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February 11, 2005

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Baby Name Visualizer: Jeff

Even if you're not expecting, you should check out the Baby Name Visualizer.

Posted by jheer at February 11, 2005 11:39 AM
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My parents named me right around the peak popularity for my name, when it was #3 in baby names.

I really like looking for the trendy names. Logan. Dakota. Dylon. Taylor.

Then the 80's names. Tiffany. Brandy.

Then the old peoples names. Dorothy. Lois. Irma.

Then I typed in "eth" and the resulting graph was, as Scott (named just barely past the peak popularity of that name) said, profound.

Posted by: meta at February 20, 2005 11:09 PM
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NameVoyager, even Kooler
Excerpt: This is such a good example of how visualization can add to your understanding and appreciation of data. I've looked at name databases before to compare the popularity of "Joan" vs. "Michael," but that just doesn't compare to this tool: http://babyname...
Weblog: J.M.D.
Tracked: February 15, 2005 09:57 AM
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Excerpt: No, I don't need one anytime soon. heerforce linked to the baby name visualizer and I had some fun playing around with it. I love looking for trends in names. Currently trendy names, 80's names (sadly, I think mine may fall into that category), and old...
Weblog: metamanda>>weblog
Tracked: February 20, 2005 11:20 PM
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