So, how is your first name doing?

[oldfrat]

This site gives the meaning of first names, but -- more interesting --shows the trend in their popularity since 1900.

http://www.thinkbabynames.com

My first name isn't doing so well. It ranked somewhere around #250 when I was born, up from around #600 when my grandmother first gave it to my father, but is now down to around #999.

I thought we were fairly creative with our sons, though we did not try to break any new barriers. As it turns out, all three of their names rank fairly high these days.

Deanna, your name is doing a lot better than Betty's, whose name is down in the tank next to mine. Diane, welcome to the name tank along with the board.