Find out how common your name is...

[HighlandWarrior]

James is the #875 most common female name.
0.01% of females in the US are named James.
Around 12750 US females are named James!

what the heck? females named james?

 

[Speedo]

Michael is the #4 most common male name.
2.629% of men in the US are named Michael.
Around 3220525 US men are named Michael!

 

[lz14]

Li probably is the biggest family name on earth. (it's not me though)

 

[Eastern Knight]

i think it's Wang

 

[Elden]

James is the #1 most common male name.
3.318% of men in the US are named James.
Around 4064550 US men are named James!

Cusack is the #9719 most common last name.
0.001% of last names in the US are Cusack.
Around 2500 US last names are Cusack!

And very surprisingly:

Elden is the #1215 most common male name.
0.004% of men in the US are named Elden.
Around 4900 US men are named Elden!

 

[Cimbri]

My name is rare in the US. I should be proud

By the way,

doom is the #24734 most common last name.
0.0005% of last names in the US are doom.
Around 1250 US last names are doom!

I wonder how many of those are doctors

 

[Aphex_Twin]

So, I'm only in the 227th and 203rd place. My last name is "extremely rare", and so is Aphex Twin... I feel so special

 

[Lord_Vetinari]

My name is also, of course, very rare in the U.S.

Magnus is a very rare male name.
Very few men in the US are named Magnus.
Be proud of your unique name!

Engesäth is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Engesäth.
Be proud of your unique last name!

 

[Lord_Vetinari]

Originally posted by The Yankee
cheese is the #41129 most common last name.
0.0005% of last names in the US are cheese.
Around 1250 US last names are cheese!



I want to meet someone who's last name is Cheese. That sounds like a cool last name.

John Cleese's (the british comedian) family name was Cheese, but his father changed it to Cleese since he thought it sounded silly.

 

[Christmann]

Originally posted by Inter32
These statistics are for the US. Do you know a site for the entire world? or europe?

For what its worth, here's one for Denmark. (choose 'Names')
Doesn't give rankings though, only absolute numbers.

 

[polymath]

@Lord_Vetinari: Is that true about Cleese?

George is the #16 most common male name.
0.927% of men in the US are named George.
Around 1135575 US men are named George!

Drumer is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Drumer.
Be proud of your unique last name!

That's me, George Drumer. Used to be von Drumer, but my family on my dad's side dropped the 'von' when they came to the UK after WWII. Not a good idea to be a 'von' at that time

I'm named after my father Jerzy, which is Polish for George.

We think Drumer is originally Swedish, we also think that way back when, we had a Swedish mercenary great-great-something who must have moved around a bit. But we are not too sure. He may just as well have been a travelling Tunisian sock merchant.

Also, if you try and Google it, you mainly get people who can't spell 'drummer' so not much help there!

So when you post, tell us about your name and how you came by it. Makes it a little more interesting.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Eastern Knight
i think it's Wang

Nope, it's Chang.

 

[Yoshimune]

Peter is the #43 most common male name.
0.381% of men in the US are named Peter.
Around 466725 US men are named Peter!

I get the feeling that the bottom statistics (i.e., "Around 1275 US females are named Peter!") is just a way of covering their butts in case some female named Peter gets ticked when the website says "There are no females named Peter! Obviously, your parents either wanted a boy, or need professional help."

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Originally posted by WillJ "Hitler is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Hitler.
Be proud of your unique last name!"

Quite rare. Two of his male relatives live in New York, IIRC. Nice chaps.

 

[CurtSibling]

"Sibling is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Sibling.
Be proud of your unique last name!"

And so I am!

 

[Gainy]

Quite rare. Two of his male relatives live in New York, IIRC. Nice chaps.

I think one lives in the Caribbean also... (thats if you're not joking)

Colin is the #378 most common male name.
0.031% of men in the US are named Colin.
Around 37975 US men are named Colin!

Gainford is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are Gainford.
Be proud of your unique last name!

My mummy said I was specal!

 

[Ancient Grudge]

Alan is the #91 most common male name.
0.204% of men in the US are named Alan.
Around 249900 US men are named Alan!

 

[Wyrmshadow]

My 1st name is #501 on the list. No I wont say what it is cuz I love anonyimity
But as for my last name, there are only 3 other familys in the entire country that has it. My own immediate family, 1 dude in Chicago, and 1 in New Jersey who's 80 something. So my last name is quite, QUITE rare.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

Originally posted by polymath
I'm named after my father Jerzy, which is Polish for George.

That's my father's name and my middle name. But I never use it execpt on official forms.

 

[Lord_Vetinari]

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