Comments on: Freakonomics Baby Name Predictions

By: KonstantinMiller

KonstantinMiller — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:25:05 +0000

I have been looking looking around for this kind of information. Will you post some more in future? I’ll be grateful if you will.

By: KonstantinMiller

KonstantinMiller — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:23:47 +0000

I think I will try to recommend this post to my friends and family, cuz it’s really helpful.

By: Neil Street

Neil Street — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:13:22 +0000

Hmm… wonder which website you cut and pasted that table from, without giving any credit…

By: DM

DM — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:08:47 +0000

@ g-love

A quick google would have given you the information you needed before asking such an asinine[1] question.

[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asinine

By: rationalpsychic

rationalpsychic — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:02:54 +0000

I like Annika and would have had a Maximilian back in 1991 but ended up with a Sophia instead.

I also have a boy named Griffin and a girl named Truly. Any takers on those or will you allow my little ones to keep them all to themselves?

By: Isa

Isa — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:34:51 +0000

My Favorites:

Maximillian, McGregor, Oliver
Annika, Clementine, Sophie, Waverly

By: skinnylegsandall

skinnylegsandall — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:43:44 +0000

Where’s Slade?
Tom Robbins books.Start with Skinnylegsandall.Are you a brace soul?

By: elizabethlaney

elizabethlaney — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:01:14 +0000

Leafless- interestingly, 80% of these names have increased in popularity each year since 05 when the book was written. It really is a fascinating book about appling economic principles to society if you are interested in that.

By: leafless

leafless — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:32:14 +0000

I wonder how they manage to predict what names will be popular in the future. Economists are very good at predicting numbers but predicting non-numerical stuff is kind of hard (if not impossible.)

By: elizabethlaney

elizabethlaney — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:49:19 +0000

I can’t believe Carter is on the list! How sad. Also Cooper and Oliver. I love those names. No Cricket though!