If you were born today...

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

This is actually more like "If you were born in 2010 in the United States" because that's the most recent year the Social Security Administration has up at this time. Anyway, go to the year you were born and look up the ranking for your first and middle name(s). Then, go to those rankings in 2010 and see what your name combo would be! There's no need to post your birth year or your real name(s) if you're not comfortable with it. Also, unfortunately, this only works for those in the top 1000 names. If you're in another country and have your own name rank list, feel free to use that!

For example, if you were born in 1973 and your name is Richard Paul, you would go to 1973 and find that Richard was ranked 16 and Paul was ranked 24. Then, you would go to 2010 and find numbers 16 and 24. Your new name would be Matthew Samuel.

SSA's list is here: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

So how do you feel about your "new" name? Like it? Hate it? Do you think it suits you better than your real one?

Mine is in the comments!

Comments

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I used to dislike my name for me, if that makes sense. I really did not think I suited it. But I've grown to love it :D Still not a huge fan of my middle name but its my great-gran's name [though I think part of it is a bit religious, since my sister's middle name is Majella] and I only ever use it in official situation like forms etc :p