Interactive Data Zooming Java Applets Series, Part 1

The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager "Explore the sea of names, letter by letter...watch trends rise and fall, and dive in deeper to see your favorite name's place in the historical tides."

This nifty little Java applet gives an interactive drill-down into the popularity of baby names over the last century, graphing relative popularity of names, as well as their trends.

Typing each letter narrows down the names that are displayed.

For example, by typing 'M' you can see that Mary was the most popular girls' name of the first part of the century, but has since fallen to #61 in 2003. Michelle gained popularity in the 60s and 70s, Megan in the 80s and 90s, and Madison has come on strong lately.

Other names:
Patrick: #32 in the 60s, #92 in 2003
Wendy: #47 in the 60s, #288 in 2003
Miranda: #160 in 2003

Coming soon: Zooming Applets Series, Part 2 - ZIP Codes!