Results: National Name Yourself Day
Published on 04/09/2025
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1.
National Name Yourself Day on April 9th each year proposes one day a year to reinvent our names. Do you like your name?
Yes
69%
1920 votes
No
15%
422 votes
Undecided
16%
458 votes
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2.
Were you named after anyone? Yes
38%
1073 votes
No
51%
1436 votes
Undecided
10%
291 votes
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3.
Have you ever thought about changing your name? Yes and I did
6%
171 votes
Yes but I haven't
12%
342 votes
Briefly but I never looked into it or thought about it too much
14%
380 votes
No
67%
1877 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
30 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.68% | 19 | |
| I married and took my husband's name | 0.04% | 1 |
| ... | 0.04% | 1 |
| My last name | 0.04% | 1 |
| I haven't legally changed my name but began to use my middle name exclusively when I was 13 | 0.04% | 1 |
| I briefly changed the spelling. | 0.04% | 1 |
| My dad changed my last name | 0.04% | 1 |
| Legally? No | 0.04% | 1 |
| Questionable | 0.04% | 1 |
| When I was a kid, I was a summer camp. New friends I asked them to call me by my middle name. Others who already knew me called me by my first name. It was fun to have a different name. | 0.04% | 1 |
| only as a child | 0.04% | 1 |
| I like my name in Italian better Joan is Genine | 0.04% | 1 |
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National Name Yourself Day is all about self-expression, giving you the opportunity to choose a new name for the day. Is there a name you'd like to try out instead of your own? Comment below! Yes
14%
395 votes
No
67%
1888 votes
Undecided
18%
517 votes
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