Comments on: Ask the readers: How do you name a baby for success?

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:28:32 +0000

Very interesting Max… has some ability to help someone be a success… I have no doubt about that.

By: Textbook Rental

Textbook Rental — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:46:07 +0000

I would agree about the uniqness factor my grandma wanted to name me Maximlillion and I found when I did a telemarketing job that people would ask “who?” when I would tell them my name and next thing you knew we were generating repore….

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:57:15 +0000

Well it doesn’t, but having a unique name does help.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:56:22 +0000

Wow interesting, I’ll need to check that out.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:54:32 +0000

Right, the uniqueness factor is key. Read the book MAKE IT STICK and see if you can get some ideas as far as names go from their concepts about making ideas stick.

By: Buy PSP Go

Buy PSP Go — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:45:07 +0000

@ Pdf : Nice to see another reader of economics.

Back on topic – the name has little to do with success. With the internet being as anonymous as it is this shouldn’t stifle any entrepreneurship.

By: Pdf

Pdf — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:27:28 +0000

Unfortunately young â€œTwitterâ€ is already beginning to have language development issues and refuses to speak sentences any longer than 140 characters.

By: Pdf

Pdf — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:26:45 +0000

This was broken down and analyzed by Steven Levitt in his book Freakonomics. There was mention over what Kris said in regards to racial bias.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:06:31 +0000

I think they do. Generic names like Joe Smith won’t help you out too much.

By: cash loans uk

cash loans uk — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:12:36 +0000

I think names hardly matter, unless its weird, but of course, it will not harm in heeding to your advice. One important thing would be, what kind of success is one looking for. Say, for a girl looking to be very popular with peers, a cute name may strike a chord. Even in different professions, say fashion different names may have different influences. But in the end the effect is really very small.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:25:06 +0000

Ouch, “loser” is a shitty name for a kid.

By: Jeremiah Bell

Jeremiah Bell — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:05:13 +0000

This was broken down and analyzed by Steven Levitt in his book Freakonomics. There was mention over what Kris said in regards to racial bias.

Just as a side note, a couple decided to name their kids Winner and Loser. Check out here to see how their lives played out.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/31/1027926917671.html

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:43:22 +0000

I think the spouse part is the key. If your spouse doesn’t like it, you are going to be in trouble.

By: Prem | Baby names portal

Prem | Baby names portal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:23:15 +0000

Hi Niel, since I own a portal which specializes in baby names, I can surely add my 2 cents to this long comments list. Here is my list in no particular order.

Pick a name that pleases you and your spouse
Don’t pick just one name, have a choice and decide on one name
Be gender specific
Avoid silly sounding names

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:30:15 +0000

Ouch, I would have never thought that about names that sound black. I don’t think that will last forever though. It is all about hiring people based on their abilities.

By: Kris Tian

Kris Tian — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:24:54 +0000

Oooo be careful now.

â— Boys with names that are difficult to remember will obviously suffer consequences, however having a unique name might help with differentiating and branding oneself.

â— Resumes with names that sound black are more likely to get thrown out (it’s sad that it’s 2009 and this still happens).

â— Resumes with names that sound black are less likely to get a callback.

“One important study that should be mentioned demonstrated how “racialized” names trigger racial schemas. Researchers responded to more than 1300 help-wanted ads in Boston and Chicago with fictitious resumes. The resumes were crafted to be comparably qualified with the only difference being that half of the resumes were randomly assigned stereotypically black names (e.g., Lakisha Washington). The other half were assigned “white” names (e.g., Emily Walsh). The white resumes received 50% more callbacks.”- Huffington Post

If I were black and I found out someone threw out my resume or didn’t want to work with me just because of my skin color I’d call them up and cuss them the f**k out, that’s what I’d do.

Wouldn’t you?

â–ˆ Kris Tian â–ˆ

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:26:29 +0000

But a generic name will just make things a bit harder. It is better to have a unique name.

By: Motorcycles for sale

Motorcycles for sale — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:08:38 +0000

yes very true…. a name doent make one successful… any name will do… depends upon destiny where it goes….

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:53:32 +0000

Max Power is actually a good name. It goes very well together and it is meaningful.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:52:59 +0000

Yea, they gave me an short name that is easy to pronounce.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:52:34 +0000

LOL, someone should name their kid “Twitter”. I wonder what the middle/last name would be.

By: Mark King

Mark King — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:50:49 +0000

William Henry Gates III has a much more powerful and royal ring to it than Bill.
If you want a successful child, my favourite is still: Max Power

By: VakfÄ±kebir

VakfÄ±kebir — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:34:00 +0000

Your parents were very kind to you in this department :.)

By: Bryan Bliss

Bryan Bliss — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:00:15 +0000

Eric Johnson was one of my favorite guitarists ages ago, in the genre as Joe Satriani, in fact I think they even collaborated together.
grew up to be rich, famous and successful
must be the same guy
how many could there be
thanks and take care
bry

By: Bryan Bliss

Bryan Bliss — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:56:13 +0000

Wife and I just had to go through this thought process ourselves lately.

2 kids 1 and 3

It was hard because the way we met through social media and specifically online dating sites had colored our perceptions and language after much debate we finally gave up on first name “cutebaby69″ and LMAO as her middle name.

Unfortunately young “Twitter” is already beginning to have language development issues and refuses to speak sentences any longer than 140 characters.
thanks and take care
bryan Bliss

By: Bryan Bliss

Bryan Bliss — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:49:51 +0000

Tanner christensen, that is exactly the kind of kum-bay-ya answer I would expect from someone who is named Tanner Christensen.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:17:46 +0000

I think it is both. If I had a less common name it would have been easier to brand myself. One flaw in my name is that many people misspell it. I don’t mind, but that also means I have to rank on Google for “Niel”.

By: DoublePlus Ecommerce

DoublePlus Ecommerce — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:38:00 +0000

Neil, how common is your name? Although I didn’t Google it, my guess is that it’s pretty common – but that the top results would come back for your name. Mine’s pretty unique; I think there’s one other person in the world with my name. And yet you’ve built more of a brand around your name. It really just comes down to marketing.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:46:05 +0000

The problem with some ethnic names is that they are too hard to pronounce and spell. Using an ethnic name isn’t a bad idea as long as it is easy to say and spell.

By: Music Blog

Music Blog — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:36:22 +0000

I really do believe a name does affect someone in business and life to a certain degree. I think ethnic names may make you more want to identify with your ethnic group while generic names like you said make it hard to stand out and you may feel lost in the crowd.