Data source: Social Security Administration (SSA) baby name records from 1880-2023; CDC/SSA actuarial life tables
Tools: Python for data processing; JavaScript for interactive visualization
MountainGoatMadness on
This is so fun, glad I beat all the hype
Teachernomo on
Hey, cool!
Nikkian42 on
The name I go by was 2 years off, my actual name was way off but that’s a much less common name.
Desperate_Opinion243 on
Great visual. Fun tool.
Bravo!
Vepanion on
26 people with my name were born in the same year as me and 25 are still alive. That’s not a lot
SatisfactionDeep3821 on
Very cool! You’ve also confirmed my theory that Karen is a boomer name, not gen-x.
surfergrrl6 on
It guessed 2006. I was born in 1986. It was really cool to see how unpopular my name used to be though.
ETA: I checked my mom’s name and that one was spot on! (Marianne, 1957)
robbyiballs on
Seeing all the ones “still alive” makes it seem like a name competition to the death.
saschaleib on
It got me wrong by 39 years. Not impressed.
queefer_sutherland92 on
>Median … born around 1960 and ranges from 27 to 79 years old
OP to be fair, I am between 27 and 79 years old.
I think the age discrepancy reflects worse on my parents’ naming choice than it does the tool…
But really, this is awesome. I’m gonna have a lot of fun with it.
womcauliff on
Yesterday I just happened to watch Stephen Wilson Jr.’s performance of his song “Gary” on Theo Von’s podcast, and the song is basically premised on this insight, that particular names correspond to generations.
He sings in the chorus, “There ain’t a lot of boys named Gary these days” and “Ain’t a lot of girls going by Debbie anymore”. What’s cool is with your website, the data actually checks out:
It creates an estimate off of First Name & Gender.***
DIRTY_KUMQUAT_NIPPLE on
Mine was only one year off!
GastonGC on
Mine was spot on!! Good job
yagermeister2024 on
This is way off. My name is Gertrude and I was born in 2002.
SaltWaterInMyBlood on
For the US, should be noted.
Preform_Perform on
I hate that this website lets me know how many of them are still alive.
I have/had a friend who is now part of the 12 people named his year who aren’t with us.
trojan-813 on
Mine was decades off. But apparently it peaked at 800 men in the 1950’s. While I looked at “Mike” and its peak was 11K. Guess my name really isn’t common.
![I built an interactive visualization that guesses your age just from your first name [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xJuqktITmqdyQo1T2FDPOqwTKTDeq2YBMnW3Ly3dEWE-1024x538.png "I built an interactive visualization that guesses your age just from your first name [OC]")
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Data source: Social Security Administration (SSA) baby name records from 1880-2023; CDC/SSA actuarial life tables
Tools: Python for data processing; JavaScript for interactive visualization
This is so fun, glad I beat all the hype
Hey, cool!
The name I go by was 2 years off, my actual name was way off but that’s a much less common name.
Great visual. Fun tool.
Bravo!
26 people with my name were born in the same year as me and 25 are still alive. That’s not a lot
Very cool! You’ve also confirmed my theory that Karen is a boomer name, not gen-x.
It guessed 2006. I was born in 1986. It was really cool to see how unpopular my name used to be though.
ETA: I checked my mom’s name and that one was spot on! (Marianne, 1957)
Seeing all the ones “still alive” makes it seem like a name competition to the death.
It got me wrong by 39 years. Not impressed.
>Median … born around 1960 and ranges from 27 to 79 years old
OP to be fair, I am between 27 and 79 years old.
I think the age discrepancy reflects worse on my parents’ naming choice than it does the tool…
But really, this is awesome. I’m gonna have a lot of fun with it.
Yesterday I just happened to watch Stephen Wilson Jr.’s performance of his song “Gary” on Theo Von’s podcast, and the song is basically premised on this insight, that particular names correspond to generations.
He sings in the chorus, “There ain’t a lot of boys named Gary these days” and “Ain’t a lot of girls going by Debbie anymore”. What’s cool is with your website, the data actually checks out:
* [https://name-age-calculator.randalolson.com/male/gary](https://name-age-calculator.randalolson.com/male/gary) (median of 1958)
* [https://name-age-calculator.randalolson.com/female/debbie](https://name-age-calculator.randalolson.com/female/debbie) (median of 1960)
Song performance: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxsfQQxCSik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxsfQQxCSik)
It creates an estimate off of First Name & Gender.***
Mine was only one year off!
Mine was spot on!! Good job
This is way off. My name is Gertrude and I was born in 2002.
For the US, should be noted.
I hate that this website lets me know how many of them are still alive.
I have/had a friend who is now part of the 12 people named his year who aren’t with us.
Mine was decades off. But apparently it peaked at 800 men in the 1950’s. While I looked at “Mike” and its peak was 11K. Guess my name really isn’t common.