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2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge
A year long challenge starting January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2016


I'm changing things up this year. Instead of just the current year of most popular baby names I've compiled the top 50 Male and top 50 female names of each of the decades. So, you can choose your birth decade or your favorite decade and find those names in your books. I've also included this year's most popular baby names just in case you wanted to stick to the newest names. And if you really want a challenge you can do more than one decade or just choose to do all the male names or all the female names.

It doesn't have to be a main character, but it does need to be a first name of the author or a character in the book. You may use a book for only 4 names. You decide if that is 4 of one gender, 2 & 2, or 3 of one and 1 of the other.

You may use alternate spellings of names as long as it sounds the same, you may not use different forms. ie for Anna you could use Ana or Annah, but not Ann or Anya. If a character goes by a nick name you can count it as long as the requested form is given somewhere in the book. ie A character goes by Andy but his given name is Andrew, as long as it is in the text of the book somewhere you can count for Andrew.

Thanks to www.BabyNames.com and www.Baby2See.com for helping me to compile these lists.

Baby Names



1940s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. David
7. Charles
8. Thomas
9. Michael
10. Ronald
11. Larry
12. Donald
13. Joseph
14. Gary
15. George
16. Kenneth
17. Paul
18. Edward
19. Jerry
20. Dennis
21. Frank
22. Daniel
23. Raymond
24. Roger
25. Stephen
26. Gerald
27. Walter
28. Harold
29. Steven
30. Douglas
31. Lawrence
32. Terry
33. Wayne
34. Arthur
35. Jack
36. Carl
37. Henry
38. Willie
39. Bruce
40. Joe
41. Peter
42. Billy
43. Roy
44. Ralph
45. Anthony
46. Jimmy
47. Albert
48. Bobby
49. Eugene
50. Johnny

Female
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Barbara
4. Patricia
5. Carol
6. Sandra
7. Nancy
8. Sharon
9. Judith
10. Susan
11. Betty
12. Carolyn
13. Margaret
14. Shirley
15. Judy
16. Karen
17. Donna
18. Kathleen
19. Joyce
20. Dorothy
21. Janet
22. Diane
23. Janice
24. Joan
25. Elizabeth
26. Brenda
27. Gloria
28. Virginia
29. Marilyn
30. Martha
31. Beverly
32. Helen
33. Bonnie
34. Ruth
35. Frances
36. Jean
37. Ann
38. Phyllis
39. Pamela
40. Jane
41. Alice
42. Peggy
43. Cheryl
44. Doris
45. Catherine
46. Elaine
47. Cynthia
48. Marie
49. Lois
50. Connie (hide spoiler)]

1950s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. James
2. Michael
3. Robert
4. John
5. David
6. William
7. Richard
8. Thomas
9. Mark
10. Charles
11. Steven
12. Gary
13. Joseph
14. Donald
15. Ronald
16. Kenneth
17. Paul
18. Larry
19. Daniel
20. Stephen
21. Dennis
22. Timothy
23. Edward
24. Jeffrey
25. George
26. Gregory
27. Kevin
28. Douglas
29. Terry
30. Anthony
31. Jerry
32. Bruce
33. Randy
34. Brian
35. Frank
36. Scott
37. Roger
38. Raymond
39. Peter
40. Patrick
41. Keith
42. Lawrence
43. Wayne
44. Danny
45. Alan
46. Gerald
47. Christopher
48. Rick
49. Carl
50. Dale

Female
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Patricia
4. Susan
5. Deborah
6. Barbara
7. Debra
8. Karen
9. Nancy
10. Donna
11. Cynthia
12. Sandra
13. Pamela
14. Sharon
15. Kathleen
16. Carol
17. Diane
18. Brenda
19. Cheryl
20. Janet
21. Elizabeth
22. Kathy
23. Margaret
24. Janice
25. Carolyn
26. Denise
27. Judy
28. Rebecca
29. Joyce
30. Teresa
31. Christine
32. Catherine
33. Shirley
34. Judith
35. Betty
36. Beverly
37. Lisa
38. Laura
39. Theresa
40. Connie
41. Ann
42. Julie
43. Gloria
44. Gail
45. Joan
46. Paula
47. Peggy
48. Cindy
49. Martha
50. Bonnie (hide spoiler)]

1960s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Michael
2. David
3. John
4. James
5. Robert
6. Mark
7. William
8. Richard
9. Thomas
10. Jeffrey
11. Steven
12. Joseph
13. Timothy
14. Kevin
15. Scott
16. Brian
17. Charles
18. Paul
19. Daniel
20. Christopher
21. Kenneth
22. Anthony
23. Gregory
24. Ronald
25. Donald
26. Gary
27. Stephen
28. Eric
29. Edward
30. Douglas
31. Todd
32. Patrick
33. George
34. Keith
35. Larry
36. Matthew
37. Terry
38. Andrew
39. Dennis
40. Randy
41. Jerry
42. Peter
43. Frank
44. Craig
45. Raymond
46. Jeffery
47. Bruce
48. Rodney
49. Mike
50. Roger

Female
1. Lisa
2. Mary
3. Susan
4. Karen
5. Kimberly
6. Patricia
7. Linda
8. Donna
9. Michelle
10. Cynthia
11. Sandra
12. Deborah
13. Tammy
14. Pamela
15. Lori
16. Laura
17. Elizabeth
18. Julie
19. Brenda
20. Jennifer
21. Barbara
22. Angela
23. Sharon
24. Debra
25. Teresa
26. Nancy
27. Christine
28. Cheryl
29. Denise
30. Kelly
31. Tina
32. Kathleen
33. Melissa
34. Robin
35. Amy
36. Diane
37. Dawn
38. Carol
39. Tracy
40. Kathy
41. Rebecca
42. Theresa
43. Kim
44. Rhonda
45. Stephanie
46. Cindy
47. Janet
48. Wendy
49. Maria
50. Michele (hide spoiler)]

1970s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Jason
4. David
5. James
6. John
7. Robert
8. Brian
9. William
10. Matthew
11. Joseph
12. Daniel
13. Kevin
14. Eric
15. Richard
16. Jeffrey
17. Scott
18. Mark
19. Steven
20. Thomas
21. Timothy
22. Anthony
23. Charles
24. Joshua
25. Ryan
26. Jeremy
27. Paul
28. Andrew
29. Gregory
30. Chad
31. Kenneth
32. Jonathan
33. Stephen
34. Shawn
35. Aaron
36. Adam
37. Patrick
38. Justin
39. Sean
40. Edward
41. Todd
42. Donald
43. Ronald
44. Benjamin
45. Keith
46. Bryan
47. Gary
48. Jose
49. Nathan
50. Douglas

Female
1. Jennifer
2. Amy
3. Melissa
4. Michelle
5. Kimberly
6. Lisa
7. Angela
8. Heather
9. Stephanie
10. Nicole
11. Jessica
12. Elizabeth
13. Rebecca
14. Kelly
15. Mary
16. Christina
17. Amanda
18. Julie
19. Sarah
20. Laura
21. Shannon
22. Christine
23. Tammy
24. Tracy
25. Karen
26. Dawn
27. Susan
28. Andrea
29. Tina
30. Patricia
31. Cynthia
32. Lori
33. Rachel
34. April
35. Maria
36. Wendy
37. Crystal
38. Stacy
39. Erin
40. Jamie
41. Carrie
42. Tiffany
43. Tara
44. Sandra
45. Monica
46. Danielle
47. Stacey
48. Pamela
49. Tonya
50. Sara (hide spoiler)]

1980s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. David
6. James
7. Daniel
8. Robert
9. John
10. Joseph
11. Jason
12. Justin
13. Andrew
14. Ryan
15. William
16. Brian
17. Brandon
18. Jonathan
19. Nicholas
20. Anthony
21. Eric
22. Adam
23. Kevin
24. Thomas
25. Steven
26. Timothy
27. Richard
28. Jeremy
29. Jeffrey
30. Kyle
31. Benjamin
32. Aaron
33. Charles
34. Mark
35. Jacob
36. Stephen
37. Patrick
38. Scott
39. Nathan
40. Paul
41. Sean
42. Travis
43. Zachary
44. Dustin
45. Gregory
46. Kenneth
47. Tyler
48. Jose
49. Jesse
50. Alexander

Female
1. Jessica
2. Jennifer
3. Amanda
4. Ashley
5. Sarah
6. Stephanie
7. Melissa
8. Nicole
9. Elizabeth
10. Heather
11. Tiffany
12. Amber
13. Michelle
14. Megan
15. Amy
16. Rachel
17. Kimberly
18. Christina
19. Lauren
20. Crystal
21. Brittany
22. Rebecca
23. Laura
24. Danielle
25. Emily
26. Samantha
27. Angela
28. Erin
29. Kelly
30. Sara
31. Lisa
32. Katherine
33. Andrea
34. Jamie
35. Mary
36. Erica
37. Courtney
38. Kristen
39. Shannon
40. April
41. Katie
42. Lindsey
43. Kristin
44. Lindsay
45. Christine
46. Alicia
47. Vanessa
48. Maria
49. Kathryn
50. Allison (hide spoiler)]

1990s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Jacob
6. Nicholas
7. Andrew
8. Daniel
9. Tyler
10. Joseph
11. Brandon
12. David
13. James
14. Ryan
15. John
16. Zachary
17. Justin
18. William
19. Anthony
20. Robert
21. Jonathan
22. Austin
23. Alexander
24. Kyle
25. Kevin
26. Thomas
27. Cody
28. Jordan
29. Eric
30. Benjamin
31. Aaron
32. Christian
33. Samuel
34. Dylan
35. Steven
36. Brian
37. Jose
38. Timothy
39. Nathan
40. Adam
41. Richard
42. Patrick
43. Charles
44. Sean
45. Jason
46. Cameron
47. Jeremy
48. Mark
49. Stephen
50. Jesse

Female
1. Jessica
2. Ashley
3. Emily
4. Samantha
5. Sarah
6. Amanda
7. Brittany
8. Elizabeth
9. Taylor
10. Megan
11. Hannah
12. Kayla
13. Lauren
14. Stephanie
15. Rachel
16. Jennifer
17. Nicole
18. Alexis
19. Victoria
20. Amber
21. Alyssa
22. Courtney
23. Danielle
24. Rebecca
25. Jasmine
26. Brianna
27. Katherine
28. Alexandra
29. Madison
30. Morgan
31. Melissa
32. Michelle
33. Kelsey
34. Chelsea
35. Anna
36. Kimberly
37. Tiffany
38. Olivia
39. Mary
40. Christina
41. Allison
42. Abigail
43. Sara
44. Shelby
45. Heather
46. Haley
47. Maria
48. Kaitlyn
49. Laura
50. Erin (hide spoiler)]

2000s
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Joshua
4. Matthew
5. Andrew
6. Christopher
7. Joseph
8. Nicholas
9. Daniel
10. William
11. Ethan
12. Anthony
13. Ryan
14. Tyler
15. David
16. John
17. Alexander
18. James
19. Zachary
20. Brandon
21. Jonathan
22. Dylan
23. Justin
24. Christian
25. Samuel
26. Benjamin
27. Austin
28. Nathan
29. Noah
30. Jose
31. Logan
32. Robert
33. Kevin
34. Thomas
35. Gabriel
36. Caleb
37. Jordan
38. Hunter
39. Cameron
40. Kyle
41. Jason
42. Elijah
43. Aaron
44. Jack
45. Connor
46. Isaiah
47. Luke
48. Isaac
49. Evan
50. Eric

Female
1. Emily
2. Madison
3. Hannah
4. Emma
5. Ashley
6. Alexis
7. Samantha
8. Sarah
9. Abigail
10. Olivia
11. Elizabeth
12. Alyssa
13. Jessica
14. Grace
15. Lauren
16. Taylor
17. Kayla
18. Brianna
19. Isabella
20. Anna
21. Victoria
22. Sydney
23. Megan
24. Rachel
25. Jasmine
26. Natalie
27. Sophia
28. Chloe
29. Morgan
30. Hailey
31. Jennifer
32. Destiny
33. Julia
34. Kaitlyn
35. Haley
36. Katherine
37. Nicole
38. Alexandra
39. Savannah
40. Maria
41. Amanda
42. Mackenzie
43. Stephanie
44. Allison
45. Mia
46. Brooke
47. Jordan
48. Jenna
49. Rebecca
50. Mary (hide spoiler)]

(Since moms and dads like to use different spellings nowadays I've added them)


2015
(view spoiler)[Male
1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Benjamin
4. Owen
5. Jackson/Jaxon
6. Henry
7. Declan
8. Ethan
9. Noah
10. Alexander
11. Finn/Fynn
12. Elijah
13. Caleb/Kaleb
14. Grayson/Greyson
15. Emmett/Emmet
16. Elliot/Elliott/Eliot
17. Gabriel
18. Aidan/Aiden/Aden
19. Lucas/Lukas
20. Levi
21. Landon
22. William
23. Asher
24. Theodore
26. Jack
27. Silas
28. James
29. Gavin
30. Wyatt
31. Jasper
32. Sebastian/Sebastien
33. Jacob/Jakob
34. Leo
35. Atticus
36. Hudson
37. Everett
38. Isaac
39. Lincoln
40. Luke
41. Logan
42. Holden
43. Felix
44. Andrew
45. Miles/Myles
46. Cole/Kole
47. Mason
48. Nathan
49. Samuel
50. Harrison

Female
1. Charlotte
2. Amelia/Emelia
3. Aria/Arya
4. Olivia
5. Scarlett/Scarlet
6. Ava
7. Violet
8. Nora/Norah
9. Emma
10. Aurora
11. Sophia/Sofia
12. Audrey
13. Ella
14. Grace
15. Lily/Lilly
16. Harper
17. Vivienne/Vivien/Vivian
18. Abigail
19. Isla
20. Lucy/Lucie
21. Hazel
22. Elizabeth/Elisabeth
23. Claire/Clare
24. Eleanor
25. Chloe/Khloe
26. Adelaide
27. Penelope
28. Evelyn
29. Cora
30. Genevieve
31. Adeline
32. Clara
33. Isabella/Izabella
34. Stella
35. Alice
36. Sadie
37. Hannah/Hanna
38. Luna
39. Caroline
40. Evangeline
41. Iris
42. Ivy
43. Everly/Everleigh
44. Emily
45. Ruby
46. Adalyn
47. Lorelei
48. Layla/Leila
49. Rosalie
50. Mia (hide spoiler)]

It's All In a Name' Challenge 2016
1/1/16-12/31/16
First name of the author or a character in the book. You may use a book for only 4 names.
Baby Names - 1950s - it's the decade I was born in!
Completed 100/100; 48 books FINISHED!!!!

Male 50/50 DONE!
Alan - Dancing With A Cowboy by Sandi K. Whipple 1/2/16 4stars
Anthony - Completing the Pass (Santa Fe Bobcats #5) by Jeanette Murray 4/30/16 4stars (Josh's middle name)
Brian - The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig 1/22/16 4stars
Bruce - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom 4/11/16 4stars
Carl - Purl Up and Die (Knitting Mystery #13) by Maggie Sefton 7/1/16 4stars
Charles - The Lure of the Moonflower (Pink Carnation #12) by Lauren Willig 2/29/16 4.5stars
Christopher - The Friends We Keep(Mischief Bay #2) by Susan Mallery 2/23/16 5stars
Dale - Breaking Her Rules (Beyond the Cage #1) by Jennifer Snow 2/21/16 4stars
Daniel - Upon Your Love (Heiresses in Love #3) by Marie Lavender 2/13/16 4 stars (manuscript/beta reader)
Danny - How to Bake a Man by Jessica Barksdale Inclan 3/18/16 3stars
David - Change of Heart (Keepsake Pocket Quilt, #1) by Molly Jebber 1/10/15 5stars
Dennis - The All-Star Antes Up (Wager of Hearts #2) by Nancy Herkness 6/1/16 4.5stars
Donald - Completing the Pass (Santa Fe Bobcats #5) by Jeanette Murray 4/30/16 4stars
Douglas - - The Beauty of Love (American Wilderness #6) by Dorothy Wiley 3/12/16 5stars
Edward - How to Wrangle a Cowboy (The Cowboys of Decker Ranch #3) by Joanne Kennedy 1/4/16 4.5stars
Frank - Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time 1/24/16 4stars
Gary - A Cowboy's Claim (Cowboys of the Rio Grande #3) by Marin Thomas 4/15/16 4stars
George - The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig 1/22/16 4stars
Gerald - Dancing With A Cowboy by Sandi K. Whipple 1/2/16 4stars
Gregory - A Better Man A Better Man (Sunshine Creek Vineyard #1) by Candis Terry 8/5/16 4stars
James - The Name of the Game (Something New, #3) by Jennifer Dawson 1/9/16 4stars
Jeffrey - Knit to Be Tied (A Knitting Mystery #14) by Maggie Sefton 7/4/16 4stars
Jerry - Driving with the Top Down: A Novel by Beth Harbison 2/29/16 3stars
John - How to Wrangle a Cowboy (The Cowboys of Decker Ranch #3) by Joanne Kennedy 1/4/16 4.5stars
Joseph - The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck 1/2/16 5stars
Keith - More Than a Feeling (Heart of the Rockies #3) by Sara Richardson 3/28/16 4stars
Kenneth - The Summer of Me by Angela Benson 8/8/16 4stars
Kevin - Almost Home (Mangrove Island #7) by Neve Cottrell 2/19/16 4stars
Larry - Dancing With A Cowboy by Sandi K. Whipple 1/2/16 4stars
Lawrence (Laurence) - The Christmas Promise The Christmas Promise (The McClendon Holiday Series #2) by Sean D. Young 11/6/16 5stars
Mark See Me by Nicholas Sparks 1/30/15 3stars
Michael - Restless (Finding Love #1) by Paris Hansen 1/16/16 3stars
Patrick - What I Love About You (Truly, Idaho #3) by Rachel Gibson 3/21/16 3.5stars
Paul - See Me by Nicholas Sparks 1/30/15 3stars
Peter - The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig 1/22/16 4stars
Randy - You and Only You (Blessings, Georgia #1) by Sharon Sala 1/27/16 4stars
Raymond - A Cowboy's Claim (Cowboys of the Rio Grande #3) by Marin Thomas 4/15/16 4stars
Richard - Restless (Finding Love #1) by Paris Hansen 1/16/16 3stars
Rick - The Bride Wore Starlight (Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys #3) by Lizbeth Selvig 2/14/16 4stars
Robert - Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time by Jess Oppenheimer 1/24/16 4stars
Roger (Rodger) - How to Wrangle a Cowboy (The Cowboys of Decker Ranch #3) by Joanne Kennedy 1/4/16 4.5stars
Ronald - The Stories We Tell: A Novel by Patti Callahan Henry 3/15/16 4stars
Scott - The Best Medicine (Strictly Business #1) by Elizabeth Hayley 2/18/16 4stars
Stephen - The Beauty of Love (American Wilderness #6) by Dorothy Wiley 3/12/16 5stars
Steven - The Friends We Keep(Mischief Bay #2) by Susan Mallery 2/23/16 5stars
Terry - Unleashed (Love to the Rescue #1) by Rachel Lacey 2/15/16 4stars
Thomas - Upon Your Love (Heiresses in Love #3) by Marie Lavender 2/12/16 4 stars (manuscript/beta reader)
Timothy - The Bride Wore Starlight (Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys #3) by Lizbeth Selvig 2/14/16 4stars
Wayne - Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery 6/30/16 5stars
William - How to Wrangle a Cowboy (The Cowboys of Decker Ranch #3) by Joanne Kennedy 1/4/16 4.5stars

Female 49/50
Ann (Anne) - The Name of the Game (Something New, #3) by Jennifer Dawson 1/9/16
Barbara - Unleashed (Love to the Rescue #1) by Rachel Lacey 2/15/16 4stars
Betty - Unleashed (Love to the Rescue #1) by Rachel Lacey 2/15/16 4stars
Beverly - Sweetest Kisses (Men of the Sprawling A Ranch Book 4) by Anna Alexander 7/9/16 4stars
Bonnie Born to Die (McIntire County #2) by Winter Austin 4/24/16 4stars
Brenda - Unleashed (Love to the Rescue #1) by Rachel Lacey 2/15/16 4stars
Carol - You and Only You (Blessings, Georgia #1) by Sharon Sala 1/27/16 4stars
Carolyn - Lord of the High Lonesome(North Dakota, Americana, # 34 ) by Janet Dailey 12/14/16 3stars
Catherine - The Beauty of Love (American Wilderness #6) by Dorothy Wiley 3/12/16 5stars
Cheryl - Ain't She Sweet (Green Mountain #6) by Marie Force 5/2/16 4.5stars
Christine - The Bride Wore Starlight (Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys #3) by Lizbeth Selvig 2/14/16 4stars
Cindy (Cyndi) - Hittin' It Out the ParkHittin' It Out the Park by Allison Hobbs, Karen E. Quinones Miller 5/8/16 3stars
Connie - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom 4/11/16 4stars
Cynthia - Appealed (The Legal Briefs, #3) by Emma Chase 5/5/16 3.5stars
Deborah - Duty Before Desire by Elizabeth Boyce 1/26/16 4stars
Debra - Ain't She Sweet (Green Mountain #6) by Marie Force 5/2/16 4.5stars
Denise - Best of My Love (Fool's Gold #20) by Susan Mallery 4/17/16 5stars
Diane - More Than a Feeling (Heart of the Rockies #3) by Sara Richardson 3/28/16 4stars
Donna - Restless (Finding Love #1) by Paris Hansen 1/16/16 3stars
Elizabeth - Duty Before Desire by Elizabeth Boyce 1/26/16 4stars
Gail - Completing the Pass (Santa Fe Bobcats #5) by Jeanette Murray 4/30/16 4stars
Gloria - What I Love About You (Truly, Idaho #3) by Rachel Gibson 3/21/16 3.5stars
Janet - Purl Up and Die (Knitting Mystery #13) by Maggie Sefton 7/1/16 4stars
Janice - Dare to Take (Dare to Love #6) by Carly Phillips 4/26/16 5stars
Joan - Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time 1/24/16 4stars
Joyce - Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery 6/30/16 5stars
Judith - The CEO Buys In (Wager of Hearts #1) by Nancy Herkness 6/12/16 4.5stars
Judy - Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time 1/24/16 4stars
Julie - Best of My Love (Fool's Gold #20) by Susan Mallery 4/17/16 5stars
Karen - On the Naughty ListOn the Naughty List by Lori Foster, Carly Phillips, Beth Ciotta and Sugar Jamison 5/8/16 3.5stars (Have Yourself a Curvy Little Christmas)
Kathleen From This Day Forward(The Wedding Belles, #0.5) by Lauren Layne 6/4/16 3.5
Kathy - Driving with the Top Down: A Novel by Beth Harbison 2/29/16 3stars
Laura - Change of Heart (Keepsake Pocket Quilt, #1) by Molly Jebber 1/10/15 5stars
Linda - The Stories We Tell: A Novel by Patti Callahan Henry 3/15/16 4stars
Lisa - The Substitute (The Wedding Pact #1) by Denise Grover Swank 5/28/16 4stars
Margaret - Change of Heart (Keepsake Pocket Quilt, #1) by Molly Jebber 1/10/15 5stars
Martha - The Beauty of Love (American Wilderness #6) by Dorothy Wiley 3/12/16 5stars
Mary - The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck 1/2/16 5stars
Nancy - Driving with the Top Down: A Novel by Beth Harbison 2/29/16 3stars
Pamela - The Best Medicine (Strictly Business #1) by Elizabeth Hayley 2/18/16 4stars
Patricia - Change of Heart (Keepsake Pocket Quilt, #1) by Molly Jebber 1/10/15 5stars
Paula - Driving with the Top Down: A Novel by Beth Harbison 2/29/16 3stars
Peggy - The Widow and the Sheikh The Widow and the Sheikh (Hot Arabian Nights #1) by Marguerite Kaye 3/20/16 4.5stars
Rebecca - Restless (Finding Love #1) by Paris Hansen 1/16/16 3stars
Sandra - The Bride Wore Starlight (Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys #3) by Lizbeth Selvig 2/14/16 4stars
Sharon - You and Only You (Blessings, Georgia #1) by Sharon Sala 1/27/16 4stars
Shirley - Family Tree by Susan Wiggs 11/10/16 4stars
Susan - The Best Medicine (Strictly Business #1) by Elizabeth Hayley 2/18/16 4stars
Teresa - The CEO Buys In (Wager of Hearts #1) by Nancy Herkness 6/12/16 4.5stars
Theresa - A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams 6/26/16 4stars

Reserving my spot. Not sure yet what list I'll do. (Nice changes by the way. Good way to keep it fresh)

I'm going to do 1970's - the decade I was born in....

1970s - Completed

Boys (50/50)

Aaron - Aaron Fennymore - Moon Island - Rosie Thomas (27/1/16)
Adam - Adam Willard - Just What Kind of Mother Are You? - Paula Daly (8/2/16)
Andrew - Andrew Prior - Divergent - Veronica Roth (6/1/16)
Anthony - Anthony Sansone - The Killing Place - Tess Gerritsen (16/3/16)
Benjamin - Benjamin 'Ben' Jones - Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger (21/6/16)
Brian - Brian Katzenberg - Mad About the Boy - Helen Fielding (21/4/16)
Bryan - Bryan Birkett - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne (15/5/16)
Chad - Chad Hamner - A Dark-Adapted Eye - Barbara Vine (29/6/16)
Charles - Charles Parker - Whose Body? - Dorothy L. Sayers (2/1/16)
Christopher - Christopher Savernake - The Death Season - Kate Ellis (22/5/16)
Daniel - Daniel Kind - The Frozen Shroud - Martin Edwards (6/4/16)
David - David Riggs - The Other Daughter - Lisa Gardner (5/8/16)
Donald - Donald 'Donnie' Wolfe - 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (16/3/16)
Douglas - Douglas Talbot Jr. - Thorns of Rosewood - G.M. Barlean (8/2/16)
Edward - Edward Bradford - The Devil's Workshop - Alex Grecian (31/5/16)
Eric - Eric Ink - Matilda - Roald Dahl (2/2/16)
Gary - Gary Knox - No Cure For Love - Peter Robinson (2/4/16)
Gregory - Gregory Wendell - Eclipse - Hilary Norman (5/6/16)
James - James Bond - Moonraker - Ian Fleming (13/6/16)
Jason - Jason Mackillop - Lifeless - Mark Billingham (1/2/16)
Jeffrey - Jeffrey Burgoyne - The Frozen Shroud - Martin Edwards (6/4/16)
Jeremy - Jeremy Bryant - The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre (22/4/16)
John - John Lamb - The Dead Assassin - Vaughn Entwistle (29/5/16)
Jonathan - Jonathan Westhrop - The Serpent in the Glass - D.M. Andrews (17/7/16)
Jose - Jose ? - Holes - Louis Sachar (26/1/16)
Joseph - Joseph 'Joe' Goldberg - You - Caroline Kepnes (23/2/16)
Joshua - Joshua Becket - Eclipse - Hilary Norman (5/6/16)
Justin - Justin Robson - 22 Dead Little Bodies - Stuart MacBride (8/7/16)
Keith - Keith Burke - Normal - Graeme Cameron (1/3/16)
Kenneth - Kenneth Laurie - The Christmas Killer - Jim Gallows (3/1/16)
Kevin - Kevin Schechter - The Other Child - Lucy Atkins (13/2/16)
Mark - Mark Volkov - Love Bats Last - Pamela Aares (9/1/16)
Matthew - Matthew Castle - Castle Cay - Lee Hanson (16/1/16)
Michael - Michael Albright - Love Bats Last - Pamela Aares (9/1/16)
Nathan - Nathan Price - The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (19/2/16)
Patrick - Patrick Henton - The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre (22/4/16)
Paul - Paul Finsworth - The Diary of a Nobody - George Grossmith (18/6/16)
Richard - Richard Saunders - The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy - James Anderson (8/1/16)
Robert - Robert Langdon - Angels and Demons - Dan Brown (31/3/16)
Ronald - Ronald Duffy - The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes (15/1/16)
Ryan - Ryan Eales - Lifeless - Mark Billingham (1/2/16)
Scott - Scott Matthews - Valley of Thracians - Ellis Shuman (12/2/16)
Sean - Sean Wainwright - Keep Your Friends Close - Paula Daly (20/5/16)
Shawn - AUTHOR - The Wizard Of Dark Street - Shawn Thomas Odyssey (10/10/16)
Stephen - Stephen Brigstocke - Disclaimer - Renée Knight (26/7/16)
Steven - Steven Prager - The Hand That Feeds You - A.J. Rich (5/3/16)
Thomas - Thomas Joad - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (24/2/16)
Timothy - Timothy Wallace - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (24/2/16)
Todd - Todd Beckham - Diamonds In The Sky: A Paranormal Romance - M.A. Harper (14/2/16)
William - William Parker -The Love of My Life - Louise Douglas (17/1/16)


Girls (50/50)

Amanda - Amanda Thripp - Matilda - Roald Dahl (2/2/16)
Amy - Amy Elliott Dunne - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (8/3/16)
Andrea - Andrea Flynn - Moon Signs - Helen Haught Fanick (20/10/16)
Angela - Angela Felicone - The Love of My Life - Louise Douglas (17/1/16)
April - April Graham - Close to the Bone - Stuart MacBride (1/7/16)
Carrie - Carrie Kent - Someone Else's Son - Samantha Hayes (4/5/16)
Christina - Kristina Zetterberg - She's Never Coming Back - Hans Koppel (8/7/16)
Christine - Christine Winters - Unless - Carol Shields (7/2/16)
Crystal - Crystal Brighton - Far From True - Linwood Barclay (29/9/16)
Cynthia - Cynthia Spence - Just What Kind of Mother Are You? - Paula Daly (8/2/16)
Danielle - Danielle Westerman - Unless - Carol Shields (7/2/16)
Dawn - AUTHOR - A Tiny Bit Marvellous - Dawn French (14/4/16)
Elizabeth - Elizabeth 'Bets' Jones - The Lost Daughter - Diane Chamberlain (8/8/16)
Erin - Erin Solomon - All the Blue-Eyed Angels - Jen Blood (23/10/16)
Heather - Heather Davison - Breaking the Silence - Diane Chamberlain (5/3/16)
Jamie - Jamie McKay - Blood Sport - A.J. Carella (17/6/16)
Jennifer - Jennifer Honey - Matilda - Roald Dahl (2/2/16)
Jessica - Jessica Gold - Dying For Christmas - Tammy Cohen (1/1/16)
Julie - Julie O'Hara - Castle Cay - Lee Hanson (16/1/16)
Karen - Karen Larson - Thorns of Rosewood - G.M. Barlean (8/2/16)
Kelly - Kelly Norris - No Cure For Love - Peter Robinson (2/4/16)
Kimberly - Kimberley Powers - This Much is True - Katherine Owen (24/5/16)
Laura - Laura Lyons - The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle (27/4/16)
Lisa - Lisa Kallisto - Just What Kind of Mother Are You? - Paula Daly (8/2/16)
Lori - Lori Schneider - Teacher Beware - Charlotte Raine (9/5/16)
Maria - Maria Duran - Darkest Fear - Ethan Cross (26/7/16)
Mary - Mary Holder - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (18/2/16)
Melissa - Melissa Owen - Pop Goes the Weasel - M.J. Arlidge (9/1/16)
Michelle - Michelle Nightingale - The Secret of Happy Ever After - Lucy Dillon (24/1/16)
Monica - Monica Stonehill - Pop Goes the Weasel - M.J. Arlidge (9/1/16)
Nicole - Nichole Fyfe - Close to the Bone - Stuart MacBride (1/7/16)
Pamela - AUTHOR - Love Bats Last - Pamela Aares (9/1/16)
Patricia - Patricia Chatteriss - A Dark-Adapted Eye - Barbara Vine (29/6/16)
Rachel - Rachel Howells - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (21/3/16)
Rebecca - Rebecca Randall - Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin (17/4/16)
Sandra - AUTHOR - Chill Factor - Sandra Brown (11/7/16)
Sara - Sara Smart - The Lie - C.L. Taylor (31/7/16)
Sarah - Sarah Bannister - The Other Child - Lucy Atkins (13/2/16)
Shannon - Shannon Sellers - The Bay at Midnight - Diane Chamberlain (25/3/16)
Stacey - Stacey Gourdon - Close to the Bone - Stuart MacBride (1/7/16)
Stacy - Stacy Gardner - Dark Blood - Stuart MacBride (6/2/16)
Stephanie - Stephanie Aaron - Still Alice - Lisa Genova (19/5/16)
Susan - Susan Pevensie - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (8/1/16)
Tammy - AUTHOR - Dying For Christmas - Tammy Cohen (1/1/16)
Tara - Tara Babcock - The Seven Steps to Closure - Donna Joy Usher (17/3/16)
Tiffany - Tiffany Grunwald - Say That Again - N. Gemini Sasson (21/5/16)
Tina - Tina Salcedo - Ice on the Grapevine - R.E. Donald (2/3/16)
Tonya - AUTHOR - A Charming Crime - Tonya Kappes (12/6/16)
Tracy - Tracy Lenahan - Lazybones - Mark Billingham (11/3/16)
Wendy - Wendy Jarrett - Wreathed - Curtis Edmonds (16/2/16)

...and 2015

Boys (43/50)

Aiden - Aiden Reagan - Count to Ten - Karen Rose (6/5/16)
Alexander - Alexander Nikolov - Valley of Thracians - Ellis Shuman (12/2/16)
Andrew - Andrew 'Andy' O'Connell - The Fire - John A. Heldt (28/3/16)
Archer
Asher
Atticus
Benjamin - Benjamin Walker - The Experiment of Dreams - Brandon Zenner (9/3/16)
Caleb - Caleb Prior - Divergent - Veronica Roth (6/1/16)
Cole
Declan
Elijah - Elijah 'Eli' Cohen - Jet - Russell Blake (11/8/16)
Elliot - Elliot Sanders - Eclipse - Hilary Norman (5/6/16)
Emmett
Ethan - Ethan Wate - Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia (24/3/16)
Everett - Everett Druce - Curtain Call - Anthony Quinn (22/1/16)
Felix - Felix Croker - Curtain Call - Anthony Quinn (22/1/16)
Finn - Finn Parker - Living Lies - Kate Mathis (3/4/16)
Gabriel - Gabriel Johnson - The Shadow Wife - Diane Chamberlain (10/1/16)
Gavin - Gavin Jones - In the Cold Dark Ground - Stuart MacBride (19/7/16)
Grayson
Harrison - Harrison Schofield - The Prophet - Ethan Cross (2/9/16)
Henry - Henry 'Hank' Wilson - Ready to Were - Robyn Peterman (17/1/16)
Holden - Holden 'Skeet' Caulfield Jr. - False Memory - Dean Koontz (5/2/16)
Hudson - Hudson Tillman - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion (9/4/16)
Isaac - Isaac Esler - The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion (3/4/16)
Jack - Jack Kang - Insurgent - Veronica Roth (3/3/16)
Jackson - Jackson Hunt - Beautiful Demons - Sarra Cannon (27/4/16)
Jacob - Jacob 'Junior' Wilson - Ready to Were - Robyn Peterman (17/1/16)
James - AUTHOR - Nevermore - James Patterson (1/6/15)
Jasper - Jasper Conklin - The Sleuth Sisters - Maggie Pill (14/6/16)
Landon - Landon Michaels - Every Witch Way But Wicked - Amanda M. Lee (19/6/16)
Leo - Leo Miller - Living Lies - Kate Mathis (3/4/16)
Levi - Levi Woodbury - The Jefferson Key - Steve Berry (19/1/16)
Liam - Liam Sommers - The Shadow Wife - Diane Chamberlain (10/1/16)
Lincoln - Lincoln Presley - This Much is True - Katherine Owen (24/5/16)
Logan - Logan McRae - Shatter The Bones - Stuart MacBride (27/3/16)
Lucas - Lucas Beam - Moon Island - Rosie Thomas (27/1/16)
Luke - Luke Fahey - Postcards from the Heart - Ella Griffin (30/1/16)
Mason - Mason Helt - Broken Promise - Linwood Barclay (11/8/16)
Miles - Miles Westphalen - Count to Ten - Karen Rose (6/5/16)
Nathan - Nathan Prelate - The Defendants - John Ellsworth (11/5/16)
Noah - Noah Joad - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (24/2/16)
Oliver - Oliver Wood - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (14/2/16)
Owen - Owen Nightingale - The Secret of Happy Ever After - Lucy Dillon (24/1/16)
Samuel - Samuel Mo - Mary Poppins in the Park - P.L. Travers (20/3/16)
Sebastian - Sebastian Moran - The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (14/5/16)
Silas - Silas Zane - The Last Trail - Zane Grey (28/1/16)
Theodore - Theodore Falconara - The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole (10/7/16)
William - William Stevens - The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (10/2/16)
Wyatt - Wyatt Stockwell - No Safe House - Linwood Barclay (27/8/16)


Girls (46/50)

Abigail - Abigail 'Abbey' Lucas - The Teacher - Katerina Diamond (18/8/16)
Adalyn
Adelaide - Adelaide Todd - Life After Life - Kate Atkinson (15/6/16)
Adeline
Alice - Alice Chambers - Spellbound - Jane Green (12/3/16)
Amelia - Amelia Peterson - The Death Season - Kate Ellis (22/5/16)
Aria - Aria Montgomery - Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard (6/9/16)
Audrey - Audrey Watson - The Wisdom Of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton (26/7/16)
Aurora - Aurora Rome - The Wisdom Of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton (26/7/16)
Ava - Ava Chambers - Spellbound - Jane Green (12/3/16)
Caroline - Caroline Thwaites - Tarnished - Julia Crouch (25/1/16)
Charlotte - Charlotte Lawrence - The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion (3/4/16)
Chloe - Chloe Smart - The Lie - C.L. Taylor (31/7/16)
Claire - Claire Day - The Devil's Workshop - Alex Grecian (31/5/16)
Clara - AUTHOR - The Murder at Sissingham Hall - Clara Benson (22/3/16)
Cora - Cora Wyley - Curtain Call - Anthony Quinn (22/1/16)
Eleanor - Elinor Loredan - Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (12/1/16)
Elizabeth - Elizabeth 'Liz' Feeny - Vanished - Tim Weaver (28/4/16)
Ella - Ella Matthews - Pop Goes the Weasel - M.J. Arlidge (9/1/16)
Emily - Emily Thornhill - Wreathed - Curtis Edmonds (16/2/16)
Emma - Emma Tupper - Forgotten - Catherine McKenzie (22/7/16)
Evangeline - Evangeline St Clare - Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe (30/4/16)
Evelyn - Evelyn Eaton - Four: A Divergent Collection - Veronica Roth (15/3/16)
Everly
Genevieve - Genevieve Duke - The Birthday Party - Veronica Henry (28/6/16)
Grace - Grace Poole - Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (12/1/16)
Hannah - Hannah Scarlett - The Frozen Shroud - Martin Edwards (6/4/16)
Harper - Harper Madison - Beautiful Demons - Sarra Cannon (27/4/16)
Hazel - Hazel Dixon - A Question of Belief - Margaret Yorke (17/2/16)
Iris - Iris Whipplethorn - A Fairy's Guide to Disaster - A.W. Hartoin (23/4/16)
Isabella - Isabella Mendez - Fool Me Once - Harlan Coben (29/7/16)
Isla - Isla Anderson - In the Cold Dark Ground - Stuart MacBride (19/7/16)
Ivy - Ivy Duhane - Moon Island - Rosie Thomas (27/1/16)
Layla - Layla Campari - Alpha - Jasinda Wilder (28/7/16)
Lily - Lilly Martin - Chill Factor - Sandra Brown (11/7/16)
Lorelei
Lucy - Lucy Pevensie - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (8/1/16)
Luna - Luna Martinez - In The Blood - Jack Kerley (26/10/16)
Mia - Mia Tambini - Pedigree Mum - Fiona Gibson (3/5/16)
Nora - Nora Mackenzie - Dark Blood - Stuart MacBride (6/2/16)
Olivia - Olivia Felicone - The Love of My Life - Louise Douglas (17/1/16)
Penelope - Penelope Clay - Persuasion - Jane Austen (27/6/16)
Rosalie - Rosalie Wardill - The Crypt - Jonas Saul (26/3/16)
Ruby - Ruby Sprackling - The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (19/2/16)
Sadie - Sadie Hawkins - The Fire - John A. Heldt (28/3/16)
Scarlett - Scarlett O'Hara - Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell (14/3/16)
Sophia - Sophia Croft - Persuasion - Jane Austen (27/6/16)
Stella - Stella Gresley - Red Pottage - Mary Cholmondeley (11/6/16)
Violet - Violet Rafferty - The Birthday Party - Veronica Henry (28/6/16)
Vivian - Vivien Jenkins - The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton (25/6/16)

Welcome JoAnne & Caroline!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Welcome JoAnne & Caroline!"

Thanks, I'm going to try some new challenges this year and not do so many repeats. This one could be interesting especially since I have to hunt for names on the list since they are not alphabetical.

I really like this. Like JoAnne, since I was born in the 1950's, I'm going with that one...

It's All In a Name' Challenge 2016
1/1/16-12/31/16

First name of the author or a character in the book. You may use a book for only 4 names.

Baby Names - 1950s

Male
1. James
2. Michael
3. Robert - Force of Nature - 1/9
4. John
5. David
6. William
7. Richard - Force of Nature - 1/9
8. Thomas
9. Mark
10. Charles - For the Love of Anna - 1/9
11. Steven
12. Gary
13. Joseph
14. Donald
15. Ronald
16. Kenneth
17. Paul
18. Larry
19. Daniel - Yellowstone Heart Song - 1/2
20. Stephen
21. Dennis
22. Timothy
23. Edward
24. Jeffrey
25. George
26. Gregory
27. Kevin
28. Douglas
29. Terry
30. Anthony
31. Jerry
32. Bruce
33. Randy
34. Brian
35. Frank
36. Scott
37. Roger
38. Raymond
39. Peter
40. Patrick
41. Keith
42. Lawrence
43. Wayne
44. Danny
45. Alan
46. Gerald
47. Christopher
48. Rick
49. Carl
50. Dale

Female
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Patricia
4. Susan
5. Deborah
6. Barbara
7. Debra
8. Karen - Force of Nature - 1/9
9. Nancy
10. Donna
11. Cynthia
12. Sandra
13. Pamela
14. Sharon
15. Kathleen
16. Carol
17. Diane
18. Brenda
19. Cheryl
20. Janet
21. Elizabeth
22. Kathy
23. Margaret
24. Janice
25. Carolyn
26. Denise
27. Judy
28. Rebecca
29. Joyce
30. Teresa
31. Christine
32. Catherine
33. Shirley
34. Judith
35. Betty
36. Beverly
37. Lisa
38. Laura
39. Theresa
40. Connie
41. Ann - Force of Nature - 1/9
42. Julie
43. Gloria
44. Gail
45. Joan
46. Paula
47. Peggy
48. Cindy
49. Martha
50. Bonnie

Welcome to the challenge, Karen!

2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge

1990s - I was born in 1990
Male 47/50
1.Michael - Checking It Twice by Samantha Wayland [3 stars], read 26/01/2016
2.Christopher - Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby [2.5 stars], read 13/02/2016
3.Matthew - Hero by Samantha Young [4 stars], read 04/03/2016
4.Joshua -
5. Jacob - Status Update by Annabeth Albert [4 stars], read 02/01/2016
6. Nicholas - Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux [3.5 stars], read 03/01/2016
7.Andrew - Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren [5 stars], read 03/03/2016
8.Daniel - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [4.5 stars], read 20/02/2016
9. Tyler - Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux [3.5 stars], read 03/01/2016
10.Joseph - Unscrupulous by Avery Aster [3 stars], read 13/02/2016
11.Brandon - Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby [2.5 stars], read 13/02/2016
12.David - Memory Man by David Baldacci [3.5 stars], read 26/01/2016
13.James - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl [2 stars], read 16/01/2016
14.Ryan - Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis [4.5 stars], read 04/03/2016
15.John - A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood [2 stars], read 02/02/2016
16.Zachary - Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Santino Hassell, Ais [4 stars], read 14/04/2016
17.Justin - Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren [5 stars], read 03/03/2016
18.William - Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis [4.5 stars], read 04/03/2016
19.Anthony - Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby [2.5 stars], read 13/02/2016
20.Robert - Status Update by Annabeth Albert [4 stars], read 02/01/2016
21.Jonathan - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare [3 stars], read 24/02/2016
22.Austin
23.Alexander - Alex by Sawyer Bennett, [3 stars], read 10/08/2016
24.Kyle - Stygian by Santino Hassell, [5 stars], read 02/01/2016
25.Kevin - Strong Signal by Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell [2.5 stars], read 27/02/2016
26.Thomas - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl [2 stars], read 16/01/2016
27.Cody - November 9 by Colleen Hoover [4.5 stars], read 07/02/2016
28.Jordan - Stay with Me by S.E. Harmon [3.5 stars], read 31/03/2016
29.Eric - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl [2 stars], read 16/01/2016
30.Benjamin - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [4.5 stars], read 20/02/2016
31.Aaron - So Into You by S.E. Harmon [4 stars], read 11/04/2016
32.Christian - Home and Away by Samantha Wayland [4 stars], read 16/01/2016
33.Samuel - A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood [2 stars], read 02/02/2016
34.Dylan - The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan [4 stars], read 22/01/2016
35.Steven - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes [3 stars], read 04/04/2016
36.Brian - Stygian by Santino Hassell [5 stars], read 02/01/2016
37.Jose - Unscrupulous by Avery Aster [3 stars], read 13/02/2016
38.Timothy - How to Howl at the Moon by Eli Easton, [4 stars], read 09/04/2016
39.Nathan - Off the Clock by Roni Loren [3.5 stars], read 17/01/2016
40.Adam - RoomHate by Penelope Ward [2.5 stars], read 29/02/2016
41.Richard - The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry [2 stars], read 06/02/2016
42.Patrick - The Vixen and the Vet by Katy Regnery [3 stars], read 27/03/2016
43.Charles - Home and Away by Samantha Wayland [4 stars], read 16/01/2016
44.Sean - The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan [4 stars], read 22/01/2016
45.Jason - Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Santino Hassell, Ais [4 stars], read 14/04/2016
46.Cameron - Home and Away by Samantha Wayland [4 stars], read 16/01/2016
47.Jeremy - Stygian by Santino Hassell [5 stars], read 02/01/2016
48.Mark - So Into You by S.E. Harmon [4 stars], read 11/04/2016
49.Stephen - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
50.Jesse - From the Ashes by Daisy Harris [3 stars], read 11/04/2016



Female 41/50
1.Jessica - Sweet Addiction by Jessica Daniels [1 star], read 16/04/2016
2.Ashley - Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren [5 stars], read 03/03/2016
3.Emily - Status Update by Annabeth Albert [4 stars], read 02/01/2016
4.Samantha - Home and Away by Samantha Wayland [4 stars], read 16/01/2016
5.Sarah - Stygian by Santino Hassell [5 stars], read 02/01/2016
6.Amanda - Big Rock by Lauren Blakely [3 stars], read 09/01/2016
7.Brittany - The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry [2 stars], read 06/02/2016
8.Elizabeth - The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry [2 stars], read 06/02/2016
9. Taylor
10.Megan - Strong Signal by Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell [2.5 stars], read 27/02/2016
11.Hannah - The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry [2 stars], read 06/02/2016
12. Kayla
13.Lauren - Big Rock by Lauren Blakely [3 stars], read 09/01/2016
14.Stephanie - Cancun by Kimberly Fox [3 stars], read 30/06/2016
15.Rachel - Status Update by Annabeth Albert [4 stars], read 02/01/2016
16.Jennifer - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews [4 stars], read 15/03/2016
17.Nicole - Strong Signal by Megan Erickson, Santino Hassell [2.5 stars], read 27/02/2016
18.Alexis - Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Santino Hassell, Ais [4 stars], read 14/04/2016
19.Victoria - Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl [2 stars], read 16/01/2016
20.Amber - So Into You by S.E. Harmon [4 stars], read 11/04/2016
21.Alyssa - RoomHate by Penelope Ward [2.5 stars], read 29/02/2016
22. Courtney
23.Danielle - Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Santino Hassell, Ais [4 stars], read 14/04/2016
24.Rebecca - Hope Flames by Jaci Burton [4 stars], read 25/03/2016
25.Jasmine - Triptych by Karin Slaughter [3 stars], read 23/08/2016
26. Brianna
27.Katherine - Triptych by Karin Slaughter [3 stars], read 23/08/2016
28.Alexandra - Unscrupulous by Avery Aster [3 stars], read 13/02/2016
29. Madison
30. Morgan
31.Melissa - Nuts by Alice Clayton [5 stars], read 27/07/2016
32.Michelle - Hero by Samantha Young [4 stars], read 04/03/2016
33. Kelsey
34.Chelsea - Hope Flames by Jaci Burton [4 stars], read 25/03/2016
35.Anna - The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan [4 stars], read 22/01/2016
36.Kimberly - Cancun by Kimberly Fox [3 stars], read 30/06/2016
37.Tiffany - Sweet Addiction by Jessica Daniels [1 star], read 16/04/2016
38.Olivia - RoomHate by Penelope Ward [2.5 stars], read 29/02/2016
39.Mary - Off the Clock by Roni Loren [3.5 stars], read 17/01/2016
40.Christina - Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren, [5 stars], read 03/03/2016
41.Allison - Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby [2.5 stars], read 13/02/2016
42.Abigail - Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux [3.5 stars], read 03/01/2016
43.Sara - Sweet Addiction by Jessica Daniels [1 star], read 16/04/2016
44. Shelby
45.Heather - Sweet Addiction by Jessica Daniels [1 star], read 16/04/2016
46.Haley - Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Becca Ann [3 star], read 28/08/2016
47.Maria - Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan [4.5 star], read 05/08/2016
48. Kaitlyn
49.Laura - Off the Clock by Roni Loren [3.5 stars], read 17/01/2016
50.Erin - L'appel de l'ange by Guillaume Musso [3.5 stars], read 29/06/2016

I have a quick question - if I wanted to try and do a couple of different decades (I was considering 70's and 2015) and a name appears on both lists - for example William - do I need to find that name twice (one book for each list) or could I count the same book for both lists? I hope that made sense - it did in my head!

Also if I used the same book for both lists, would it count as one name or two names for the four name limit? Sorry - this is probably really confusing...

Maybe I'll just stick to one list!

You totally made sense :) I had not thought about that particular question. I guess I would have to say that you would have to find it twice.

Welcome Mariana!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "You totally made sense :) I had not thought about that particular question. I guess I would have to say that you would have to find it twice."

Thanks Jennifer :)

2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge
Duration: January 1st 2016 - December 31st 2016
Completed: 183/200

Still need to find:
Austin Jose Jose Kenneth Kevin Kevin Richard Stephen

Angela Brittany Christina Erica Kathryn Kelsey Kimberly Kimberly Kristin

1980s
Males (47/50):
Aaron Adam Alexander Andrew Anthony Benjamin Brandon Brian Charles Christopher Daniel David Dustin Eric Gregory Jacob James Jason Jeffrey Jeremy Jesse John Jonathan Jose Joseph Joshua Justin Kenneth Kevin Kyle Mark Matthew Michael Nathan Nicholas Patrick Paul Richard Robert Ryan Scott Sean Stephen Steven Thomas Timothy Travis Tyler William Zachary

Females: (45/50):
Alicia Allison Amanda Amber Amy Andrea Angela April Ashley Brittany Christina Christine Courtney Crystal Danielle Elizabeth Emily Erica Erin Heather Jamie Jennifer Jessica Katherine Kathryn Katie Kelly Kimberly Kristen Kristin Laura Lauren Lindsay Lindsey Lisa Maria Mary Megan Melissa Michelle Nicole Rachel Rebecca Samantha Sara Sarah Shannon Stephanie Tiffany Vanessa

1990s
Males (45/50):
Aaron Adam Alexander Andrew Anthony Austin Benjamin Brandon Brian Cameron Charles Christian Christopher Cody Daniel David Dylan Eric Jacob James Jason Jeremy Jesse John Jonathan Jordan Jose Joseph Joshua Justin Kevin Kyle Mark Matthew Michael Nathan Nicholas Patrick Richard Robert Ryan Samuel Sean Stephen Steven Thomas Timothy Tyler William Zachary

Females (46/50):
Abigail Alexandra Alexis Allison Alyssa Amanda Amber Anna Ashley Brianna Brittany Chelsea Christina Courtney Danielle Elizabeth Emily Erin Hannah Heather Haley Jasmine Jennifer Jessica Kaitlyn Katherine Kayla Kelsey Kimberly Laura Lauren Madison Maria Mary Megan Melissa Michelle Morgan Nicole Olivia Rachel Rebecca Samantha Sara Sarah Shelby Stephanie Taylor Tiffany Victoria

Books read:

Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley: Stephanie (80s)
Jabril by D.B. Reynolds: Scott (80s), Anna (90s), Elizabeth (80s), Alexandra (90s)
Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston: Sara (80s), Kelly (80s)
Jezebel's Lion by Hazel Gower: Brandon (80s), Travis (80s), Tyler (80s), Samuel (90s)
Pure Bliss by Sophie Oak: Brian (80s), James (90s), Nathan (80s), Rachel (80s)
The Naked Baron by Sally MacKenzie: Sarah (80s), Amanda (80s), Abigail (90s), Katherine (80s)
Bought For The Marriage Bed by Melanie Milburne: Mark (80s), Robert (80s), Elizabeth (90s)
Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh: Daniel(80s), Thomas(80s), Jonathan, William (80s)
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb: Ryan (80s), David (80s)
Dangerous Boys and Their Toy by Shayla Black: Cameron (90s)
Hard to Forget by Bella Jewel: Kyle (80s), Timothy (80s), Michael (80s)
Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros: Mark (90s), Rebecca (80s), Kayla (90s), Jessica (80s)
Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson: Christine (80s), Zachary (80s), Nathan (90s), Laura (90s)
Sebring by Kristen Ashley: Olivia (90s), Eric (80s), David (90s), Dustin (80s)
Sage's Story by Dixie Lynn Dwyer: Amanda (90s), Mary (80s), William (90s), Tyler (90s)
With Everything I Am by Kristen Ashley: Nicholas (80s)
Dealing Her Final Card by Jennie Lucas: Heather (80s)
Play by Kylie Scott: Lauren (80s), John (80s)
Go Fetch! by Shelly Laurenston: Sara (90s), Amy (80s), Victoria (90s)
When She Was Wicked by Anne Barton: Thomas (90s), James (80s), Charles (80s)
Loving Ambush by Leah Brooke: Jasmine (90s)
The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters: Jacob (80s)
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll: Jessica (90s), Lindsay (80s), Aaron (80s), Erin (80s)
Misconduct by Penelope Douglas: Patrick (90s), Christian (90s), Jordan (90s)
Collision by Evie Harper: John (90s), Sarah (90s)
The Billionaire's Bride of Vengeance by Miranda Lee: Nicole (80s), Megan (90s)
Sharing Freedom by Harley McRide: Eric (90s)
Team Tomás by Ally Adams: Melissa (80s), Ryan (90s), Laura (80s)
Caribou's Gift by Eve Langlais: Kyle (90s), Crystal (80s)
Pandemonium by Bella Jewel: Jennifer (80s), Rachel (90s), Haley (90s), Jeremy
Rajmund by D.B. Reynolds: Anthony (80s), Jennifer (90s), Charles (90s)
Rival by Penelope Douglas: Jason (80s), Hannah (90s), Taylor (90s), Brianna (90s)
Loving Cara by Kristen Proby: Lauren (90s), Joshua (80s), Kristen (80s)
Shatter by Rachel Van Dyken: Alyssa (90s), April (80s)
Luca: You Will Be Mine by Jaimie Roberts: Matthew (80s), Samantha (80s), Jamie (80s), Jeffrey (80s)
His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St.John: Katherine (90s), Rebecca (90s)
Distraction by Aurora Rose Reynolds: Morgan, Justin (80s)
Lords of the Were by Bianca D'Arc: Timothy (90s), Jason (90s), Patrick (80s)
For Your Sake by Elayne DiSano: Michael
The Score by Elle Kennedy: Sean (80s), Justin (90s), Michelle (80s), Allison (80s)
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas: Maria (80s)
Jet by Jay Crownover: Adam (80s), Brian (90s)
Knight of Hearts by Suzie Quint: Emily (80s)
Blue Waltz by Linda Francis Lee: Adam (90s), Stephen (80s), Mary (90s)
From Sanctum with Love by Lexi Blake: Amber (80s), Alicia (80s), Jesse (80s), Andrew (80s)
Guarding a Notorious Lady by Olivia Parker: Nicholas (90s)
Laid Bear by Marina Maddix: Brittany (80s), Paul (80s), Jacob (90s)
The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway: Stephanie (90s)
Persuading Prudence by Liz Cole: Christopher (80s)
Ryder by L.A. Casey: Brandon (90s), Samantha (90s)
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean: Matthew (90s)
Soul Rest by Joey W. Hill: Sean (90s)
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata: Vanessa (80s), Zachary (90s), Jeremy (90s)
What You Need by Lorelei James: Lisa (80s), Maria (90s), Benjamin (80s)
Bait & Switch by Kendall Ryan: Danielle (80s)
Draw by Cora Brent: Dylan (90s)
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn: Anthony (90s)
Tyler by Diana Palmer: Shelby
Fever Dream by Annabel Joseph: Ashley (80s)
The Matchmaker's Playbook by Rachel Van Dyken: Megan (80s), Melissa (90s), Christopher (90s)
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick: Joshua (90s)
Theirs by Hazel Gower: Jonathan (90s)
The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen: Heather (90s), Allison (90s), Daniel (90s)
The Year We Hid Away by Sarina Bowen: Shannon, Gregory, Andrew (90s)
When I'm With You by Harper Sloan: Danielle (90s)
Drifter by Bella Jewel: Kaitlyn (90s), Richard (80s)
Big Easy Temptation by Shayla Black: Courtney (80s), Amber (90s)
Siren in Bloom by Sophie Oak: Benjamin (90s)
Chasing Bliss by Sophie Oak: Christina (80s)
Jockblocked by Jen Frederick: Emily (90s)
Until June by Aurora Rose Reynolds: Aaron (90s), Cody
Lassoing the Virgin Mail Order Bride by Alexa Riley: Joseph (80s)
Between a Vamp and a Hard Place by Jessica Sims: Lindsey
Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair: Andrea
Carl, Caveman Instinct 2.5 by Hazel Gower: Joseph (90s)
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn: Alexander (80s)
Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak: Ashley (90s), Michelle (90s)
Sirens in Bliss by Sophie Oak: Chelsea, Robert (90s), Alexis
Lingus by Mariana Zapata: Nicole (90s)
The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston: Alexander (90s)
Dominance Never Dies by Lexi Blake: Jesse (90s), Courtney (90s), Erin (90s)
Fern by Leigh Greenwood: Madison (90s)
The Billionaire’s Favorite Mistake by Jessica Clare: Tiffany (80s)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes: Steven (80s)
Sugar Daddies by Jade West: Katie
Ruthless by Lexi Blake: Steven
Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: The Secret Recipes of Topped by Lexi Blake: Tiffany

After two unsuccessful years trying to complete this challenge I'm moving back to history. In my books there are more old fashioned names, specially for females. I got really close to completing the males this year but was nowhere close to complete the females. I hope 2016 is the year I can finally complete it :)

Good Luck, Gea!

Classic
58/100 completed

Females (30/50 completed)
Abigail Adalyn Adelaide Adeline Alice Amelia Aria/Arya Audrey Aurora Ava Caroline Charlotte Chloe/Khloe Claire Clara Cora Eleanor Elizabeth Ella Emily Emma Evangeline Evelyn Everly/Everleigh Genevieve Grace Hannah Harper Hazel Iris Isabella Isla Ivy Layla/Leila Lily Lorelei Lucy Luna Mia Nora Olivia Penelope Rosalie Ruby Sadie Scarlett Sophia Stella Violet Vivienne/Vivian

Males (28/50 completed)
Aidan/Aden Alexander Andrew Asher Atticus Benjamin Caleb/Kaleb Cole Declan Elijah Elliot Emmett Ethan Everett Felix Finn/Fynn Gabriel Gavin Grayson Harrison Henry Holden Hudson Isaac Jack Jackson/Jaxon Jacob James Jasper Landon Leo Levi Liam Lincoln Logan Lucas Luke Mason Mia Miles Nathan Noah Oliver Owen Samuel Sebastian Silas Theodore William Wyatt

1980s
82/100 completed

Females (39/50 completed):
Alicia Allison Amanda Amber Amy Andrea Angela April Ashley Brittany Christina Christine Courtney Crystal Danielle Elizabeth Emily Erica Erin Heather Jamie Jennifer Jessica Katherine Kathryn Katie Kelly Kimberly Kristen Kristin Laura Lauren Lindsay Lindsey Lisa Maria Mary Megan Melissa Michelle Nicole Rachel Rebecca Samantha Sara Sarah Shannon Stephanie Tiffany Vanessa

Males (43/50 completed)
Aaron Adam Alexander Andrew Anthony Benjamin Brandon Brian Charles Christopher Daniel David Dustin Eric Gregory Jacob James Jason Jeffrey Jeremy Jesse John Jonathan Jose Joseph Joshua Justin Kenneth Kevin Kyle Mark Matthew Michael Nathan Nicholas Patrick Paul Richard Robert Ryan Scott Sean Stephen Steven Thomas Timothy Travis Tyler William Zachary

To Die Fur - Caroline
Cake on a Hot Tin Roof - Violet, Gabriel, Liam,
Absolutely, Positively - Evangeline, Olivia, Danielle, Brandon
In Rides Trouble - Evelyn, Rebecca, Michelle, Patrick
Off to Be the Wizard - Scott, Tyler
She's No Angel - Ashley, Emily, Jennifer, Ivy
Silver Sparks - Amber, Kyle
Obsession in Death - Charlotte, Mason, Aaron
Some Enchanted Éclair - Iris, Declan, Owen, Katie
Pumpkins in Paradise - Brittany, Emma, Rosalie, Hazel,
My Date From Hell - Hannah
Binding the Shadows - Andrew
Emerald Isle - Leo
Moon Called - Samuel, Adam, Charles, Robert
Iron Kissed - Aidan, Courtney,
Bone Crossed - James, John
Silver Borne - Henry, Alicia, Paul
The Mistake - Grace, Logan
Frost Burned - William
Night Broken - Zachary
Rock Chick Revenge - Christine
Fire Touched - Thomas
Don't Bite the Bridesmaid - Alice, Kristen, Tiffany, Noah
Agnes and the Hitman - Lisa, Marie
Oh Say Can You Fudge - Luke
Sweet Revenge - Claire, Matthew
Blueburied Muffins - Mia, Lindsey, Jason
Motor Mouth - Anthony, Joseph, Steven
Sweet Dreams - Lauren, Gavin
Virgin River - Lily, Jack
Dead Man Talking - Katherine, Jeffrey
Romancing the Duke - Abigail
Biting Bad - Chloe, Ethan, Lucas, Joshua
Ghastly Glass - Crystal
An Unhappy Medium - Isabella, Richard
Vanilla Beaned - Levi
Double Whammy - Heather, Jeremy
Witchcraft - Kimberly, Mark
Semi-Charmed - Harper
Here Comes Trouble - Emily
Bitter Bite - Lorelei
Origins - Daniel, Jacob
Bubbles In Trouble - Sarah
Enchanted - Eric
Bun for Your Life - Brian, Jamie
As Lie the Dead - Wyatt
Forsaken - Kelly, Vanessa
The Enchantment Emporium - Ruby, Ryan
Howl's Moving Castle - Benjamin, Michael, Justin
Boiled Over - Christopher
Spell or High Water - Nicholas
Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery - Angela
The Call - Stephan
The Westing Game - Alexander
Lick - David, Nathan
Breathe - Mary, Benjamin, Silas
Unwanted - Sophia, Finn
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Jessica
Take the Monkey and Run - Laura
Save the Date - Amanda
Illusion Town - Clara, Benjamin
Murder Most Finicky - Lucy
All You Need is Fudge - Eleanor, Rachel
Ready to Were - Jacob
Mind Over Monsters - Oliver
To Brew or Not to Brew - Nicole, Sean
Paw Enforcement - Megan
Hell to Pay - Melissa
Assault and Pepper - Kevin
Hula Done It? - Jonathan
Magic Binds - Andrea
Meet Your Baker - Stephanie, Andrew
Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth
Stick a Fork In It - Miles
Murder by Impulse - Amy, William
Ripped From the Pages - Amelia, Elizabeth, Jackson


** Thanks Gea for compiling the names in the compact format

extra in case I run over

Welcome Diane!

'It's All in a Name' 2016
1/1/16 ~ 12/31/16


1970s

Male
Aaron Adam Andrew Anthony Benjamin Brian Bryan Chad Charles Christopher Daniel David Donald Douglas Edward Eric Gary Gregory James Jason Jeffrey Jeremy John Jonathan Jose Joseph Joshua Justin Keith Kenneth Kevin Mark Matthew Michael Nathan Patrick Paul Richard Robert Ronald Ryan Scott Sean Shawn Stephen Steven Thomas Timothy Todd William

Female
Amanda Amy Andrea Angela April Carrie Christina Christine Crystal Cynthia Danielle Dawn Elizabeth Erin Heather Jamie Jennifer Jessica Julie Karen Kelly Kimberly Laura Lisa Lori Maria Mary Melissa Michelle Monica Nicole Pamela Patricia Rachel Rebecca Sandra Sara Sarah Shannon Stacey Stacy Stephanie Susan Tammy Tara Tiffany Tina Tonya Tracy Wendy

If anyone else would like to have their lists alphabetized let me know and I will do it for you :)

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "If anyone else would like to have their lists alphabetized let me know and I will do it for you :)"

I would love mine alphabetized. I'm on post 4.
Thanks!

I'll get it done for you as soon as possible and pm the list to you so you can copy and paste to update your post

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "I'll get it done for you as soon as possible and pm the list to you so you can copy and paste to update your post"

Thanks - done!

I will be working on the Male/Female lists for the 1970s, as well as for 2015.

TLC, It's All in a Name Challenge - POST 1
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Author, Any Character Name
Limit 4 names per book
Alternate spellings okay if sounds the same; nickname okay if it is mentioned in the book (i.e. Andy for Andrew)

1970s Male
(view spoiler)[
✓1. Michael Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb, #6 "In Death" series, 2-15-16 (4*), review
2. Christopher
✓3. Jason Never Too Late Robyn Carr, 1-2-16 (3-1/2*) review
✓4. David Almost a Bride Patricia McLinn, 1-3-16 (3*) review
✓5. James I Love My BREAKUP Sabrina Lacey, Pt. 1 "I Love My..." series, 2-12-16 (3*) review
✓6. John Q Evan Mandery, 2-19-16 (3*), review
✓7. Robert Heartsong Cottage Emily March, #10 Eternity Springs, 2-2-16 (4*) review
✓8. Brian Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb, #6 "In Death" series, 2-15-16 (4*), review
✓9. William Rapture in Death J.D. Robb, #4 “In Death” series, 1-19-16 (4*), review
10. Matthew
✓11. Joseph Ice Linda Howard, 1-16-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓12. Daniel Heartsong Cottage Emily March, #10 Eternity Springs, 2-2-16 (4*) review
✓13. Kevin Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb, #6 "In Death" series, 2-15-16 (4*), review
✓14. Eric Wildest Dreams Robyn Carr, #9 Thunder Point (3*), review
✓15. Richard Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb, #6 "In Death" series, 2-15-16 (4*), review
✓16. Jeffrey From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz, 4-17-16 (3*), review
✓17. Scott Walking in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe, 1-29-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓18. Mark I Love My BREAKUP Sabrina Lacey, Pt. 1 "I Love My..." series, 2-12-16 (3*) review
✓19. Steven Throwback Annie Windsor , #2 Dungeon Heat, 1-23-16 (2-1/2*), review
✓20. Thomas Throwback Annie Windsor , #2 Dungeon Heat, 1-23-16 (2-1/2*), review
21. Timothy
22. Anthony
✓23. Charles Ceremony In Death J.D. Robb, #5 "In Death", 2-10-16 (3*), review
24. Joshua
✓25. Ryan Immortal in Death J.D. Robb, #3 “In Death” series, 1-8-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓26. Jeremy Holiday in Death J.D. Robb, #7 “In Death”, 2-25-16 (3*), review
27. Paul
✓28. Andrew Never Never Colleen Hoover, Part 1/3, 1-14-16 (5*), review
29. Gregory
30. Chad
✓31. Kenneth Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich, #22 Stephanie Plum series, 1-30-16 (3-1/2*), review
32. Jonathan
33. Stephen
34. Shawn
35. Aaron From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz, 4-17-16 (3*), review
✓36. Adam Arrow's Hell Chantal Fernando, #2 Wind Dragons MC, 4-9-16 (2*), review
37. Patrick
✓38. Justin Heartsong Cottage Emily March, #10 Eternity Springs, 2-2-16 (4*) review
✓39. Sean Throwback Annie Windsor , #2 Dungeon Heat, 1-23-16 (2-1/2*), review
✓40. Edward Ravished by a Highlander Paula Quinn, #1 Children of the Mist, 3-22-16 (5*), review
✓41. Todd Walking in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe, 1-29-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓42. Donald Birthright by Nora Roberts, 4-15-16 (3*), review
✓43. Ronald Birthright by Nora Roberts, 4-15-16 (3*), review
44. Benjamin
45. Keith
46. Bryan
47. Gary
✓48. Jose Grey E.L. James, #4 Fifty Shades, 2-1-16 (3*), review
✓49. Nathan Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) Kimberly Pauley, 1-5-16 (3*), review
✓50. Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, #1 HHG series, 1-20-16 (4*), review
(hide spoiler)]
1970s Female
(view spoiler)[
✓1. Jennifer Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
✓2. Amy Never Never Colleen Hoover, Part 1/3, 1-14-16 (5*), review
✓3. Melissa Birthright by Nora Roberts, 4-15-16 (3*), review
4. Michelle
5. Kimberly
✓6. Lisa Almost a Bride Patricia McLinn, 1-3-16 (3*) review
7. Angela
8. Heather
✓9. Stephanie Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich, #22 Stephanie Plum series, 1-30-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓10. Nicole I Love My BREAKUP Sabrina Lacey, Pt. 1 "I Love My..." series, 2-12-16 (3*) review
✓11. Jessica I Love My BREAKUP Sabrina Lacey, Pt. 1 "I Love My..." series, 2-12-16 (3*) review
12. Elizabeth
13. Rebecca
14. Kelly
✓15. Mary Arrow's Hell Chantal Fernando, #2 Wind Dragons MC, 4-9-16 (2*), review
✓16. Christina Sweet Filthy Boy Christina Lauren, #1 Wild Season, 4-2-16 (3-12*), review
✓17. Amanda The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Christine Wiltz, 3-13-16 (4*), review
✓18. Julie Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich, #22 Stephanie Plum series, 1-30-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓19. Sarah Never Too Late Robyn Carr, 1-2-16 (3-1/2*) review
✓20. Laura Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
✓21. Shannon Heartsong Cottage Emily March, #10 Eternity Springs, 2-2-16 (4*) review
22. Christine
23. Tammy From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz, 4-17-16 (3*), review
24. Tracy
25. Karen
✓26. Dawn Walking in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe, 1-29-16 (3-1/2*), review
27. Susan
28. Andrea
29. Tina
✓30. Patricia Walking in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe, 1-29-16 (3-1/2*), review
31. Cynthia
✓32. Lori A Buckhorn Summer Lori Foster, #5.7 Buckhorn Bros., 3-1-16 (4*) review
✓33. Rachel Honor's Splendour Julie Garwood, 3-7-16 (4*), review
34. April
35. Maria
36. Wendy
37. Crystal
38. Stacy
✓39. Erin Q Evan Mandery, 2-19-16 (3*), review
✓40. Jamie Throwback Annie Windsor , #2 Dungeon Heat, 1-23-16 (2-1/2*), review
✓41. Carrie Back to Buckhorn Lori Foster, 1-15-16 (3*), review
42. Tiffany
43. Tara
44. Sandra
✓45. Monica Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich, #22 Stephanie Plum series, 1-30-16 (3-1/2*), review
46. Danielle
47. Stacey
✓48. Pamela Almost a Bride Patricia McLinn, 1-3-16 (3*) review
49. Tonya
✓50. Sara Honor's Splendour Julie Garwood, 3-7-16 (4*), review (hide spoiler)]

TLC, It's All in a Name Challenge - POST 2
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

2015 Male
(view spoiler)[
1. Oliver
✓2. Liam Becoming Finola Suzanne Strempek Shea, 4-21-16 (3-1/2*), review
3. Benjamin
✓4. Owen Confess Colleen Hoover, 4-4-16 (4*), review
5. Jackson/Jaxon
✓6. Henry Honor's Splendour Julie Garwood, 3-7-16 (4*), review
7. Declan
✓8. Ethan Ethan Frome Edith Wharton, 4-5-16 (5*), review
9. Noah
✓10. Alexander The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Christine Wiltz, 3-13-16 (4*), review
11. Finn/Fynn
12. Elijah
13. Caleb/Kaleb
14. Grayson/Greyson
15. Emmett/Emmet
✓16. Elliot/Elliott/Eliot Grey E.L. James, #4 Fifty Shades, 2-1-16 (3*), review
✓17. Gabriel Ice Linda Howard, 1-16-16 (3-1/2*), review
18. Aidan/Aiden/Aden
19. Lucas/Lukas
20. Levi
✓21. Landon Wildest Dreams Robyn Carr, #9 Thunder Point (3*), review
✓22. William Rapture in Death J.D. Robb, #4 “In Death” series, 1-19-16 (4*), review
✓23. Asher Ravished by a Highlander Paula Quinn, #1 Children of the Mist, 3-22-16 (5*), review
24. Theodore
✓26. Jack Rapture in Death J.D. Robb, #4 “In Death” series, 1-19-16 (4*), review
27. Silas
✓28. James Honor's Splendour Julie Garwood, 3-7-16 (4*), review
29. Gavin
30. Wyatt
31. Jasper
32. Sebastian/Sebastien
33. Jacob/Jakob
34. Leo
35. Atticus
✓36. Hudson Back to Buckhorn Lori Foster, 1-15-16 (3*), review
37. Everett
38. Isaac
39. Lincoln
40. Luke
41. Logan
42. Holden
43. Felix
✓44. Andrew The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Christine Wiltz, 3-13-16 (4*), review
45. Miles/Myles
46. Cole/Kole
47. Mason
✓48. Nathan Snowflakes on the Sea Linda Lael Miller, 1-13-16 (2-1/2*) review
✓49. Samuel On Our Own Terms Adelaide Hipwell, 1-27-16 (3-1/2*), review
50. Harrison
(hide spoiler)]
2015 Female
(view spoiler)[
✓1. Charlotte
2. Amelia/Emelia
3. Aria/Arya
✓4. Olivia
5. Scarlett/Scarlet
6. Ava
7. Violet
✓8. Nora Dark Witch Nora Roberts, #1 Cousins O'Dwyer, 3-29-16 (3*), review
✓9. Emma Ceremony In Death J.D. Robb, #5 "In Death", 2-10-16 (3*), review
10. Aurora
11. Sophia/Sofia
12. Audrey
13. Ella
✓14. Grace Wildest Dreams Robyn Carr, #9 Thunder Point (3*), review
15. Lily/Lilly
16. Harper
✓17. Vivian Becoming Finola Suzanne Strempek Shea, 4-21-16 (3-1/2*), review
18. Abigail
19. Isla
✓20. Lucy/Lucie On Our Own Terms Adelaide Hipwell, 1-27-16 (3-1/2*), review
21. Hazel
22. Elizabeth/Elisabeth
✓23. Claire/Clare Never Too Late Robyn Carr, 1-2-16 (3-1/2*) review
24. Eleanor
25. Chloe/Khloe
26. Adelaide
27. Penelope
✓28. Evelyn Ice Linda Howard, 1-16-16 (3-1/2*), review
29. Cora
30. Genevieve
31. Adeline
✓32. Clara Birthright by Nora Roberts, 4-15-16 (3*), review
33. Isabella/Izabella
34. Stella
✓35. Alice On Our Own Terms Adelaide Hipwell, 1-27-16 (3-1/2*), review
36. Sadie
✓37. Hanna From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz, 4-17-16 (3*), review
38. Luna
39. Caroline
40. Evangeline
✓41. Iris Wildest Dreams Robyn Carr, #9 Thunder Point (3*), review
42. Ivy
43. Everly/Everleigh
✓44. Emily Heartsong Cottage Emily March, #10 Eternity Springs, 2-2-16 (4*) review
45. Ruby
46. Adalyn
✓47. Lorelei Ice Linda Howard, 1-16-16 (3-1/2*), review
✓48. Layla/Leila Grey E.L. James, #4 Fifty Shades, 2-1-16 (3*), review
49. Rosalie
✓50. Mia Sweet Filthy Boy Christina Lauren, #1 Wild Season, 4-2-16 (3-12*), review (hide spoiler)]

Welcome Dawn!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Welcome Dawn!"

Thanks, Jennifer. It's fun to see how the names change over the years. You can tell when a celebrity or even a character from a book reflects on popular culture and the name becomes popular everywhere. Pretty cool. I also like looking at the names from the decade I was born. Yup. All my friends have those names! I know quite a few "Jennifers" by the way. Were you born in the 70s too?? :)

Yes, I was born in 1972. In 6th grade there were 5 Jennifers in my class. It got really confusing at times...lol

I noticed that in 2015 there are a lot of Twilight names on the list.

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Yes, I was born in 1972. In 6th grade there were 5 Jennifers in my class. It got really confusing at times...lol"

I got one of the hippie names (Dawn, obviously). It wasn't as popular as the Michelles, Jennifers, or Lindas, but I still knew a couple other people with that name...and I was from a really small town. And I remember when names like Emma and Hazel were considered so old-fashioned--only the old ladies had those names. Now they are popular again. I'm still waiting for the Ethel or Bertha boom... haha

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "I noticed that in 2015 there are a lot of Twilight names on the list."

I did too! I know an adult in his 40s with the name Emmett and felt so sorry for him...until Twilight came out! haha I knew his luck would be a-changin'... haha

I'm in! The 1980's were a good decade, so I picked that one.

2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge
Duration: January 1st 2016 - December 31st 2016
Completed: 79/100

1980s
Males:
Aaron - Another One Bites the Dust 16 July
Adam - Future Shock 30 May
Alexander - Sealed in Sin 23 Feb
Andrew - Author Andrew Gordon Magic Rises 12 Jan
Anthony - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct
Benjamin - Passenger 20 Jan
Brandon - A Different Blue 5 Jan
Brian - The Curse of Tenth Grave 4 July (Bryan)
Charles - Tooth and Claw 2 Apr
Christopher - Magic Rises 12 Jan
Daniel - The Restorer 2 Jan
David - Illuminae 9 Jan
Dustin
Eric - (Erik) Forged in Fire 6 Feb
Gregory - Another One Bites the Dust 16 July
Jacob - Eyes of Autumn 14 Oct
James - A Different Blue 5 Jan
Jason - Hidden Blade 12 July
Jeffrey
Jeremy - Once Bitten, Twice Shy 29 June
Jesse - Burn for Me 29 July
John - The Restorer 2 Jan
Jonathan - Tooth and Claw 2 Apr
Jose - Sleight of Hand 21 Apr
Joseph - The Dirt on Ninth Grave 17 Jan
Joshua - Another One Bites the Dust 16 July
Justin - A Different Blue 5 Jan
Kenneth
Kevin - Tooth and Claw 2 Apr
Kyle - Shadow Game 2 Mar
Mark - Lady Midnight 8 Apr
Matthew - Magic Breaks 27 Jan
Michael - The Dirt on Ninth Grave 17 Jan
Nathan - Eyes of Autumn 14 Oct
Nicholas - Passenger 20 Jan
Patrick - Magic Shifts 27 Apr
Paul - A Cursed Embrace 31 July
Richard - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct
Robert - The Restorer 2 Jan
Ryan - Magic Breaks 27 Jan
Scott - Sanctifying Grace 20 Sept
Sean - Wicked 22 July (Shaun)
Stephen - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct (author)
Steven - Forged in Fire 6 Feb
Thomas - Magic Breaks 27 Jan
Timothy - Cursed By Destiny 19 Aug
Travis - One Second 15 Apr
Tyler
William - Snow Like Ashes 26 Feb
Zachary

Females:
Alicia
Allison - Sanctifying Grace 20 Sept
Amanda -(author) Amanda Stevens The Restorer 2 Jan
Amber - Sleight of Hand 21 Apr
Amy - (author) Amie Kaufman Illuminae 9 Jan
Andrea - Gunmetal Magic 10 Jan
Angela - Seducing the Playboy 19 Mar
April - Mercury Striking 9 Feb
Ashley - Cold Burn of Magic 16 Feb
Brittany
Christina - Dead and Kicking 5 March
Christine - (author) Shadow Game 2 March
Courtney
Crystal - Magic Shifts 27 Apr
Danielle - Author - Danielle L. Jensen Stolen Songbird 24 Jan
Elizabeth - Future Shock 30 May
Emily - Sleight of Hand 21 Apr
Erica
Erin - The Dirt on Ninth Grave 17 Jan
Heather - The Curse of Tenth Grave 4 July
Jamie
Jennifer - Cold Burn of Magic 16 Feb (Author)
Jessica - The Circle Gathers 7 Dec
Katherine - Forged in Fire 6 Feb
Kathryn
Katie - Future Shock 30 May
Kelly - Burn for Me 29 July
Kimberly
Kristen - Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 2 Dec (author)
Kristin
Laura - State of Grace 15 Sept
Lauren - Play 23 April
Lindsay
Lindsey
Lisa - Illuminae 9 Jan
Maria - Cursed By Destiny 19 Aug
Mary - Forged in Fire 6 Feb
Megan
Melissa - Deadlocked 9 June
Michelle - Gunmetal Magic 10 Jan
Nicole
Rachel - Wicked 22 July
Rebecca - Gunmetal Magic 10 Jan
Samantha - Magic Shifts 27 Apr
Sara - Snow Like Ashes 26 Feb
Sarah - Gunmetal Magic 10 Jan
Shannon
Stephanie - Illuminae 9 Jan
Tiffany - A Different Blue 5 Jan
Vanessa - Chaos Rises 13 June

Welcome Cheryl! I agree the 80's was a good decade :)

TCF It's All In a Name Challenge
1/1/16 ~ 12/31/16

Going with all Male names since I mostly read M/M books. =D
4 names per book ~ Nicknames ok as long as actual name used once in book
Author name also ok

1970s (The decade I was born in)
Male
(view spoiler)[1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Jason
4. David
5. James
6. John
7. Robert
8. Brian
9. William
10. Matthew
11. Joseph
12. Daniel
13. Kevin
14. Eric
15. Richard
16. Jeffrey
17. Scott
18. Mark
19. Steven
20. Thomas
21. Timothy
22. Anthony
23. Charles
24. Joshua
25. Ryan
26. Jeremy
27. Paul
28. Andrew
29. Gregory
30. Chad
31. Kenneth
32. Jonathan
33. Stephen
34. Shawn
35. Aaron
36. Adam
37. Patrick
38. Justin
39. Sean
40. Edward
41. Todd
42. Donald
43. Ronald
44. Benjamin
45. Keith
46. Bryan
47. Gary
48. Jose
49. Nathan
50. Douglas (hide spoiler)]

1990s (My boys were born this decade)
Male
(view spoiler)[1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Jacob
6. Nicholas
7. Andrew
8. Daniel
9. Tyler
10. Joseph
11. Brandon
12. David
13. James
14. Ryan
15. John
16. Zachary
17. Justin
18. William
19. Anthony
20. Robert
21. Jonathan
22. Austin
23. Alexander
24. Kyle
25. Kevin
26. Thomas
27. Cody
28. Jordan
29. Eric
30. Benjamin
31. Aaron
32. Christian
33. Samuel
34. Dylan
35. Steven
36. Brian
37. Jose
38. Timothy
39. Nathan
40. Adam
41. Richard
42. Patrick
43. Charles
44. Sean
45. Jason
46. Cameron
47. Jeremy
48. Mark
49. Stephen
50. Jesse (hide spoiler)]

Good Luck, Amy!

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Yes, I was born in 1972. In 6th grade there were 5 Jennifers in my class. It got really confusing at times...lol"

Amy is just as bad. lol!

❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Yes, I was born in 1972. In 6th grade there were 5 Jennifers in my class. It got really confusing at times...lol"

Amy is just as bad. lol!"

Yep, I know several Amys as well. I always thought that was a pretty name.

1970s

Male
Aaron Winter Bloom
Adam Just Breathe
Andrew Deeply, Desperately
Anthony Ghost on Black Mountain
Benjamin Left Neglected
Brian Diner Impossible
Bryan Hooked on Ewe
Chad Bluegrass State of Mind
Charles Shelter Me
Christopher The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Daniel The Shadow of the Wind
David The Presence
Donald The Firebird
Douglas Artifact
Edward The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Eric The Marble Collector
Gary Murder on the Mind
Gregory Whiskey Rebellion
James The Winter Sea
Jason Diner Impossible
Jeffrey Murder on the Mind
Jeremy How to Start a Fire
John The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Jonathan The Presence
Jose One Potion in the Grave
Joseph The Marble Collector
Joshua The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Justin A Suitable Vengeance
Keith Enchanted, Inc.
Kenneth Everyone Brave is Forgiven
Kevin The Presence
Mark Diner Impossible
Matthew How to Start a Fire
Michael Winter Bloom
Patrick The Winter Sea
Paul How to Start a Fire
Richard The Royal We
Robert The Firebird
Ronald An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Ryan The Presence
Scott Crossed Bones
Sean The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Shawn After I Do
Stephen The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Steven The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Thomas The Winter Sea
Timothy Diner Impossible
Todd Missing Joseph
William Mortal Arts

Female
Amanda Every Witch Way But Wicked
Amy Death of a Gossip
Andrea Rainy Day Sisters: A Hartley-by-the-Sea Novel
Angela The Rock Orchard
April Girl, Stolen
Carrie The Winter Sea
Christina After I Do
Christine Attachments
Crystal Last Diner Standing
Cynthia The Nest
Danielle Attachments
Dawn The Widow
Elizabeth The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Erin Haunted Ground
Heather The Royal We
Jamie The Blue Bistro
Jennifer Attachments
Jessica Letters from Skye
Julie The Last To Know
Karen On Folly Beach
Kelly The Beach Club
Kimberly Barely Bewitched
Laura Mortal Arts
Lisa How to Start a Fire
Lori Second Grave on the Left
Maria The Shadow of the Wind
Mary The Firebird
Melissa The Last To Know
Michelle The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Monica The One-in-a-Million Boy
Nicole The History of Love
Pamela Missing Joseph
Patricia A Potion to Die For
Rachel Truly, Madly
Rebecca The Royal We
Sandra The Last To Know
Sara The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Sarah Just Breathe
Shannon Just Breathe
Stacey Recipe for Disaster
Stacy All Good Deeds
Stephanie Engaged in Death
Susan Just Breathe
Tammy Barely Bewitched
Tara Winter Bloom
Tiffany Maid for Love
Tina A Suitable Vengeance
Tonya A Ghostly Undertaking
Tracy The Gravity of Birds
Wendy -The Housewife Assassin's Handbook

Glad to have you join us, Joann!

I'll try this challenge, not sure what decade yet.

Have fun, Kate!

"It's All In a Name" Challenge 2016
Start Date: 1/1/16
Completion Date: 12/31/16
Total Names Completed: 75/100
First name of the author or a character in the book. You may use a book for only 4 names.
Total Books Read: 43



1980s
Male (22/50 completed)
(view spoiler)[
Aaron
✔Adam - The Shape of Things
Alexander
✔Andrew - The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
✔Anthony - Something Reckless
Benjamin
Brandon
Brian
✔Charles - King Charles III
Christopher
Daniel
David
Dustin
✔Eric - Columbine
Gregory
✔Jacob - Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
✔James - Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
✔Jason - Dear Committee Members
Jeffrey
✔Jeremy - Something Reckless
Jesse
✔John - Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds
Jonathan
Jose
Joseph
Joshua
Justin
✔Kenneth - Dear Committee Members
Kevin
Kyle
✔Mark - The Martian
✔Matthew - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Michael
Nathan
✔Nicholas - Running: A Love Story: 10 Years, 5 Marathons, and 1 Life-Changing Sport
✔Patrick - Columbine
✔Paul - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Richard
✔Robert - The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
Ryan
✔Scott - The Girl on the Train
Sean
✔Stephen - Think Like a Freak
✔Steven - Think Like a Freak
✔Thomas - One Night to Remember
Timothy
Travis
Tyler
✔William - King Charles III
Zachary
(hide spoiler)]

Female (21/50 completed)
(view spoiler)[
Alicia
✔Allison - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
✔Amanda - Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
Amber
✔Amy - Yes Please
Andrea
Angela
April
Ashley
Brittany
✔Christina - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Christine
Courtney
Crystal
Danielle
✔Elizabeth - The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England
✔Emily - Anchor and Storm
✔Erica - The Queen of the Tearling
Erin
Heather
Jamie
✔Jennifer - Running: A Love Story: 10 Years, 5 Marathons, and 1 Life-Changing Sport
✔Jessica - King Charles III
✔Katherine - A View from the Bridge
Kathryn
Katie
Kelly
Kimberly
Kristen
✔Kristin - One Night to Remember
✔Laura - Taken By the Duke
Lauren
Lindsay
Lindsey
✔Lisa - Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
✔Maria - Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
✔Mary - Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
✔Megan - The Girl on the Train
✔Melissa - Witches of East End
✔Michelle - The Heretic Queen
Nicole
✔Rachel - Receiver of Many
Rebecca
Samantha
Sara
✔Sarah - Tipping the Velvet
Shannon
✔Stephanie - Wicked Girls
Tiffany
Vanessa
(hide spoiler)]

2000s
Male (14/50 completed)
(view spoiler)[
Aaron
Alexander
✔Andrew - An Introduction to Pleasure
Anthony
Austin
Benjamin
Brandon
Caleb
Cameron
✔Christian - Taken By the Duke
Christopher
Connor
Daniel
David
✔Dylan - Columbine
Elijah
Eric
✔Ethan - Everything Forbidden
Evan
✔Gabriel - Grave Mercy
Hunter
✔Isaac - Wicked Girls
Isaiah
✔Jack - The Pillars of the Earth
Jacob
✔James - Everything I Never Told You
Jason
John
Jonathan
Jordan
Jose
Joseph
Joshua
Justin
Kevin
Kyle
Logan
Luke
Matthew
Michael
✔Nathan - Everything I Never Told You
✔Nicholas - Silent in the Grave
Noah
✔Robert - The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium
Ryan
✔Samuel - The Flick
✔Thomas - The Queen of the Tearling
Tyler
✔William - The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England
Zachary
(hide spoiler)]

Female (18/50 completed)
(view spoiler)[
✔Abigail - Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
Alexandra
Alexis
Allison
Alyssa
✔Amanda - The Princess Saves Herself in this One
✔Anna - The Girl on the Train
Ashley
Brianna
Brooke
Chloe
Destiny
✔Elizabeth - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
✔Emily - Columbine
✔Emma - The Girls
Grace
Hailey
Haley
✔Hannah - Everything I Never Told You
✔Isabella - One Night to Remember
Jasmine
Jenna
Jennifer
✔Jessica - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Jordan
✔Julia - Silent in the Grave
✔Kaitlyn - Dreamland
✔Katherine - King Charles III
Kayla
✔Lauren - Fates and Furies
Mackenzie
Madison
✔Maria - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
✔Mary - Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
✔Megan - The Way We Fall
Mia
Morgan
Natalie
Nicole
Olivia
✔Rachel - Fates and Furies
Rebecca
Samantha
✔Sarah - Dreamland
Savannah
Sophia
Stephanie
Sydney
Taylor
Victoria
(hide spoiler)]

Good Luck, Kellie!

2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge
This is sounds like a fun way to challenge myself to read more and more varied books.

1980s It's the decade I was born in.


Male(view spoiler)[
1. Michael - American Gods -3/14/16
2. Christopher - The Adjacent - 5/10/16
3. Matthew - The Angel of Darkness - 6/18/16
4. Joshua
5. David - Illuminae - 6/11/16
6. James - Illuminae - 6/11/16
7. Daniel - Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood 1/4/2016
8. Robert - Beauty 1/22/2016
9. John - Jesus' Son: Stories 2/16/2016
10. Joseph - Welcome to Night Vale - 1/19/2016
11. Jason
12. Justin - Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales 1/9/2016
13. Andrew
14. Ryan
15. William
16. Brian - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 6/16/16
17. Brandon
18. Jonathan
19. Nicholas - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry officer Lambiase has a first name, we just don't get to know it till fairly late in the book. 1/21/2016
20. Anthony -American Gods - 3/14/16
21. Eric
22. Adam - Dead Letters Anthology - 5/6/2016
23. Kevin
24. Thomas - The Adjacent - aside from the actual name there were like 3 derivative forms of this name 5/10/16
25. Steven - Dead Letters Anthology - 5/6/2016 - Steven Hall has also written one of my fave wierd books...
26. Timothy - The Adjacent - 5/10/16
27. Richard - The Wawa Way: How a Funny Name and Six Core Values Revolutionized Convenience - ( Richard is often referred to as Dick, but he is introduced as Richard; and signs his afterword with it as well. ) 1/3/2016
28. Jeremy
29. Jeffrey - Welcome to Night Vale - 1/19/2016
30. Kyle
31. Benjamin
32. Aaron
33. Charles
34. Mark - Into the Forest - 6/9/16
35. Jacob
36. Stephen - The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction - speaking of Stephen King - 6/5/16
37. Patrick
38. Scott
39. Nathan
40. Paul - Fantasy Lover - 4/30/16
41. Sean
42. Travis
43. Zachary
44. Dustin
45. Gregory
46. Kenneth
47. Tyler
48. Jose
49. Jesse
50. Alexander
(hide spoiler)]
current total: 22/50

Female(view spoiler)[
1. Jessica
2. Jennifer
3. Amanda - The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction - His wife Amanda Palmer features in a few of the pieces. - 6/5/16
4. Ashley
5. Sarah - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 6/19/16
6. Stephanie - My Ideal Bookshelf I now know a select few of Stephanie Meyer's favorite and/or essential books 2/15/2016
7. Melissa
8. Nicole - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - 1/21/2016
9. Elizabeth - The Angel of Darkness - Elizabeth Cady Stanton shows up in the book. 6/18/16
10. Heather
11. Tiffany
12. Amber
13. Michelle - Jesus' Son: Stories 2/16/2016
14. Megan - My Ideal Bookshelf Megan Whitmarsh has a shelf 2/15/2016
15. Amy - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry- I've never heard it as a nickname for Amelia; but also I've never met someone who I knew their name was Amelia. 1/21/2016
16. Rachel - Fantasy Lover - 4/30/16
17. Kimberly
18. Christina - The Adjacent - This only counts if the pronunciation goes the way I imagine, the name was Krystyna - 5/10/16
19. Lauren
20. Crystal
21. Brittany
22. Rebecca
23. Laura - My Ideal Bookshelf Laura Mulleavy has a shelf 2/15/2016
24. Danielle
25. Emily
26. Samantha - American Gods - 3/14/16
27. Angela - Dead Letters Anthology - 5/6/2016
28. Erin - Jane_E, Friendless Orphan - 3/8/2016
29. Kelly
30. Sara - The Angel of Darkness - 6/18/16
31. Lisa - Illuminae - 6/11/16
32. Katherine - Welcome to Night Vale - 1/19/2016
33. Andrea
34. Jamie
35. Mary - My Ideal Bookshelf - Mary Karr has a shelf listed 2/15/2016
36. Erica - Welcome to Night Vale - 1/19/2016
37. Courtney
38. Kristen
39. Shannon
40. April
41. Katie - Illuminae - 6/11/16
42. Lindsey
43. Kristin
44. Lindsay
45. Christine
46. Alicia
47. Vanessa - Fantasy Lover - 4/30/16
48. Maria - Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood - 1/4/2016
49. Kathryn
50. Allison - Dead Letters Anthology - 5/6/2016 gotta love an anthology as a mine for names.
(hide spoiler)]
current total: 23/50

Updated - 6/19/2016

2016 'It's All in a Name' Challenge
1/1/16 ~ 12/31/16
1990s
You may use a book for only 4 names.

Male
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Jacob
6. Nicholas
7. Andrew
8. Daniel
9. Tyler
10. Joseph
11. Brandon
12. David
13. James
14. Ryan
15. John
16. Zachary
17. Justin
18. William
19. Anthony
20. Robert
21. Jonathan
22. Austin
23. Alexander
24. Kyle
25. Kevin
26. Thomas
27. Cody
28. Jordan
29. Eric
30. Benjamin
31. Aaron
32. Christian
33. Samuel
34. Dylan
35. Steven
36. Brian
37. Jose
38. Timothy
39. Nathan
40. Adam
41. Richard
42. Patrick
43. Charles
44. Sean
45. Jason
46. Cameron
47. Jeremy
48. Mark
49. Stephen
50. Jesse

Female
1. Jessica
2. Ashley
3. Emily
4. Samantha
5. Sarah
6. Amanda
7. Brittany
8. Elizabeth
9. Taylor
10. Megan
11. Hannah
12. Kayla
13. Lauren
14. Stephanie
15. Rachel
16. Jennifer
17. Nicole
18. Alexis
19. Victoria
20. Amber
21. Alyssa
22. Courtney
23. Danielle
24. Rebecca
25. Jasmine
26. Brianna
27. Katherine
28. Alexandra
29. Madison
30. Morgan
31. Melissa
32. Michelle
33. Kelsey
34. Chelsea
35. Anna
36. Kimberly
37. Tiffany
38. Olivia
39. Mary
40. Christina
41. Allison
42. Abigail
43. Sara
44. Shelby
45. Heather
46. Haley
47. Maria
48. Kaitlyn
49. Laura
50. Erin

I'm going to do 1960's and 2015


Male 0/100
1960s 
Andrew
Anthony
Brian
Bruce
Charles
Christopher
Craig
Daniel
David
Dennis
Donald
Douglas
Edward
Eric
Frank
Gary
George
Gregory
James
Jeffery
Jeffrey
Jerry
John
Joseph
Keith
Kenneth
Kevin
Larry
Mark
Matthew
Michael
Mike
Patrick
Paul
Peter
Randy
Raymond
Richard
Robert
Rodney
Roger
Ronald
Scott
Stephen
Steven
Terry
Thomas
Timothy
Todd
William

2015 

Aidan/Aiden/Aden
Alexander
Andrew
Asher
Atticus
Benjamin
Caleb/Kaleb
Cole/Kole
Declan
Elijah
Elliot/Elliott/Eliot
Emmett/Emmet
Ethan
Everett
Felix
Finn/Fynn
Gabriel
Gavin
Grayson/Greyson
Harrison
Henry
Holden
Hudson
Isaac
Jack
Jackson/Jaxon
Jacob/Jakob
James
Jasper
Landon
Leo
Levi
Liam
Lincoln
Logan
Lucas/Lukas
Luke
Mason
Miles/Myles
Nathan
Noah
Oliver
Owen
Samuel
Sebastian/Sebastien
Silas
Theodore
William
Wyatt

Female 0/100


1960's
Female
Amy
Angela
Barbara
Brenda
Carol
Cheryl
Christine
Cindy
Cynthia
Dawn
Deborah
Debra
Denise
Diane
Donna
Elizabeth
Janet
Jennifer
Julie
Karen
Kathleen
Kathy
Kelly
Kim
Kimberly
Laura
Linda
Lisa
Lori
Maria
Mary
Melissa
Michele 
Michelle
Nancy
Pamela
Patricia
Rebecca
Rhonda
Robin
Sandra
Sharon
Stephanie
Susan
Tammy
Teresa
Theresa
Tina
Tracy
Wendy


2015

Abigal
Adalyn
Adelaide
Adeline
Alice
Amelia/Emelia
Aria/Arya
Audrey
Aurora
Ava
Caroline
Charlotte
Chloe/Khloe
Claire/Clare
Clara
Cora
Eleanor
Elizabeth/Elisabeth
Ella
Emily
Emma
Evangeline
Evelyn
Everly/Everleigh
Genevieve
Grace
Hannah/Hanna
Harper
Hazel
Iris
Isabella/Izabella
Isla
Ivy
Layla/Leila
Lily/Lilly
Lorelei
Lucy/Lucie
Luna
Mia
Nora/Norah
Olivia
Penelope
Rosalie
Ruby
Sadie
Scarlett/Scarlet
Sophia/Sofia
Stella
Violet
Vivienne/Vivien/Vivian