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Baby Names Trivia Quiz

The name given to a new child is often one of the hardest decisions new parents have to make. What do you know about the popularity of specific names through the 20th century?

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,337

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3625

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (5/10), Guest 99 (8/10), Guest 24 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This 'nerdy' name was actually amongst the top 50 for each of the first 4 decades of the 20th century. (It was #390 for the 1990's.) Hint

Eugene

Dexter

Norman

Gilbert

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Question 2 of 10

2. This girl's name means 'little rock' in French. Hint

Rachelle

Rachel

Rochelle

Raquel

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Question 3 of 10

3. This name, meaning 'powerful, rich ruler', has for nicknames Dick and Rick.

Answer: (___ the Lionheart)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This name, meaning 'supplanter', is the most common first name for US Presidents (as of 2002). Hint

Richard

Thomas

George

James

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Question 5 of 10

5. This name, meaning 'God is Gracious', is the most popular selected name for popes. Hint

Paul

John

Clement

Leo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of Huey, Dewey or Louie, which name was more popular in the 1980's?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This girl's name - derived from the Welsh 'Guinevere' - was not ranked until the 1940's. It was #1 in the 1970's, #2 in the 1980's, and then fell to #14 for the 1990's. Hint

Jill

Gina

Jennifer

Gwen

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Question 8 of 10

8. This masculine name means 'twin'. Hint

Theodore

Thomas

Tibor

Titus

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Question 9 of 10

9. This girls name was invented by Sir James Barrie in 1904 as the name of a character in a play he wrote.

Answer: ('You can fly, you can fly...')

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name ONE of two 'Friends' characters who would be best to be with in the event of a power outage (based on the meaning of their names).

Answer: (One Word - First name only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This 'nerdy' name was actually amongst the top 50 for each of the first 4 decades of the 20th century. (It was #390 for the 1990's.)

Answer: Eugene

This Greek-based name was the name for 4 popes. It had a run of popularity from 1875 to the 1940's, but is in limbo now. (My dad is Eugene, but he goes by Gene.)

2. This girl's name means 'little rock' in French.

Answer: Rochelle

My daughter's middle name. 8-) The others are all related, from the Hebrew meaning 'little lamb'.

3. This name, meaning 'powerful, rich ruler', has for nicknames Dick and Rick.

Answer: richard

'Richard' was in the top 25 names every decade from the 1900's to the 1970's. (It was #27 and #41 for the 1980's and 1990's.)

4. This name, meaning 'supplanter', is the most common first name for US Presidents (as of 2002).

Answer: James

'James' is the first name of 6 US Presidents: Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, and Carter (although he was commonly called Jimmy). It was in the top 10 for names every decade in the 20th century except the 1990's, when it fell to #13.

5. This name, meaning 'God is Gracious', is the most popular selected name for popes.

Answer: John

Besides being the name for 23 (XXIII) popes, it was half of the last two popes' names: John Paul. (Will the next pope be George Ringo?) Like James, John was in the Top Ten every decade of the last century except for the 1990's (#14 then).

6. Of Huey, Dewey or Louie, which name was more popular in the 1980's?

Answer: dewey

'Dewey' was #894; 'Louie' was #899, and 'Huey' wasn't even in the top 1000. (FYI, 'Donald' was #67.)

7. This girl's name - derived from the Welsh 'Guinevere' - was not ranked until the 1940's. It was #1 in the 1970's, #2 in the 1980's, and then fell to #14 for the 1990's.

Answer: Jennifer

Means 'white wave'.

8. This masculine name means 'twin'.

Answer: Thomas

'Thomas' was in the top 25 every decade of the 1900's except the 1990's, when it fell to #27. Variations include Tavis (Scotland) and Tomas (Spain).

9. This girls name was invented by Sir James Barrie in 1904 as the name of a character in a play he wrote.

Answer: wendy

'Wendy' jumped into popularity in 1950's after Walt Disney created a movie version of Barrie's play 'Peter Pan'.

10. Name ONE of two 'Friends' characters who would be best to be with in the event of a power outage (based on the meaning of their names).

Answer: chandler

'Chandler' means 'candle-maker'. 'Phoebe' means 'bright shining one'. 'Joey' (Joseph) means 'God will increase'. 'Ross' means 'woody meadow'. 'Monica' means 'advisor'. 'Rachel' means 'little lamb'.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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