NameVoyager


Explore the sea of names, letter by letter…watch trends rise and fall, and dive in deeper to see your favorite name’s place in the historical tides.

The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager is an interactive portrait of America’s name choices. Start with a “sea” of nearly 5000 names. Type a letter, and you’ll zoom in to focus on how that initial has been used over the past century. Then type a few more letters, or a name. Each stripe is a timeline of one name, its width reflecting the name’s changing popularity. If a name intrigues you, click on its stripe for a closer look.


So cool! Marv’s name peaked in the 1930’s when it was the 48th most popular baby name. In 2003, it was ranked 337. Stephen’s name peaked in the 1950’s when it was the 20th most popular baby name. In 2003, it’s ranked 129. So if my calculations are correct, there are a lot of 70+ year olds and 50+ year olds named Marvin and Stephen, respectively.

My name wasn’t listed. No big surprise because it’s Chinese.

First seen at Blogging Baby.

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