GMMore 2651: What’s The Best Name For Every Generation?

Welcome to Good Mythical More! So glad you’re here, because we are naming people who have, who are adults. That’s how I look at this. It’s like, if you, if you were given a 20 year old, a 30 year old, a 40 year old, and you got to name them now, what would you name them? So like, born an adult, like Adam. Right. Right. Right. This is Rhett. The first man. This is Link. Just kidding. We don’t, we wouldn’t do that. Well Link. Other people would, and have. Today is your lucky day. We’re donating $1,000 to Inner-City Arts. Yes. I love Inner-City Arts. Read about it. To aid in their mission, to engage young people in the creative process in order to shape a society of creative, confident, and collaborative individuals. And you can join us in giving at inner-cityarts.org/donate – Thank you. – Donate. For being your Mythical best. We had an extra can of, that we tasted exclusively on the Mythical Society. Tongue Splashers Bubble Gum from the 90s. It dyes your tongue, and boy, Rhett had a real time with it. It’s already clearing up. It’s clearing up, but it was crazy for a while. I didn’t know what was gonna happen. I put all the colors on my tongue. Every color. So, Stevie, where are we starting this charade? I mean, we could start anywhere. It’s a real task, you know? It feels like a heavy lift to pull, but let’s start with 30, because we mentioned 30. So you meet a 30 year old person. Let’s say you meet a 30 year old guy. Yep. You birth him. I don’t know. I’m actually trying to figure out, are we trying to? Gavin. Like, we’re trying to guess what his name is, basically. Well, okay, so if he’s 30, born in the 90s. Gavin. Right, right, right. The most popular baby name, I have the list here, for the 90s, is Michael and Jessica, in the 90s. Michael. Michael was the most popular name in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. But then in the 2000s, Michael was replaced by. Jacob. Jacob, in the 2000s. But then, in the 2010s, Jacob was replaced with Noah. I knew Noah was a popular name. I would not have known it was number one. And then, also, Emma, as a girl’s name, is the most popular. Wouldn’t have, wouldn’t have guessed Emma. Emma was the most popular name out there. That’s how it works, man. Alright, so 90’s Michael Jessica, you went with Gavin. Gavin. If I say Gavin, what age of a person do you picture? 30, right? Well, what would be the inspo in the 90’s the Gavin I think of is Gavin Rossdale. Yeah, named after Gavin Rossdale. Bush. Lead singer. Middle name Bush. Gavin Bush. Middle name W. Middle name W. Gavin W. Bush. Gavin is a good one. Trevor? I don’t know. I’m feeling that. When you know someone well that is that name, it’s tough to picture. I don’t know a Gavin. Do you know a Gavin? I do not personally know a Gavin. The slo-mo guy, isn’t he a Gavin? Yeah. That’s the only Gavin I’ve ever met in person. And he was. That is very good, Link. He’s not American either. I’m so impressed by your recall. Well, he’s the only one I ever met. You know? For that, should we donate money to Inner-City Arts? Yes, anything, yes. Yes. Gavin has almost all the same letters as another word. Yeah. Vagine? Yeah. Vagine. Yeah. Okay. Is that gonna be our, our girl’s name? Gavina. Our 30-year-old. Gavin and Gavina. Yeah. Brother and sister. That sounds like a cop out. Gavina? Oh, so a 30 year old girl. Yeah. And we’re not going with? Gavina has the exact same letters as the word that I’m thinking about. Gavina. So, not Jessica. What about, let’s see, I’m picturing a 30 year old, couple of. Couple of kids, just minivanning it up. I was gonna say Wendy? I was gonna say Wendy. Anita? No. No, Anita’s more born in the 70s I feel like, or earlier. 30. Yeah. This is tough. But I will find it. Gavin and, she’s married to Gavin. Oh, yeah, she is. Jana? Judy? No. Judy. 30 is hard. 30 is hard. Let’s go, let’s go. Well. Stevie, you got anything? What else is there? 30 year old woman. I’m trying to look for some, like, pop culture, you know, references. 30 year olds? I was thinking, like, a Kate or Julia feels, I mean, when you were saying minivan, two kids, 30. Yeah. Julia. Gavin and Julia? Yeah. I feel like Julia feels right to me. Yeah, Julia feels good. Gavin and Julia. Okay, what age do you want to go to next? Let’s go, let’s go to 40. Let’s go to, let’s go to our decade. So 40s, you know, we know people our age. Now you’re picking 40. I have 40 and I have 50. So. You got all the numbers. Well, we’re not 50s. We’re not in the 50s. Well, are you 40? Well, we’re 46. We’re closer to 50. We’re in 4K now. We’re, we’re, we’re. We’re not 50! We’re not in our 50s, we’re in our 40s. – We, yes, we’re closer to 50. – If you round up, we’re 50. But we’re not in our 50s. Okay, 40 year old boy. 40 year old boy. 40 year old boy. Keith. Ooh, that’s, I, yeah, I like that. Keith is good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s good. – Keith. – Damon? You’re not feeling Damon? Keith, I can imagine a 40 year old couple right now, like. Keith and Tara. In Harnett County. Tara. Keith and Tara is pretty good. Keith and Tara. I like that. That’s a good one. Keith and Tara are coming over tonight. They always fight in front of us. Do they like red or white wine? I don’t think they like either. White, I think. I think they’re beer people. Keith likes IPAs. You think Tara is? Tara likes White Claw. Yeah, yeah. And Keith likes IPAs. They don’t really like wine, Keith and Tara. She just discovered White Claw, though. That’s why she likes it so much. She loves it. She loves it. All right, so that’s the 40s. We got that nailed. Keith and Tara. And she doesn’t like beef. But she’ll eat it. And he doesn’t like fish, so we gotta do chicken. Okay. All right. Keith and Tara. Okay, 50. 50. Do we, do you have any 50 year olds in your life? All right. I feel like Don, but maybe that’s 60. Like. Oh, Don doesn’t, I don’t know. Don and Dawn. Don the dude. D-O-N. And D-A-W-N. Don. Don and Dawn. Don. For 50 you think, or for 60, because I might be on the? Well, let’s go with 50s. – Okay. – We’re in 50s. Don and Dawn? 50s. Yeah. This is somebody who’s a little bit older than. Wesley. Wes. The “ley”. I wouldn’t name anyone 50 with a “ley”. Kinda, I mean, Wes. 50? Yeah, I mean, you don’t wanna, you don’t wanna call anybody who’s 50 Wesley. I wouldn’t do it. I’m just saying it could happen. Names get a little more boring. I mean, might be in a John territory. Let’s see, 50 is. There’s gotta be something that’s slightly unexpected. We’re in a Michael and Jennifer territory. So. Carl? Carl could work. Carl. Carl? Carlton, 50. What about Carlton? Think about it. Carlton, like, 30 year old Carl? But did you grow up with any Carls? 70 year old Carls? No. 50 year old Carl? Yeah. I feel like Carl’s like a 60, 70, not a 50. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 50. Like, 50, 40 and 50 are like, we’re talking around your friend group situation. Well, I mean. We don’t have any. You don’t have any. You don’t have any older friends, let’s be honest. Nobody’s in their 50s. Well, I got, I have one friend, I have a Will. He’s in his 50s. Will. Will. Okay. Will is good for that. I literally. I still like Dawn, and I like the Don Dawn combo. – I believe it. – Dawn for a woman? Older. I think younger, actually. Don’t you think? People are still doing Dawn. I don’t think so. I think 50 feels good. Okay, Don and Dawn. Well, no, no, no. I don’t want you to be reluctant about it. I want you to be excited about it. Don and Dawn are coming over and they just, we have to have spaghetti every time. What about Becca? But turkey spaghetti. But she’s allergic to garlic, which is weird. That feels younger. Rebecca. And they hate charades, so we can’t do that. They don’t really like games. So we just have to talk. They like current events. Yeah, they want to talk about current events. So we’ve gotta read the news before Don and Dawn come over. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. See, you’re angry about Don and Dawn. I hate them. – I hate Don and Dawn. – Don and Dawn. But we’re going with it. Don and Dawn. And now we’re in the 60s. You’re 60 years old. You’re flirting with retirement. Or you’re just, you’re newly retired. Rick. Oh, yeah. Rick is 60. Rick. Rick. – Rick. – Richard? Richard. Richard and Melanie. Sorry, I’m writing these down for a reason I don’t understand and I couldn’t write them down and press my mic. You’re gonna show your doctor. You’re gonna say, this is what I did today, doctor. Doctor. Yes, it’s gonna be my gynecologist. You’re gonna show gynecologist do you know the names of people in their 60s? Well, it’s Richard and Melanie and they’re coming over. Richard and Melanie. Richard and Melanie. Okay, because the most popular names are Michael and Lisa. We’ve gotta get started at 6 because Richard and Melanie will leave at 8:30. I feel like Richard Gere, Melanie, like, that’s the vibes I’m getting. I like it. I think that they’re more sophisticated. – Yes. – You know? Yes, yes, yes. They both have PhDs. We invite them over so that we get free wine. Yes, they always bring the best wine. They always get, they’re the kind of people that bring wine when they come over. But then they drink it all. And you’re like, oh, okay, what do I do with this? Do we have the wine opener? Let it breathe. Where is it? What drawer is it in? Use a carafe. You know? They’re gonna judge us for not letting it aerate. Richard and Melanie. Now, we started at 30s, and we’ve been going up. So we still have, like, okay, we’ll come back to the 20s. Okay, 70. 70 year old, all right, so we’re talking our parents. I actually think, honestly, I think that my parents names are very appropriate for 70s. Jim and Diane. Jim and Diane. Like, first of all, most popular men’s name in the forties. James, which is my dad’s name. So you go by Jim. Well, I was gonna say like a, if you were a John, wouldn’t, John, some people, don’t they nickname John in like odd ways? Like Jim? No, no, John goes to Jim. I don’t think. I mean I. No John would go to Jim. Johnny. Not a E. You don’t what the. And, I mean, Diane is definitely an old name, but feels like could be coming back. Oh, it’s Jack. That’s what people nicknamed John. I thought it was something that didn’t make any sense. Jack. I like Jim. Let’s just go with. Jack and Diane. Jack and Diane. Let’s do that. Let’s go ahead and go to the 80s. Wait, but Jack and Diane are coming over. Oh, yeah, they got a. Yeah, what are we gonna do for them? – We’re gonna. – Brunch. They’re coming for brunch because they, they go to bed when the sun goes down. So, they’re coming over for brunch. And, they really like Parcheesi. They’re not that old. Parcheesi. You’re talking, I don’t, you’re talking, you’re talking 80s for Parcheesi. I don’t know what that is. It’s a card game, I think. Getting close. But again, this is, this is our parents. Your parents don’t play Parcheesi. What do they play? What do your parents play? Rummikub? No games. You know, my dad, I got him to, he had never played Rummikub, but I got him to play it and they beat us. Every time we get ready to play a game, like, over the holidays. It’s hard. My dad will play, and my mom will be like, I’ll just watch, y’all. I’ll just let y’all do it. And we’re like, come on, Mama Di, play, play the game. She can keep score. No, but she won’t. She’ll become disengaged if she, if she’s not playing. My mom is really competitive, but when she wins, not the whole game, just any round, she celebrates. Like, very loudly. I like that. What does she do? Is it a woo? Or is it a, in your face, is it taunting? It’s a little bit of everything. The volume’s loud, there’s laughter, but only from her. Yeah, that’s right. And it’s not like, oh, she always loses so when she’s winning, she’s you know, touting about it. No, she, she wins. And also throughout, we’ll taunt and giggle about the winning that’s happening. Now they’re in their 60s, though. Yeah. What are their names? Alan and Renee. Alan and Renee. Pretty 60s. You know what, they were quite popular at the, Raleigh show for Good Mythical Tour. Yeah? Got some tweets about them being on a rooftop bar. Oh, really? They just went out? Yeah, they went out after the show. Wow. Alan and Renee. What a gee whiz. Let’s, let’s knock out some, let’s knock out some 80s. We got Rupert. Well be careful with your phrasing. Oh, Rupert. Rupert is 85 and his wife, Glen. Glenda. “Gwenda”. – Rupert and Glenda. – Glenda. I like that. Glenda is a good name. These feel like fictitious fairy tale names. Have you met 80 year olds named Rupert and Glenda? No, but I plan. I’ve met a I’ve met a Rupert, I believe. Now, we’re not, Rupert and Glenda are not coming over. We’re going over to their house. Because they don’t really leave their house very often. No, they don’t. No, they don’t. So, we’re going over to their house. Right. And it does smell funny. It does smell a little bit funny. Yeah. You’re gonna, when you get back home, you’re gonna take your clothes off and you’re gonna wash them and leave them in the garage. So you need to bring your sage and, they won’t know. They won’t know that we were burning sage. They can’t smell anything. So just like as they turn, when they turn around, it’ll take them a while to get back, to turn them around the right way, as they’re turning around, sage, the whole house. Are we going for 90s? Let’s do it. Theodore. I was thinking more of like a Bernie or like a. Quincy. Quincy. That’s interesting. Bernice. Bernie and Bernice. Fanny. Fanny is my nana’s name. Fanny Nell. So? Fanny Nell and Lincoln. Are my 90 year old grandparents. Okay, so I nailed it with Fanny. Yeah. But Bernie and Bernice does have a nice ring to it. But we’ve already done Don and Dawn, so. Yeah. But we like it though. You could also, I mean, Clyde and Lucille. Clyde, oh, that is good. Those are both good names. That’s my mom’s parents. I was gonna say that felt like more like a hundred. They’d, they’d be in their 90s. My grandma had a. Had a great name too. Lurlene. Lurlene! Lurlene is maybe my favorite name of all time. Okay. We have too many pitches. Lurlene. We got to narrow down 90s. Well, we, take your pick. I’m throwing them out there. Yeah, we got lots of good ones. Bernie and Bernice. So now we’re going back. Bernie and Bernice. Okay. – Now we’re going back to. – 20s. 20s. Zach. Zack and Charlie. Oh, mixing it up a little bit. That’s right. It’s still a girl, but it could also be a gay couple. It could be. Zack and Charlie. Yeah. Zack with a what, though? Are we H-ing it or are we K-ing it? You’re just C-ing it. Oh, it’s just simply Z-A-C? Yep. Can it be done? I think if they were 40, it would be Z-A-C, actually. But if they’re 20 and they’re Zack, it’s Z-A-C-K. What if it’s Z-A-K? Z-A-K? Well, they’re a cartoon character. From the 90s. What’s a, what’s a good 20 somethings? I don’t know, Chase is a good 20 something. How old, well, Chase is in his 30s. Yeah, I’m a 20 something. Yeah, he’s in his 30s. Nope, not anymore. I think Zack and Charlie’s good. Zach and Charlie. Yeah. Let’s invite them, let’s start having parties where we invite people from one person from every decade and have a mixer. That would be good. What, is this a Mr. Beast video? And we’re out. Get ready, Mythical Beasts. Our August Pin of the Month will be available this Monday for just 24 hours at mythical.com

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