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Random real names, by year

Draws names that SSA recorded for a year you choose, weighted by how often they were given, so a draw from 1985 sounds like 1985.

Any year from 1880 to 2025. Each draw is new.

Six names from 1947

Three girls’ and three boys’ names from 1947
NameRank in 1947Births
Sarah#934,223
Mary#271,690
Kathleen#1122,095
Howard#626,061
Eugene#596,178
John#388,324

Draws: weighted by each name’s 1947 births in the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

All of 1947