comparing apples to apples

[trivher.livejournal.com]

Find the top 10 of the year you were born, than find the top 10 to the year either your father or mother were born, than pick between each name the one you prefer or rather tolerate more.

What list has more?



Boys ('82 than '53)
Michael - Robert
Christopher - James
Matthew - Michael
Jason - John
David - David lol
James - William
Joshua - Richard
John - Thomas
Robert - Charles
Daniel - Gary

Girls ('82 than '53)
Jennifer - Mary
Jessica - Linda
Amanda - Deborah
Sarah - Patricia
Melissa - Susan
Nicole - Barbara
Stephanie - Debra
Elizabeth - Nancy
Crystal - Karen
Amy - Pamela

1982 I liked seven of them (six not counting the David tie)
1953 I liked fourteeen of them (thirteen not counting the David tie)

So I prefer 1953!


And by the way yes this was pointless LOL.

Comments

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

Boys 84 and 54
Michael - Michael - I don't have a choice here.
Christopher - James
Matthew - Robert
Joshua - John
David - David - Don't like this name.
Daniel - William
James - Richard
John - Thomas
Robert - Gary
Joseph - Charles

Girls 84 and 54
Jennifer - Mary
Jessica - Linda
Ashley - Deborah
Amanda - Patricia
Sarah - Susan
Stephanie - Debra
Nicole - Barbara
Melissa - Karen
Heather - Nancy
Elizabeth - Cynthia

[larkrei.livejournal.com]

Boys ---> 86 and 62
Michael - Michael - um, guess I don't have a choice...
Christopher - David
Matthew - John
Joshua - James
David - Robert
Daniel - Mark
James - William
Andrew - Richard
Robert - Thomas
John - Jeffrey

Girls ---> 86 and 62
Jessica - Lisa
Ashley - Mary
Amanda - Susan
Jennifer - Karen
Sarah - Linda
Stephanie - Patricia
Nicole - Donna
Brittany - Cynthia
Heather - Deborah
Elizabeth - Sandra

[sonneta.livejournal.com]

1982 and 1956:
Boys
Michael - Michael
Christopher - James
Matthew - Robert
Jason - David
David - John
James - William
Joshua - Richard
John - Mark
Robert - Thomas
Daniel - Steven

Girls:
Jennifer - Mary
Jessica - Debra
Amanda - Linda
Sarah - Deborah
Melissa - Susan
Nicole - Patricia
Stephanie - Karen
Elizabeth - Cynthia
Crystal - Barbara
Amy - Donna

Some of the Girls ones were hard- didn't really like either.

[ivy-fairchance.livejournal.com]

Boys 81 and 52
Michael - James
Christopher - Robert
Matthew - John
Jason - Michael
David - David
Joshua - William
James - Richard
John - Thomas
Robert - Charles
Daniel - Gary


Girls 81 and 52

Jennifer - Linda
Jessica - Mary
Amanda - Patricia
Sarah - Deborah
Melissa - Susan
Amy - Barbara
Nicole - Nancy
Stephanie - Karen
Elizabeth - Debra
Heather - Sandra

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

1958 first, 1989 second

BOYS
1. Michael Michael
2. David Christopher
3. James Matthew
4. Robert Joshua
5. John David
6. William Daniel
7. Mark Andrew
8. Richard Justin
9. Thomas James
10. Steven Robert

1. Mary Jessica
2. Susan Ashley
3. Linda Brittany
4. Karen Amanda
5. Patricia Sarah
6. Debra Samantha
7. Deborah Jennifer
8. Cynthia Stephanie
9. Barbara Lauren
10. Donna Elizabeth

1958 - eight (seven not including Michael)
1989 - thirteen (twelve not including Michael)

So, overall, I prefer 1989.

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

87 and 59

Michael-Michael
Christopher-David
Matthew-James
Joshua-John
David-Robert
Andrew-Mark
Daniel-William
James-Richard
Justin-Steven
Robert-Thomas

Jessica-Mary
Ashley-Susan
Amanda-Linda
Jennifer-Karen
Sarah-Donna
Stephanie-Patricia
Brittany-Debra
Nicole-Cynthia
Heather-Deborah
Elizabeth-Lisa

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

1985------------1951-----------1906

Jessica --------- Linda ---------- Mary
Ashley -------- Mary -------- Helen
Jennifer -------Patricia ------ Margaret
Amanda ------- Deborah ------- Ann
Sarah ---------- Barbara ------- Ruth
Stephanie ----- Susan ------- Dorothy
Nicole ----------Nancy ------- Elizabeth
Heather ------- Karen ------- Alice
Elizabeth ------ Sandra ------ Mildred
Megan ---------Kathleen ------- Marie


1985----------1951 -----------1906

Michael----------James -----------John
Christopher ---- Robert ------ William
Matthew ------- John --------- James
Joshua ---------- Michael ------- George
Daniel --------- David -------- Robert
David -------- William-------- Charles
James ---------- Richard -------- Joseph
Robert -------- Thomas-------- Frank
John ---------- Charles-------- Edward
Joseph --------- Gary--------- Thomas


I chose both my dad's birthyear and then my grandfather (his dad) birthyear.
1985:
Girls : 5
Boys : 6

1951:
Girls : 2
Boys : 3

1906:
Girls : 3
Boys : 1

So I prefer 1985.. but the reason is that is the names I hear... I'd probably prefer 2001 to 1985.. only because we hear them so often.. How many Mildreds do we know?

Anyways, that's mine.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

Boys ('87 & '61)
Michael - Michael
Christopher - David
Matthew - John
Joshua - James
David - Robert
Andrew - Mark
Daniel - William
James - Richard
Justin - Thomas
Robert - Steven

Girls ('87 & '62)
Jessica - Lisa
Ashley - Mary
Amanda - Susan
Jennifer - Karen
Sarah - Linda
Stephanie - Patricia
Brittany - Donna
Nicole - Cynthia
Heather - Deborah
Elizabeth - Sandra

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Male 1940 - Male 1987
James - Michael
Robert - Christopher
John - Matthew
William - Joshua
Richard - David
Charles - Andrew
David - Daniel
Thomas - James
Donald - Justin
Ronald - Robert

Female 1940 - Female 1987
Mary - Jessica
Barbara - Ashley
Patricia - Amanda
Judith - Jennifer
Betty - Sarah
Carol - Stephanie
Nancy - Brittany
Linda - Nicole
Shirley - Heather
Sandra - Elizabeth

I like 13 from 1987 and 7 from 1940. I hate "mom" names like are on the 1940 list, but 80s names suck as well, lol. But there are a lot of repeats on both boys lists, which goes to show that male names are always reused and rarely go out of style, unlike that of female names, where trends are always changing.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

Michael - Michael
David - Christopher
John - Matthew
James - Joshua
Robert - David
Mark - Daniel
William - James
Richard - Andrew
Thomas - Robert
Steven - John

Mary - Jessica
Lisa - Ashley
Susan - Amanda
Linda - Jennifer
Karen - Sarah
Patricia - Stephanie
Donna - Nicole
Cynthia - Brittany
Sandra - Heather
Deborah - Elizabeth

I actually like only 6 girls and 5 boys names from that list.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I forgot to mention that the first list is from 1961 and the second is 1986.

i'll play along! :)

[sherball.livejournal.com]

Girls
1942 - 1973
Mary - Jennifer
Barbara - Amy
Patricia - Michelle
Linda - Kimberly
Carol - Lisa
Sandra - Melissa
Judith - Angela
Nancy - Heather
Betty - Stephanie
Carolyn - Rebecca

1940 - 1973
James - Michael
Robert - Christopher
John - Jason
William - James
Richard - David
Charles - John
David - Robert
Thomas - Brian
Donald - William
Ronald- Matthew

Heh in our family we have several Roberts, Donalds and Michaels. Also one each of John, Thomas, Charles, Christopher. James, and William are also represented in middle names.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Girls
1992-1958

Jessica- Mary
Ashley- Linda
Amanda- Patricia
Sarah- Susan
Brittany- Deborah
Samantha- Barbara
Emily- Debra
Stephanie- Karen
Elizabeth- Nancy
Jennifer- Donna

Boys
1992-1958

Michael- Michael (Ahaha)
Christopher- James
Matthew- Robert
Joshua- John
Andrew- David
Daniel- William
Brandon- Richard
David- Thomas
James- Mark
Tyler- Charles

Some of those were hard!
Like, Karen and Stephanie?! Ick.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Me (Sarah) = 1987, Mother (Wanda) = 1952

Jessica - Linda
Ashley - Mary
Amanda - Patricia
Jessica - Deborah
Sarah - Susan
Stephanie - Barbara
Brittany - Nancy
Nicole - Karen
Heather - Debra

Some of those were hard because I hate both, lol.

Michael - James
Christopher - Robert
Matthew - John
Joshua - Michael
David - William
Andrew - Richard
Daniel - Thomas
James - Charles
Justin - Gary
Robert - Steven
Elizabeth - Sandra

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Okay, that was weird.

Elizabeth-Sandra are the #10s for girls, and I would choose Elizabeth.

[sparklingmama.livejournal.com]

1980 -- 1959
1 Michael -- Michael
2 Christopher -- David
3 Jason -- James
4 David -- John
5 James -- Robert
6 Matthew -- Mark
7 Joshua -- William
8 John -- Richard
9 Robert -- Thomas
10 Joseph -- Steven

1 Jennifer -- Mary
2 Amanda -- Susan
3 Jessica -- Linda
4 Melissa -- Karen
5 Sarah -- Donna
6 Heather -- Patricia
7 Nicole -- Debra
8 Amy -- Cynthia
9 Elizabeth -- Deborah
10 Michelle -- Lisa

I'm really not a fan of any of these names, heh... maybe 4 total, heh. I've never liked top 10 names, I think in part because of how often I hear them, heh.

[elsh.livejournal.com]

I was born in 80 also and my mum in 59. :D

[sparklingmama.livejournal.com]

Hehe, cool. :D

[imaginationfig.livejournal.com]

For 1987 and 1957:

Boys:
Michael - Michael (No difference)
Christopher* - James
Matthew* - David
Joshua* - Robert
David* - John
Andrew* - William
Daniel* - Mark
James* - Richard
Justin - Thomas*
Robert - Steven*

Girls:
Jessica - Mary*
Ashley - Susan*
Amanda* - Linda
Jennifer* - Debra
Sarah* - Karen
Stephanie - Deborah*
Brittany -Cynthia (Really, neither
Nicole - Patricia*
Heather* - Barbara
Elizabeth* - Donna

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

Boys 87 & 60

Michael David
Christopher Michael
Matthew James
Joshua John
David Robert
Andrew Mark
Daniel William
James Richard
Justin Thomas
Robert Steven

Score: I preferred 4 from 1987 & 6 from 1960.

Girls 87 & 60

Jessica Mary
Ashley Susan
Amanda Linda
Jennifer Karen
Sarah Donna
Stephanie Lisa
Brittany Patricia
Nicole Debra
Heather Cynthia
Elizabeth Deborah

Score: Preferred 1 from 1987 & 9 from 1960.

I DEFINITELY liked 1960's names better than 1987's!

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

1982 and 1957

1- Michael – Michael
2- Christopher - James
3- Matthew - David
4- Jason - Robert
5- David - John
6- James - William
7- Joshua - Mark
8- John - Richard
9- Robert - Thomas
10- Daniel - Steven

1- Jennifer - Mary
2- Jessica - Susan
3- Amanda - Linda
4- Sarah - Debra
5- Melissa - Karen
6- Nicole - Deborah
7- Stephanie - Cynthia
8- Elizabeth - Patricia
9- Crystal - Deborah
10- Amy - Donna