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Can you name the most common names given to US babies for each letter of the alphabet in 2009 and 1970?
created by
rockgolf
Enter a baby name in the box below
Correctly named baby names will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source:
Social Security Administration - baby names
Note: There are two lists. The first is from 2009, the second is from 1970 when no girl's name in the top 1000 started with "Q" or "X".
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Boys 2009
(1st letter & rank)
A - #4
B - #20
C - #11
D - #7
E - #2
F - #178
G - #22
H - #56
I - #40
J - #1
K - #44
L - #17
M - #3
N - #9
O - #51
P - #96
Q - #258
R - #19
S - #27
T - #28
U - #402
V - #117
W - #5
X - #68
Y - #419
Z - #53
Boys 1970
(1st letter & rank)
A - #22
B - #8
C - #6
D - #3
E - #18
F - #48
G - #26
H - #104
I - #221
J - #2
K - #14
L - #43
M - #1
N - #123
O - #225
P - #23
Q - #394
R - #5
S - #12
T - #17
U - #785
V - #79
W - #7
X - #547
Y - #995
Z - #343
Girls 2009
(1st letter & rank)
A - #5
B - #24
C - #9
D - #57
E - #2
F - #80
G - #17
H - #23
I - #1
J - #50
K - #26
L - #18
M - #7
N - #16
O - #3
P - #43
Q - #486
R - #38
S - #4
T - #22
U - #929
V - #31
W - #315
X - #311
Y - #478
Z - #47
Girls 1970
(1st letter & rank)
A - #5
B - #40
C - #14
D - #16
E - #18
F - #139
G - #61
H - #19
I - #275
J - #1
K - #3
L - #2
M - #4
N - #30
O - #507
P - #24
(No 'Q')
R - #29
S - #15
T - #8
U - #554
V - #85
W - #28
(No 'X')
Y - #106
Z - #953
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Baby Names: Then & Now (A-Z) Quiz
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mellybmel
:
Oct 4th, 2010 at 00:23 GMT
3 points
Leave it to rockgolf to take the popular "names" quiz and give it a twiet. Nicely done!
tjvhammer
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Oct 29th, 2010 at 09:46 GMT
3 points
Thank you Futurama for helping me get Yancy
jimmyk83
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Oct 29th, 2010 at 13:33 GMT
6 points
unique? destiny? what is wrong with people
lznyc212
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 16:32 GMT
5 points
Love the URL. :)
Game published: Nov 5th, 2010 at 17:04 GMT
bbf2
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 17:20 GMT
23 points
Unique, Yaretzi, and Ximena are funny, but they are so low in the rankings that that we don't have to worry about running into many girls named this in 20 years. But DESTINY is in the top 60? I can't forsee how an employer can possibly hire somebody named "Destiny."
D_Mac
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 17:39 GMT
16 points
I'm going to name my kids Yahir, Yancy, Yaretzi and Yolanda.
kthejoker
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:01 GMT
16 points
Definitely need a little more time, I was still making steady progress, maybe 12 minutes?
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county4life
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:44 GMT
-6 points
I seriously doubt this is correct. You saying that girls born in either 2009 and 1970 beginning with Y weren't called Yvonne? Utter rubbish.
imclala
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:48 GMT
56 points
I find it HILARIOUS that the most common girl's name beginning with U is Unique.
willwoodlen
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:52 GMT
10 points
fun idea for a quiz, but I agree with kthejoker: more time needed.
cmkeller
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:53 GMT
16 points
@bbf2: How could they avoid it? It's fate.
WalrusMuffins
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 18:54 GMT
7 points
My first and middle name are rated pretty high. Way to be creative, mom and dad...
JakeA
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 19:43 GMT
13 points
I'd like to know who the guy or gal is who supposedly got all of these. Seriously, who guessed Yaretzi?
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Puddin
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 19:46 GMT
-10 points
I am the only one who is tired of these baby name games?? Is typing out as many names as you can think of in 10 minutes fun enough to warrant 25 variations on a quiz? NNNNEXT!
lucia
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 19:48 GMT
16 points
cool game Puddin, if you dont like these games dont play them
conquer987
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 19:57 GMT
14 points
When I hear Peyton, I think Manning, not some girl's first name. Poor gal.
Meltha
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 19:58 GMT
28 points
Faith, Willow, Riley, and Parker? Given these, is anyone else surprised that X isn't Xander?
statechamp_01
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 20:52 GMT
3 points
well, alexander is on there and that was his full name
statechamp_01
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 20:54 GMT
6 points
and dawn too!!
tmxicon
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 21:12 GMT
10 points
@bbf2: Well, somebody has to be the stripper and/or porn star...
Dickson105
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 21:18 GMT
1 point
People just have to name their kids....Unique,Uriel,Yancy.
Dickson105
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 21:20 GMT
-4 points
Jamie Oliver named his baby girl. Daisy Boo? And David Bowie kid was Zowie Bowie. But he got a name change, he's now Darren something. He was in Moon, or did he direct it? I Dunno
featherfish81
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 21:41 GMT
7 points
Hm, I've only ever heard Quinn as a boys name. Apparently I'm out of the loop.
sampson13
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 22:07 GMT
4 points
@featherfish81...you don't remember the eskimo?
jefrunner
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 22:53 GMT
10 points
Wow, I was really terrible at a couple of letters. For F, I couldn't seem to get past Fred (for either gender), and for U, I just had nothing. Started trying Uzbekistan and Uruguay even though they're the wrong Sporcle category. @Meltha - Awesome! Too bad Buffy herself didn't make it. Or poor (Rupert) Giles. Maybe if we had a UK list, he'd make it?
rockhopperlad
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 23:07 GMT
16 points
Some people just shouldn't be allowed to name their children.
tulliuscicero
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Nov 5th, 2010 at 23:13 GMT
16 points
5 sporcles for the URL
deej
:
Nov 6th, 2010 at 00:22 GMT
2 points
I got Uriel, but couldn't think of James. MSIA
Mr_Bad_Example
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 03:51 GMT
12 points
If it hadn't been for Futurama I never would have gotten Yancy
otarmy
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 05:03 GMT
4 points
so by 2030 most if not all stripper's names will be "Destiny"
glueyourfingers
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 05:09 GMT
17 points
Fun fact: More girls were named Destiny last year than Mary. Yeah. Yeah, it saddens me too.
WithShoes
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 15:44 GMT
1 point
Yancy likes brownies.
Squiffy
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 22:03 GMT
1 point
I'm sorry, but half of these (Hunter, Taylor, Riley, Madison etc) are not surnames but first names. But not Destiny. That is a highly acceptable first name. For a horse. @Dickson 105 - I'm pretty sure Zowie Bowie did not change her name to Darren. That would be a ridiculous name for a girl!
Squiffy
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Nov 6th, 2010 at 22:05 GMT
2 points
Oh actually...
chelseah
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 01:41 GMT
0 points
yeah right! ;)
demongymnast785
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 01:51 GMT
3 points
I love that a ton of these names are from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and that I'm not the only one who notcied it (normally I would be!)!!!!!!! I
glynndah
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 03:16 GMT
2 points
This would have been more enjoyable if the names lined up. The spacing was awkward.
EatMorePossum
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 03:34 GMT
1 point
I missed my grandmother's name. Augh!
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Raynard
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 17:11 GMT
-5 points
Why is it that every quiz that is about "Baby Names" gets published?
GoodRiddance856
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 17:37 GMT
3 points
Does the popularity of Isabella last year have anything to do with Twilight...?
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