May 19, 2015

If You Were Born Today

Today I stumbled upon
 Time Magazine's "Find Out What Your Name Would Be If You Were Born Today"
name-generator
It takes the relative popularity of your name in the year you were born and matches it with a name of the same popularity for various decades.

To my horror, apparently my name today would be the abomination:
"Kayden"
 Kayden? WTF

This sounds like something one of the Kardashians is probably going to name her 3rd grandchild.

Anywho, here's a list of the other decades, none of which are terribly inspiring, but all
better than Kayden:
2000s =Mario
1990s =Hector
Hector
1980s=Reginald
 
1970s= Greg
 
1960s=Kerry
 
1950s=Herman
 ... Gwynne played the role of Herman Munster on the TV comedy The Munsters
1940s=Sidney

 
1930s=Oliver
 
1920s=Clifton
 Clifton Webb
1910s=Dave 
 
1900s=Franklin
 Franklin.jpg

Thankfully, it seems my name in the1890s would be
the much sexier "Sylvester"
Yes!
At last a name I can get behind.


Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real by klmbaby

7 comments:

mrpeenee said...

Hey, I'm a Benjamin, nothin too wild, but still not creepy. What more can you ask?

Diane said...

I'd be Chloe. Which I can almost get behind because Chloe Seveigny (you know who I mean and I'm too lazy to figure out how she actually spells her name) is so bat-shit crazy. On the other hand, I resent having scroll down a LOOOONG way to get to my birth year.

The Cool Cookie said...

I would be "Jesse". But I would not have a girl that another man could sing about...

Mistress Maddie said...

Oh how boring....my name today would be Luke. The oldest name is Isaiah. I can't seem to escape biblical times.

normadesmond said...

my 1950s name would be marion,
so why isn't my name marion?

Anonymous said...

Today I'd be Jonah, 1890 I'd be Bud. Just Bud...

Raina Cox said...

Today: Alannah - enh
Aughts: Mallorie - nope
1990s: Shaniece - uh, no
1980s: Angelic - *puts pole wax on shopping list*
1960s: Kenna (My actual birth year is 1969 and the runner-up for me was "Ronda." Sooooo glad Mom won that one.)
1950s: Clair - I can dig it