Friday, April 3, 2009

Revealed: The Popularity of the Name Capitola

I wanted to see if the was any evidence that many girls were named Capitola, so I went to the baby name index provided by Social Security and looked at all the years between 1880 and 1900 (there are no records further back than 1880). I found the following: in 1882, Capitola ranked 826/1000; 1884 #691/1000; 1885 #938; 1886 #911; 1887 #803, and in 1889 #911. So, it is true, Capitola was a popular name, but not any more popular than Mary, which was the top female name in most years.
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3 comments:

  1. TheresaApril 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    Cool idea!

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  2. Amanda IrvinApril 8, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    I'm thinking of naming a kid Capitola. You know, once I have one. Or Prue. I like that one too. The nineteenth century is an excellent place to find baby names, but not such a good place to find a husband!

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  3. TheresaApril 14, 2009 at 7:13 AM

    Cap might be a good cat's name!

    If Philip Ostrander were a living person, I'd like to kick him in the kneecap.

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