What’s in a Name? by WhitePages! Plus Amazon Giveaway!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Janel under Giveaway, Sponsored

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WhitePages recently updated one of their sites, WhitePages Names. Names is a fun and interactive site that let’s you browse and search for names and find naming inspiration, pronunciation help, learn about what names are the most popular, and even a discover section that lets you find names in popularity by city, state, year, and even by meaning! This site is packed with fun tools and is a great place to go to search for baby name inspiration or just to find out more information about a particular name!

WhitePages Names

I had a lot of fun playing around on WhitePages Names. I loved the discover section on name meanings! They show you a random selection of 15 name meanings with things like “Drop of the sea”, “Powerful and strong” or “Famous and bright” and you could try to guess what name you thought that was describing and click to see if you were right. I wondered what “Drop of the sea” meant and so I clicked on it to check out more about this name to find out it represented a common name I would never have guessed, Mary! Names then gives you a brief historical and meaning description along with lots of other cool facts. Did you know that “Mary” was the 6th most popular US name in 2011? Or, that MILLIONS of people in the US have this name? Another fun fact, 65 percent of the people named Mary are 55 or older!

I know I will be back to WhitePages Names whenever I’m looking for more details on a name or ready to brainstorm baby names again! Plus, they even have a fun “Name of the Day” you can check out daily!

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Lyndsey

17 people have my mom’s maiden name and i am related to them all HAHA that’s the truth.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michelle-Tucker/100003234392053 Michelle Tucker

I learned that my name (michelle) was made popular by the Beatles in the late 60′s and early 70′s.
trixx

Oklahoma has the most people named Lea per capita! trixpixel[at]gmail.com
Geoff K

I found out that Alaska has the most people per capita who share my name. Thanks!
Dawn0124

Tracy was occasionally used as a boy’s name
Christine G:)

Only two people have my daughters name as of Feb. 2011
Lisa L

New Hampshire has the most people named Lisa per capita
wendy

There are 347 people in the US with my last name
AngelaLilly

I learned that as of Feb of last year, 5,620
4 in every thousand, have my name in WV, which is my birth state! Explains why I graduated with 4 of them! LOL
Angie aka Tofu Fairy
14earth at gmail dot com
Roxann

I learned that 8695 people have my name as of February 2011.
Shelley Mitchell

I learned that my S name is not on the most popular list at all. I guess I’m an original!! LOL!!
msjem2001 at yahoo dot com
Breanne

I learned that there’s a lot of… dumb nicknames & variations of my name
gkran

James and Mary are the most popular names. (Gianna)
Alisha L.

I learned that Montana has the most people named after my son lol

bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Lisa Dripps

I learned that there are only 269 people my daughter’s first name.
tallcapp

I learned that my name is the diminutive of a boy’s name!
Kristen

My name is most popular in Rhode Island.
Missy L

My name is most popular in West Virginia
Vmkids3

I learned 237,551 people in the U.S have my name

vmkids3 at msn dot com
clynsg

I learned that they have only 85 in the US listed with my last name.
http://profiles.google.com/mybeachylife Esther Whatley

I learned that only 147,075 in the US have my first name.
Rebecca Peters

I learned that my name is one of the most common for the letter R
Stacy T

Today’s name of the day is Xerxes. I honestly can’t say I have ever met anyone with that name, but it was 28,576th

in the U.S. for 2011.
jodi lasher

tens of thousands in the us have the name
http://profiles.google.com/llwaltz Laura Waltz

Louisiana has the most people named Easton (as a first name) per capita. Interesting (it’s my second son’s name).
This Happy Hut

284 people in the US share my last name.
Amber V

From the word for the fossilized resin amber, a word derived via Old French and Latin from Arabic ambar. This was first used as a given name at the end of the 19th century. It enjoyed a surge in popularity following the publication of Kathleen Winsor’s novel Forever Amber in 1944, and again in the 1990s.
Debbie C

My name means “the bee” in Hebrew.
Ravyn

West Virginiahas the most people named Linda per capita
Laura Jacobson

Laura is the Feminine form of the Late Latin male name Laurus ‘laurel’.
Karen Lynch

My name is the Danish equivalent of Katherine. The British did not use my name until the 1940s and gained popularity there in 1960.
Christine M Tubbytelly

There are over half a million people with my first name in the US.
Daniel M

60 people have the same name as me in the US
April V.

Peak use of my name was way back in 1980!
http://www.facebook.com/Angelasbits Angela Cisco

Only 312 people in the US have my sons name.
Eileen Burke

My name is 309th in the US for 2011
sara m

Wow, there are only 274 people in the US with my mother’s maiden name – but there are 96,344 with my dad’s last name. No wonder doing our ancestry has been so hard!!
Claire

I learned that Rhode Island has the most people with my name per capita.
tamar

I learned that my name isn’t that uncommon, but it’s not common either
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lisa-Brown/1611647164 Lisa Brown

I learner that New Hampshire has the most people named Lisa per capita.
Selinda_mccumbers

My name was the 12,218th most popular in 2011!
Daiva

There are 177 people with my first name in the US (as of February 2011)
http://twitter.com/left_the_stars ♡♥♬ Psychonaut ♬♥♡

Louis – (French) name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from hlōd ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. It was very common in French royal and noble families.
http://www.facebook.com/KarliPrime Karli Prime

I learned that 1370 people in the us have my name. I’m guessing thats with the exact same spelling.
daniel thornton

I learned that hundred of thousands of people in the United States have my last name.
Creep4ward

the name “ann” didn’t get an “e” until the 20th century

a marie hj saver
Jessica Ward

my name is apparently of Shakespearean origin…I had no idea!
Mary M

As a Mary I am just short of the 65 percent of the people named Mary who are 55 or older
Shartmaniam

My name Susan was most popular in 1954, the year I was born.
Victoria R.

This is so neat! Elizabeth (my sister’s name) was 21st last year in 2011!
Krystle Smith

Krystle 1,706th in the U.S. for 2011 in popularity
krystlekouture at yahoo dot com
Ellen C.

I learned that there are 130 people in the country with the same name as me. Thanks!
Lane Mahnke

The state with the most people that have my name is the state that I was born in!
smilekisses

My name was most popular in 1956.
Kristi

South Dakotahas the most people named Kristi per capita
Mary Happymommy

Mississippi has the most people per capita with the name Mary.
jenhedger

There are 1,535,352 people in the US who have the same name as me
jenhedger at hotmail dot com
Jennifer_reyer

My oldest daughter’s name is not on there at all and my youngest daughter there are 3,242 people in the U.S. with her name!
rosannepm

Found out there are over 100,000 people with my name spelled the way it is which is very unusual
rosans4@comcast.net
Amanda Jasinski

Michiganhas the most people named Oakalea per capita
Sarah

It looks like the name James is the top boy’s name…who knew?
Cynthia R

i found out my name is number 56
Jimmy

I found that johannes is the 4,072th mot popular name in 2011
Jenzen69

Well that site kept me distracted for an hour and the only thing i do remember is that johannes is the name of the day. Of course i looked up just about every name could think of
Karen M

My name is one of the most popular and I share it with millions of others.
kim

I found out that my name was at the height of it’s popularity in 1967 which is the year I was born so my mom was in style!
Sharon

My name used to be used for boys and girls!!
http://www.couponladyonline.com Coupon Lady Online

I found out that there are 16 people in the US who have the same name as my husband, and there are three in our state!
K Anne

The State of Ohio has the most people named Kimberly per capita.
slehan

Liam Short form of Irish Uilliam (Irish equivalent of William). It is now
generally used as an independent given name and since the 1990s has been
in vogue throughout the English-speaking world, in common with a number
of other names of Celtic origin.
Thanks for the contest.
http://pregnantkatiesmom.blogspot.com/ Susan C

Susan is 18th in the U.S. for 2011
fatmeatloaf1

I learned that there are 145 people in the US named Brutus.
lisa lo

Liam — Short form of Irish Uilliam Also spelled mail backwards
Nadine Larsen

49,837 have my Name (Nadine) as of February 2011
Stacey Smith

my name=
Of uncertain derivation. Stacey and Stace are recorded as given names in the Middle Ages, probably pet forms of Eustace. The medieval name seems to have fallen out of use by the 16th century, and the modern given name is probably a transferred use of the surname, which is likewise derived from Eustace. It is not clear why this name should have become so common in the 1970s and 80s as a girl’s name .
Kimbuckjr

I learned that my FIRST name is a popular Korean Last Name. There are 166K+ with Kim as a last name in the United States.
kimbuckjr
Debbie P

There are less than 20 people living in the US with my last name.
Black Asphodel

I like the nickname “Micha” for Michael.

My e-mail: blackasphodel(at)yahoo(dot)com
Nicole C.

I learned that 1983 marked the height of its popularity.
Denise S

Susan was the most popular girl name in 1954.
Carlaboo11

its the feminine form of carl
Thuy Vu

There are only about 22k people in the US with my last name.
christine

Chandler is more popular as a last name than as a first
Erin Rok

218 have my daughter’s name, Alivia
Fawn H

I learned that there were 5,719 people with the name Fawn in the US as of Feb 2011
Pebblesgood

I learned that Chandler is more popular as a last name than as a first name.
http://twitter.com/jeannajohnson46 Jeanna Johnson

Oklahoma has the most people named Jeanna per capita! wow
Jennifer

I learned that Jennifer is the most common name in New Hampshire per capita
Cindy B

Learned that my name is 169th in popularity. Thanks for a great giveaway
Sena Sagani

Learned that 5,999 people in US have the same name
Shannon

I learned that my name’s popularity peaked in 1976.
Hsimone

Utah has the most people with my name
Audrey_Sheppard

I learned that Alabama has 2,697 Audreys, including me.
mommyto2girlz

There’s been 322,102 people with my name since they started keeping track of names. thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
abfantom

I learned that Massachusetts has the most people named Ann per capita

abfantom at yahoo dot com
http://profiles.google.com/nikle714 Nicole Strunk

my name is 93rd in popularity.
TESL283

Rumor is that I am named after an island.
Carolyn Colley

In the U.S alone there are 531,806 that have share my name

to be exact (as of February 2011) and I learned that Carolyn came from Caroline.thanks for the giveaway
http://twitter.com/Cheri_Anne Cheri Dougherty

I learned that my name is ranked 778th in the country.
Tara O.

My name is 297 in the US. Both my sons’ names are in the Top 20.
Sarah W

I learned that my daughter’s first name is actually more common as a last name.
Sksweeps

I learned that New Hampshire has the most people named Suzanne per capita
jasminevine

39,722 people in the U.S. have my name.
Jennifer Donohue

1974 marked the height of my names popularity.
maryagloro

My name has a different meaning than I have heard before. I like this one better.
Donna George

98% of the people with my name (Donna) are 30 or older
tawndam

well… I’m 1 of 20… but I was successful with 1 of my daughters! HER name is 1 of 5! lol (I never liked walking in a store & hearing parents argue with kids ‘yes, honey, I know it has your name on it, but….’)
jalapenomama

Something interesting – Millions of people in the US have my name Barbara.
Thank you.
melissa n

that my name is most popular in kentucky
Jason Crooks

My first name, Jason, was the 40th most popular first name in the US in 2011
Kyl Neusch

my name is 37th in the U.S. for 2011
Jennifer Reda

i learned that
1,535,352 people have my name
Andrea D.

My first name might be more a term having to do with coins.
Annemarie Z.

I found out that 1968 marked the height of my name’s popularity.
ohstac

I learned there is only 1 person named Frankie Starz in the US | WhitePages
Janice

Rhode Island has the most people named Michael per capita

m8usi@yahoo.com
Ape2016

I learned that there are only 44 people in the US with my daughter’s name.
april yedinak
Susan Smith

1954marked the height of its popularity for Susan
Amanda Kinder

I found out my name is modeled after Miranda!
Cynthia Conley

I found out that my name is 56th in the U.S. for 2011
Alex Liz Robinson

My name is most popular in the state of conneticut.
debbie

I found out there are 9 other people in the country with my same name.
Tari Lawson

My name reached its height in popularity in 1962.
http://twitter.com/cmh512 cmh512

My name was at the height of popularity in 1957!
Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
Rhoneygtn

I checked out my full name and there are 0 people with that name.
myfolly

Wow! How strange…my name is Wanda and my heritage IS from
Germanic and Slavic roots as well as Polish with I have all that!
wbailey113 at hotmail dot com
Stacey B

I learned that my son’s name, Nathan, is one of the most popular N names right now.
Christina Foley

How neat! I learned my name was 111th in the U.S. for 2011…. and Ohio has the most people named Christina per capita
https://twitter.com/Dryden13 Alan T.

Cool! Hawaiihas the most people named Alan per capita! Thanks Janel!
Mary Michaud

I learned my name was 6th popular in 2011
Patricia

I learned that my name is a whole lot more popular than I thought.
Bethany C.

The height of my name’s popularity was in 1987- I was born in 1979, so I guess my mom was ahead of her time!

b(dot)cardone(at)hotmail(dot)com
Andrea

My name was 117th in 2011
Catherine0807

i learned that my name was
101st most popular in the U.S. for 2011
http://www.investonabudget.com/ Steve P

56 people in the US share my full name
http://twitter.com/vickiecouturier Vickie L Couturier

I learned that my name hit the height of popularity in 1956,,I was born in 1955
kelsweeps

Visit WhitePages Names and leave a comment with an interesting name fact you found!

I learned the
Most popular first names
Nicole W

That there are 487,231 people in the US with my first name (well, in Feb 2011)
Lorna England

Hey, Hawaii has the most people named Lorna Guess I should move!
http://www.twitter.com/collifornia colleen boudreau

Minnesota has the most people named Colleen per capital.
Lynda Del

I learned that most people with my name live in Utah.
susan chew

Mary is a popular first name.
scottsgal

James is one of the most popular names
P_halligan

Pam was a very popular name in 1959.
Karen Fields

My name, Karen - 1956marked the height of its popularity
Janet W.

My name, Janet, is 77th in the U.S. for 2011
Claire

My name is mostly a boy name.
Keeley

i learned that thousands of people in the us have my name and montana is the state with the most Keeley’s
tamaraben

LEO From a Late Latin personal name, meaning ‘lion’, which was borne by a
large number of early Christian saints, most notably Pope Leo the Great
tannawings

I learned that our last name menas brook or stream and the highest per capita is in Guam although it is a German name. I also learned you can click and be a top tweeter for your name LOL!

tannawings at gmail dot com
Julie Bickham

I learned that there are 6 people in the U.S. with my name, only one in my state (me!) lol
Wdionisiolover

Michigan has the most people with my name, 912,765 have my name
this thing is so cool
anna pry

my name was most popular in 1910
vnsscarv

There are only dozens of people in the U.S with my son’s name (Pierson) I love it!
JessieC

I learned that there are five people in the U.S. have this name
AnnaZed

My own name, ‘Margot’, is curiously unpopular with only about 12,000 women in the US sharing it. My given name, ‘Marguerite’, (which Margot is a diminutive of) is less rare though I would have thought it was the other way around.

The Rafflecopter calls me ‘Margot’ since it is accessing my facebook where I am ‘Margot Core’.
It’s confusing, I know.
annazed10 (at) yahoo (dot) com
http://twitter.com/ImaGoinCrazy ImaGoinCrazy

49,458people in the U.S. have this name
Angela Michels

Thanks for a great giveaway! I love that you can put in a phone number and find out the address. Great feature!
Angela Michels
http://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina Elena

I learned that most people with my name live in California
Jennifer Rote

My name ranks 13th.

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