Monday, May 11, 2009

WEB: SS Database of Baby Names

A government website for a ZONINO??? Really...?
Trust me, this is interesting and a GREAT time waster...

Every year about this time the good people at the Social Security Administration finish compiling the 1,000 most popular names from the previous year. Conveniently, released around Mother's Day, the list shows the top names for both boys and girls, points out trends and potential reasons for them (this year "Barack" and "Miley" increased significantly in popularity), as well as breaks popularity down by state.

My favorite part of the site is at the bottom where users can enter their own name and track it's popularity since the tracking began, as long as the moniker made the top 1,000 of course. Sergio, for a humble example, has been in the top 1,000 consistently since 1945!

Now, go and see how unique you are!

Sergio del Limónar

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