This is fascinating!

[nuranar]

It's a little Facebook link thingy, but SO COOL for historic stuffs.

http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/?xid=fbshare&fb_ref=Default#
"Get the name of the same popularity as yours for this year and for every decade back to the 1890s."

My real first name was the 162nd in popularity the year I was born. Named for my great-great-aunt, so popularity really wasn't an issue for my parents. :)  In 2014, the 162nd name is "Elise."  I'm fine with that.

The really cool thing is the other decades:

2000s:  Lucy
1990s:  Sonia
1980s:  Juanita
1970s:  Lynda
1960s:  Beatrice
1950s:  Viola
1940s:  Dorthy (Yes, just like that.)
1930s:  Corinne
1920s:  Adelaide
1910s:  Nola
1900s:  Alvina
1890s:  Bell (HAS to be for Alexander Graham!)

So, if I was my current age in the 1940s, my name would be Nola! Wild!  In the Roaring Twenties, I'd be Bell. That's kind of awesome.

I think my favorites are Corinne and Adelaide, though. Delish! 

Wow, I wish this data went back further. I wonder if that info is out there...