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.