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"Amy" is another interesting one, what influenced that? http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Amy http://rhiever.github.io/name-

by dm2 11y ago

"Amy" is another interesting one, what influenced that? http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Amy http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... I just figured out that it shows a random one when you don't enter a query, that's cool. Other spikes: Linda, Jordan, Mason, Deborah, Beth, Paige, Laurie, Chloe, Megan, Stella, Stacey, Kim It seems like female names are much more likely to have sharp spikes in popularity verses male first names.

kidsthesedays 11y ago
Jessica - http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=jessica http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Names (just like everything else) have fads. Fads come and go.
Flenser 11y ago
Little Women apparently: http://nameberry.com/babyname/Amy http://nameberry.com/babyname/Amy The other names show similar shapes: Meg: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Meg http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Jo: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Jo http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Beth: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Beth http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... The second bump for Meg could be due to Meg Ryan?
cafard 11y ago
Bob Green years ago wrote about going to the "Linda Hop", a convention of boomer women all named Linda. The article traced the name back to a song popular in the early 1950s. As far as male v. female, it seems more common to name sons after fathers than daughters after mothers.
SloopJon 11y ago
Amy and Sarah were two of the most popular girl's names when I was growing up. My wife dug in her heels pretty early in the pregnancy for a name that I later learned was a character on a TV show. Judging by the site, she's not the only one. The peak is still under a hundred, so not as embarrassing as, say, characters from 90210.

by dm2 11y ago

kidsthesedays 11y ago

Jessica - http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=jessica http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Names (just like everything else) have fads. Fads come and go.

Flenser 11y ago

Little Women apparently: http://nameberry.com/babyname/Amy http://nameberry.com/babyname/Amy The other names show similar shapes: Meg: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Meg http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Jo: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Jo http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... Beth: http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gender=F&Name=Beth http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend... The second bump for Meg could be due to Meg Ryan?

cafard 11y ago

Bob Green years ago wrote about going to the "Linda Hop", a convention of boomer women all named Linda. The article traced the name back to a song popular in the early 1950s. As far as male v. female, it seems more common to name sons after fathers than daughters after mothers.

SloopJon 11y ago

Amy and Sarah were two of the most popular girl's names when I was growing up. My wife dug in her heels pretty early in the pregnancy for a name that I later learned was a character on a TV show. Judging by the site, she's not the only one. The peak is still under a hundred, so not as embarrassing as, say, characters from 90210.