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\"MichaelMyers_Spokeo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Name, what\u2019s in a name? We\u2019re all stuck with our name from birth (Metta World Peace<\/a> excluded) and most of us are lucky enough to have ones we like, or can at least live with, but it turns out, some are not. After doing a little digging into the most popular horror film villains, we were surprised to learn that there are actually a lot of unfortunate souls who share a name with some of the most well-known slashers of our time.<\/p>\n

In celebration of Halloween today, here\u2019s a listing of the most popular common names for horror movie villains:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Michael Myers<\/a><\/strong> – It turns out there are 16,829 listings for people named “Michael Myers,” making it the most popular \u201ccommon\u201d horror villain name. This one is pretty basic, so we\u2019re guessing the only 1 out of every 4 (real scientific accuracy applied here) people who meet a \u201cMr. Meyers\u201d crack a joke about it.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Carrie White<\/a><\/strong> – The blood drenched, high school slasher shares a name with 3326 listings across the US, according to Spokeo. 295 of them reside in Texas!<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Norman Bates<\/strong><\/a> – There are 440 records for people who share a name with the original \u201cPsycho\u201d terrorizing the guests of the Bates Motel. (Bonus: Norma Bates<\/a> reveals 336 listings!)<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Jason Voorhees<\/a><\/strong> – This name is hard enough to spell, making it extra unfortunate for the people of the 129 listings who share a name with the \u201cHalloween\u201d masked murderer. (\u201cJosh<\/a>\u201d was originally considered as the name for the villain, but it was deemed too \u201csweet.\u201d)<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Hannibal Lector <\/a><\/strong>– Being that this name is so unique, we\u2019d assumed it would be a lot less popular, but according to 42 listings, there are apparently some people who hadn\u2019t seen \u201cSilence of the Lambs\u201d prior to naming their children.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Jack Torrance<\/a><\/strong> – The 37 listings for gentleman named “Jack Torrance,” skew a bit older with an average age of 72. Given that 50% of the \u201cJack Torrance\u201d listings are aged in their sixties, and \u201cThe Shining\u201d came about in 1980 (novel released in 1977), we understand why there are so few.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Damien Thorn<\/a><\/strong> – According to Spokeo, which reveals 26 results, 100% of \u201cDamien Thorn\u201ds are in their 40\u2019s, a stark contrast to the five-year-old \u201cantichrist\u201d Damien from \u201cThe Omen.\u201d<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Samara Morgan<\/a><\/strong> – She\u2019s the creepy little girl from \u201cThe Ring\u201d and she shares her name with people from 24 Spokeo listings. Hopefully none of them burn images into innocent minds or emerge from a TV screen.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Victor Frankenstein<\/a> <\/strong>– This one has to be a JOKE! Most of the Victors of the four Spokeo listings live in malls; so we\u2019re guessing someone\u2019s been using a fake name here and filling out real listings for them!<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Regan MacNeil<\/a> –<\/strong> Officially the least popular antagonist name among the commoners, the little possessed girl from \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d shares ZERO listings on Spokeo. The very horrifying movie rose to fame in the early sixties, so you\u2019d have to be living under a rock to innocently name your child after her. And thank goodness no one has!<\/p>\n

Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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