Names of People

1990 US Census Data. These lists of names were released by the US Census Bureau. Read about these tables. They are sorted by popularity, see summary data below for alphabetically sorted.

• The 2,500 most popular last names,
  (All last names compressed, ~90,000 names).
• Female first names (4,275 names).
• Male first names (1,219 names).

Derived Data. The following tables were derived (some by me) directly from the above official tables.

• All first names (both genders combined).
• Unisex names (used equally by males and females).
• Names used as both first and last names.

Summary Data. These tables are summarizations or combinations with other sources. They are sorted alphabetically.

• Common nicknames.
• Most popular first names (covers 90% population).
• Most popular last names.
• Most popular female first names.
• Most popular male first names.

Word frequencies

The most common English words including the parts of speech.

Word lists

• Technology for steampunk (mostly mechanical terms; does not include computer, space, chemistry, or electronics terminology)—Also check out the OED science fiction word citation list.
• Yikes! Imperatives, imatatives, interjections, and exclamatories. All those colloquial utterances we make when speaking that can be difficult to spell or locate in dictionaries.
• Colors names (See also X Window RGB colors)
• Color-related terms (See also and Charles Poyton's Color FAQ and Gamma FAQ)
• Clothing and apparel (partially completed)
• Fabrics, Fibres, and Skins (partially completed)