common female name.
0.663% of females in the US are named Helen.
Around 845325 US females are named Helen

I never thought Helen was that popular as it's so old fashioned and ugly. :o

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:31 pm

Ayse is a very rare female name.
Very few females in the US are named Ayse.
Be proud of your unique name!

duh, I already knew that.

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:39 pm

Rachel is the #79 most common female name.
0.242% of females in the US are named Rachel.
Around 308550 US females are named Rachel!

*** is the #** most common last name.
0.162% of last names in the US are ***.
Around 405000 US last names are ***!
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Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:39 pm

JacLyn is the #637 most common female name.
0.018% of females in the US are named JacLyn.
Around 22950 US females are named JacLyn!

Suzann is the #2205 most common female name.
0.002% of females in the US are named Suzann.
Around 2550 US females are named Suzann!

Jones is the #4 most common last name.
0.621% of last names in the US are Jones.
Around 1552500 US last names are Jones!

Very cool. :) I knew Jones was common. :P

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:41 pm

ELIZABETH is the #5 most common female name.
0.937% of females in the US are named ELIZABETH.
Around 1194675 US females are named ELIZABETH!


ELIZABETH is the #57441 most common last name.
0.0005% of last names in the US are ELIZABETH.
Around 1250 US last names are ELIZABETH!



Ugh...

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:47 pm

Elaine is the #127 most common female name.
0.173% of females in the US are named Elaine.
Around 220575 US females are named Elaine!

Dawn is the #105 most common female name.
0.202% of females in the US are named Dawn.
Around 257550 US females are named Dawn!

Kathleen is the #36 most common female name.
0.424% of females in the US are named Kathleen.
Around 540600 US females are named Kathleen!

First name, nickname, middle name.

Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:57 pm

My first name is the 30th most common male name.
My middle name is the 330th most common male name.
My last name is the 4,292nd most common last name... Wow!

Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:01 pm

Morningstar is the #11487 most common last name.
0.001% of last names in the US are Morningstar.
Around 2500 US last names are Morningstar!


I knew my name was rare, but I actually thought there were more Morningstars out there.

Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:09 pm

Andrew is the #35 most common male name.
0.537% of men in the US are named Andrew.
Around 657825 US men are named Andrew!

David is the #6 most common male name.
2.363% of men in the US are named David.
Around 2894675 US men are named David!

***** is the #829 most common last name.
0.015% of last names in the US are *****.
Around 37500 US last names are *****!

Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:27 pm

Kerri-Ann is a very rare female name.
Very few females in the US are named Kerri-Ann.
Be proud of your unique name!


my parents have a thing for hypens, do you know I actually ran into someone who couldn't spell my name right because he didn't know what a hypen was.

Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:35 pm

Marissa is the #545 most common female name.
0.024% of females in the US are named Marissa.
Around 30600 US females are named Marissa!

Lynn is the #166 most common female name.
0.135% of females in the US are named Lynn.
Around 172125 US females are named Lynn!

Spiffy. I think.
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