Can you name the two spellings of the same name that were both in the top 200 names in the given decade? by readysetgo88

Can you name the two spellings of the same name that were both in the top 200 names in the given decade?

created by readysetgo88

Enter a name in the box below
Correctly named names will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Social Security Online
Enter 2 spellings of the same name in either order. (Ex: Willy Willie, Willie Willy). If more than 2 spellings were in the top 200 in any decade, entering any 2 will count as a correct answer.
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Decade(s)	Spellings
1980's
1970's - 1990's
1970's
1980's - 2000's
1880's - 1980's
1980's, 1990's
1880's, 1920's
1970's - 1990's
1990's, 2000's
1980's, 1990's
1980's
1960's
1930's - 1950's
1910's - 1940's, 1980's
1970's
1990's
1880's - 2000's
1940's - 1970's
1950's, 1960's
1970's
1970's - 1990's
1960's, 1970's
1980's, 1990's
1950's - 1970's
1930's - 1960's
1920's - 1950's
1970's - 1990's
1890's - 1920's
1890's, 1900's
1990's, 2000's
1940's, 1950's

Decade(s)	Spellings
1990's, 2000's
1880's
1880's - 1910's, 2000's
1980's
1940's, 1950's
1970's, 1980's
1990's, 2000's
1910's - 1960's
1910's - 1930's
1960's, 1970's
2000's
1930's
1990's, 2000's
1970's, 1980's
1960's - 1990's
2000's
1950's - 1970's
2000's
1940's, 1950's
1980's, 1990's
1890's - 1910's
1940's, 1950's
1880's - 1920's
1990's, 2000's
2000's
1880's - 1910's
1990's, 2000's
1880's, 1890's
1940's, 1950's
1890's - 1940's
1940's, 1950's

Decade(s)	Spellings
1990's
1880's
1880's, 1890's
2000's
1980's, 1990's
1950's - 1980's
1970's, 1980's
1950's
2000's
1980's, 1990's
1980's, 1990's
2000's
1970's
1880's, 1900's, 1910's
1880's - 2000's
1960's
1960's, 1970's
1950's - 1970's
1970's
2000's
1960's - 1980's
1980's
1960's
1950's, 1960's
1940's - 1980's
1960's - 1980's
1960's, 1970's
1950's, 1960's
2000's

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Baby Names: Two spellings, both popular (girls) Quiz

by readysetgo88

Created Aug 20, 2011 in Miscellaneous
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	Pillbug:	Aug 20th, 2011 at 14:35 GMT	2 points
	This was a great idea for a quiz. There is one typo (should be Harriett).

	sophicmuse:	Aug 20th, 2011 at 22:41 GMT	2 points
	Fantastic idea for a quiz!

	nightfloat:	Aug 24th, 2011 at 13:42 GMT	1 point
	Fun!! I was sure I typed Freda Frieda but it didn't take. Are Sheila and Shelia really the same? I've always wondered that!

	readysetgo88:	Aug 24th, 2011 at 20:01 GMT	1 point
	^ I checked, I accidentely had it so that only Frieda Freda would have come up. Oops. I fixed. As for Sheila/Shelia... don't know, heh. They could be, but I suppose it depends. I also wasn't sure about including Dorothy/Dorothea for a similar reason.

	supermegan:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 00:42 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz!

	dorer002:	Sep 13th, 2011 at 02:44 GMT	5 points
	fun quiz, but it would be helpful if it said girls' names specifically somewhere. I was wondering for a while why Brian/Bryan and Stephen/Steven didn't come up!

	Imon:	Sep 20th, 2011 at 02:06 GMT	1 point
	I've known girls with the name "Gale", (you give Gail and Gayle but not Gale". I also knew a few Britneys to go along with the two variations you've shown. Any chance of adding these? Surprised not to see "Lucy/Luci" or "Hannah/Hanna" on the list. Cute idea for a quiz - I enjoyed it.

	readysetgo88:	Sep 20th, 2011 at 14:01 GMT	5 points
	@dorer, it does say girls in the title of the game, just not in the instructions... unfortunately the character limits don't allow me to say much. @Imon, the data is taken from the SSA website, which has a list of the top 200 names for each decade. I just used that, I didn't add anything else.

	mccabebabe:	Sep 21st, 2011 at 00:11 GMT	0 points
	how annoying though, that certain spellings didn't get accepted. I know a Sherrie and a Sherry...and that name is here, but in different spellings... ditto Crystal and Chrystal; Tammy and Tammi..... grrrrrr

	Pillbug:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 22:38 GMT	3 points
	@mccabebabe: as the creator explained, this quiz only has spellings which appeared in the top 200. Otherwise, it would be impossibly long. EVERY name has more than one possible spelling, you can't include them all.

	aznemesis:	Oct 25th, 2011 at 05:02 GMT	1 point
	readysetgo88: By "in the title of the game," do you mean the URL? I doubt many people look there, and that's the only place I see it specify "girls." I agree that it needs to be somewhere on the actual page. While it didn't take me too long to figure out that it was girls-only, you're going to get a lot of complaints about it. Maybe on the line that reads, "Enter a name," it could be changed to, "Enter a female name." That's to say, if you can't add it in the on-the-page game title. One name is questionable to me. "Carrie" and "Kari" are not usually pronounced the same way, so I'm not sure I'd call them variant spellings. "Carrie" sounds like the verb "to carry." Kari, on the other hand, has a first syllable that sounds like the noun "car," as in "vehicle." Now that my whining is out of the way, I love the quiz. I take so many of these name quizzes (my favorite type on Sporcle). They always have someone complaining about variant spellings. It was cool to see you take that idea and run with it. Keep up the good work!

	willwoodlen:	Nov 8th, 2011 at 04:54 GMT	1 point
	I'm with aznemesis, both in the compliments and in the questions. My particular doubt is about the "Carrie" group, namely, whether "Carrie" and "Kerry" are the same name at all. They are pronounced differently, and have two entirely different origins. Otherwise, a neat idea for a quiz.

	readysetgo88:	Nov 9th, 2011 at 17:41 GMT	2 points
	As I mentioned before, due to Sporcle's extremely limiting character allowances, I couldn't fit "girls" in anywhere besides the title and still give the proper instructions. I wish I had more room, believe me. You can hardly say anything in the instructions. About the Carrie question... I can understand how Carrie and Kari would be pronounced differently. I will remove Kari from the list. As for Kerry and Carrie, I don't see how they could be pronounced differently... As for them having different origins, I agree somewhat, but I do believe they were both popular at the same time because they could be different spellings of the same name. I'd be curious to know how you would pronounce them differently.

	nightfloat:	Nov 13th, 2011 at 19:16 GMT	1 point
	You might want to check Caitlin Katelyn - I'm pretty sure I entered these two and it didn't work. Then I tried a different combination of Caitlins that did work. Also, I don't think you need all those apostrophes. :) Enjoyed replaying this one!!

	Margann:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 05:20 GMT	1 point
	wow :) this was amazing :) well done

	triplet_3:	Feb 26th, 2012 at 14:54 GMT	1 point
	I agree that Carrie and Kerry have completely different origins and are therefore separate names. Readysetgo, I pronounce them differently, too - Carrie to rhyme with 'carry', 'Larry', 'Harry' and 'marry', and Kerry to rhyme with 'merry', 'berry' and 'very'.

	ivyanna:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 17:53 GMT	1 point
	I too consider Carrie and Kerry different names and do prounounce them differently, Carrie with a short a as in pat and Kerry with a short e as in pet. Kari is pronounced exactly like Carrie by some people with the name, others pronounce it with the first syllable to rhyme with car. In some regions of the US, people are unable to hear a difference between Kerry and Carrie (some speakers say them both something like "cairy". Also Aaron and Erin.