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[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

I did the name game yesterday (but didnt post it), and then just started playing around and found something mildly humorous yet disturbing in a "hmm" kinda way: In the 1900-1910 decade, Tiny was #946 for girls names. My grandma was born in 1908.. and her name was Tiney. Tiny made the top 1000 list 16 times between 1888 and 1920, although it never made it past the 700's. I never ever expected to find her name on a list of 1000 most popular names for ANY time. Did anyone else find a name (family or otherwise) that seemed to blow your mind that it made it in the top 1000 names?

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[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

Wow! I have NEVER heard of anyone named Tiny (or Tiney), let alone that it would've made a top anything list...

Where were you looking for reference?

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

It was the social security administrations list of top 1000 baby names. I don't have the exact link off the top of my head, but I could get it if you want it.

I was shocked, too. As far as I knew, my grandma Tiney was the only person to have ever existed named Tiney. *grin* And it was in fact her legal name. Tiney Ethel Anderson.

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

i know a man named tiny! it's his nickname, but nobody even knows his real name, because he's always been tiny.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I'm rather surprised that Ava is on the top ten list for 2005.

- Eric for a girl in 1987 (#994)
- Channing for a girl in 1987 (#591) - it just seems like a recent name to me
- Christopher for a girl in 1987 (#529)
- Shannan (with the A, my sister's name, born in '75) in 1975 (#806)


Since there is so much info this could be based on, I'll stop there, lol.

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

It's crazy, isnt it? The list has boggled my mind on more than this occasion as well... =)

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I found the following boys names on the list (can't remember the year, 1909 possibly)
Pink
Love

But, when you select the option for how many babies named, they only came out as 10 Love's and 12 Pink's I think. But still, thats ten and twelve more than I would have expected!!