Guys names, and a few girls. I have Keith, Steve, and Jack. i need something for someone thats a real joker...(a nickname, and a real name.. ) Im really bad at coming up with names, so I'd love your help! thanks.
2007-01-30 08:37:23 · 6 answers · asked by indianschick24 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Are you looking for names of people born in the 1950s? Or people that would be children, teenagers, young adults or middle-aged? Knowing that will help greatly in choosing an appropriate name for that time period.
For example, if the character was born in 1945, the name "Keith" was listed as the 108th most popular name given to male babies born that year. So if you're looking for the character to be between 5 and 15 in the story, that name would probably work. But if you want the character to be, say, between 35 and 45, "Keith" would be a highly unusual name, since it was not among the top 500 names given to males born in the year 1915.
Hope this helps. With the first link below you can look up the most popular baby names in America for years after 1879. Also, the second link can be used to look up name meanings to see if they fit with your character. There is also a random name generator on that page which often helps me when I'm stuck!
2007-01-30 10:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is one place I found that has a list of popular names from the 1950s.
http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names50.html
Looking at the list provided at the url above, I think that the name Jack would be great name for a character that is a joker or jokester type (Just like Jack Nickolson.)
Other name that might work is Ronald with Ronnie for short. (Connection to Ronald McDonald.) Edward also has a lot of nicknames, including Eddie.
As for girl names, I think that Mary, Donna, Betty, Shirley, Margaret, and Linda would be some great names to consider.
And lastly, you may want to take a look at some of the songs that were popular during that time. Often the songs of the 1950's have names in them--which resulted in a lot of babies being given those names.
2007-01-30 18:36:33 · answer #2 · answered by Night Owl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go here for Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1950-1959:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1950s.php
2007-01-31 10:04:18 · answer #3 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to the the Social Security website, type in the date you are looking for, it'll give you a list of the most popular names of babies in that year. Website below.
2007-01-30 16:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scarlett, Brad, Gerald, the joker can be Matthew, or matt. Kent, or stuart. Read gon with the wind, and other classics for more ideas.
2007-01-30 16:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried to search the internet for sites with names?
2007-01-30 16:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Andrea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋