What's in a name?

[siercia]

Found this today, from a friend's journal. I thought it was pretty neat-o.

This is me now:

• The Girl's Name Jennifer is shared by ~1,312,100 people in the USA.
• The Last Name Cox is shared by ~303,100 people in the USA.
• The First Name, Last Name Jennifer Cox is shared by ~1,410 people in the USA.
• The First Name, Last Initial Jennifer C is shared by ~76,850 people in the USA.
• The First Initial, Last Name J Cox is shared by ~24,790 people in the USA.

This is me then:

• The Girl's Name Jennifer is shared by ~1,312,100 people in the USA.
• The Last Name Mercier is shared by ~10,200 people in the USA.
• The First Name, Last Name Jennifer Mercier is shared by ~50 people in the USA.
• The First Name, Last Initial Jennifer M is shared by ~89,370 people in the USA.
• The First Initial, Last Name J Mercier is shared by ~830 people in the USA

I guess the trade-off for having a name that rolls off the tongue more easily, and matches my husband and child is a significant drop in my name-uniqueness factor. I can live with that.

Comments

[asmodel.livejournal.com]

Penelope is shared by 18,300 in the US. This is why people keep telling me, oh, Penelope, what an usual name, how lovely it is.

Pennie is even better, with only 5,600 in the US

And I'm sorry, Pennie Hume and Penelope Hume are 0 - 10 individuals.

Gee, I fiddled about with the spelling of my rather common name in Australia to make it more unique when all I had to do was move to the US.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Geez. Sorry. :(

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

The Name Wiley is shared by ~14,800 people in the USA.
The Last Name Cox is shared by ~303,100 people in the USA.
The First Name, Last Name Wiley Cox is shared by ~20 people in the USA.
The First Name, Last Initial Wiley C is shared by ~910 people in the USA.
The First Initial, Last Name W Cox is shared by ~2,420 people in the USA.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

The Girl's Name Shani is shared by ~4,200 people in the USA.
The Last Name Gentry is shared by ~49,600 people in the USA.
The First_Name + Last_Name Shani Gentry is not common in the US, with a shared population of around 0 - 10 individuals.
The First Name, Last Initial Shani G is shared by ~150 people in the USA.
The First Initial, Last Name S Gentry is shared by ~3,490 people in the USA.

Whee. I'm unique. And less anonymous.

I think I have you beat

[cfred.livejournal.com]

The Boy's Name Dustin is shared by ~138,800 people in the USA.

* The Last Name Emhart is not common in the US and if it exists, the shared population is less than 300.

* The First_Name + Last_Name Dustin Emhart is not common in the US, with a shared population of around 0 - 10 individuals.

* The First Name, Last Initial Dustin E is shared by ~4,840 people in the USA.

* The First_Initial + Last_Name D Emhart is not common in the US, with a shared population of around 0 - 10 individuals.