NameVoyager
To celebrate the past 12 years of Yahoo! Picks, we're calling up favorites from the archives. This feature originally ran March 8, 2005. Here it is again, in all its Jessica, Jennifer, and Jacob glory:
"So, there's a little nipper on the way. Other than "little nipper," what will you call her? Along with boxes of hand-me-down toys and gift certificates to Baby Gap, parents-to-be now have a new tool in their arsenal: NameVoyager, an interactive chart that allows you to track the trendiness of thousands of names over the last century. If you're the methodical sort, start by typing one letter, and the chart's many hues divide to illustrate the rise and fall in popularity of names starting with that letter. Then add more letters, and watch the chart narrow its focus. If you're like us, you'll just want to explore on your own, looking for the most popular girl and boy names in the 1900s (Mary and John) and in 2003 (Emily and Jacob). Equal parts psychedelic and fascinating, NameVoyager should help new parents welcome little Aidan or Shakira with confidence they've picked the perfect moniker."
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