what's in a name?

[strangeanimal]

... click here to scope out the most popular names in the US of A from 2001.

i came in at #73 on the boys' side... rdcf, sweetie, you didn't do quite as well. i say we pull a George Foreman and name all our kids after you to skew the scores. ;)

on the plus side, "Celine" was 826th. just to compare, "Chyna" was 641st, and she (the most famous one) doesn't even use the name anymore.

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[rdcf.livejournal.com]

My mother's name was #43 which is odd considering I've always thought of her name as uncommon as mine. Guess that's changing.

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

some of the names are so obvious... and some are just incredibly unusual that it's surprising they're that popular.

[thothmeister.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo!

I'm at #121!

On the one hand, it means my name isn't unique... but on the other hand, I take all the ego-boo I can. :)

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

just as long as they spell your name correctly, eh? :)

[tbone.livejournal.com]

Nuts! My son is #17. I thought we had picked a fairly unique name. Should have gone with "Orlando," which is around 340.

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

and it's also popular as a name for Florida cities!!

[tbone.livejournal.com]

I can see it now... "Miami! Tampa! Kissimmee! Get over here!"

Heh. My wife would kill me.

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

true story: the Houston Astros used to have a farm team in Kissimmee.

after realizing what they'd done, they renamed the team the Osceola (County) Astros.

Re: Kissimmee WHAT?

[tbone.livejournal.com]

That's really cool. Right up there with the Macon (Georgia) Whoopee.

Re: Kissimmee WHAT?

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

who i believe still exist in one of the regional hockey leagues.