Top 10 Most Popular Avatar Names in SL
September 18, 2008 9:00 amIn February 2008, I published the Top 10 Most Popular Avatar Names in Second Life. I wonder: did anything change in 6 months time?
Top 10 of Popular Avatar Names - First Names
- John - 4146 avatars
- David - 4120 avatars
- Michael - 4098 avatars
- Mark - 4016 avatars
- Steve - 3944 avatars
- Paul - 3940 avatars
- Mike - 3937 avatars
- Chris - 3930 avatars
- Peter - 3911 avatars
- Jack - 3879 avatars
Major changes compared to Feburary, as I switched sources to SLnamewatch.com. For Second Life surnames, Adz Childs currently only has a list available of the most popular ones you can still register for, I hope he soon publishes an overview that takes into account all last names.
More SL avatar name facts
- The most popular surnames exist of 2 letters only: 4413 avatars on average / last name. ‘Oh’ and ‘Ah’ are most popular. ‘Go’ is surprisingly unpopular.
- There are 2,847,973 avatars with a last name that consists of 6 letters. A record, followed closely by 2,680,595 avatars with a 5 letter surname.
- Longest Second Life last name is ‘Triskaidekaphobia’, which means having an irrational fear of the number 13.
- Most SL avatars have an 6 letter first name, 2,956,376 avies to be precise.
Tags: avatar, avatar names, second life, top 10
2 Responses to “Top 10 Most Popular Avatar Names in SL”
Thanks for the article and the reminder about the name tracking sites; I always forget to look there. Meanwhile, your readers might be interested in my name quality scoring system at http://www.secondeffects.com/2008/06/how-cool-is-your-avatars-name.html
[…] Originality: do something funny in combination with a Second Life surname, this is a great help for people remembering you. But beware, if you make it to funny, people might not take you serious anymore! ;) Good examples: Tender Littlething, Coke Supply, Lovely Person and Totally Unsustainable. Of course, remember you will go by your first name most of the time, thus ‘Tender’, ‘Coke’, ‘Lovely’ and ‘Totally’. Oh, and you do want to avoid the most used avatar first names! […]
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