Mine is. I never liked the song and hated my name growing up because it was always Firstname Lastinitial because of how many other girls had it. I have a super common last name too, so I’ve met people with the same name in the same town. Yay!
When I was in college, the running joke was that if you couldn’t remember a girl’s name, there was an 80% chance it was either Jennifer, Jessica, or Sarah.
I have an english name but spelled according to my country's law and I was the first ever with such a name in my country's history (it's a small ass country). So, I've been called so many other names my whole life and I always yearned for a normal name.
Now, you come here, with your normal ass but perfectly fine name telling people have called *you*, occasionally, something else?
My dreams are shattered. No one is safe apparently. How on earth could someone mistake Jessica with JENNIFER?
Smh
When I was 16 the doctor told me I was pregnant. I was not. The woman with the same first, middle, and last name was. She was born in 1975, I was born in 1980. I thought my Mom was going to die.
Every time I went back I made sure to say, “the one born in 1980”.
I should add that my bestie has the same first name as well and our maiden names were also the same…so yeah. Thanks Mom and Dad.
Hahahah girl ... my best friends are another Jessica, and a girl who's sister is a Jessica.
My mom was gonna go for something else, thought it was too popular, and chose.... fucking *Jessica*. To be unique.
I know there is one other female with my first name & last name combo in my area. We see the same reproductive endocrinologist. Once I called for an appointment, and they told me I already had one the next day at 8am. I said that did not think so, but they were sure.
Yeah, both of us there the next day. I heard them freaking out at the check in desk. The called me back first, with a direct look my way and "come on back, ma'am." 😂
My sister in law has exactly the same name as me. We also shared the same dentist. For many years they were looking at her records when treating me, and vice versa. I kept telling them I was Mrs, and they kept correcting it back to Miss. Took us years to work out they'd been confusing us - which is odd, as I'm almost a decade older than her.
There was a girl in my town growing up who had same first and last name as me, AND we were born on the same day in the same year.
"I am the one with [name] as my middle name".
Sure did, straight from the babysitters club! Then I just made up my own horrible spelling of the whole name. 😭😭😭
The only person who I allowed to call me Jessi after age 12 died last month and now I'm getting a little teary eyed realizing that I won't be called that again by that voice ever again.
As a kid I always wished my name was something crazy like Tree or Rain or Sky, something no one had except edgy kids on tv, lol. I run in to less Jessica’s as an adult, but as a kids we were like weeds.
Hahha same. Our name is a fucking time capsule. As a kid we had 7 in class with us and I definitely daydreamt about having a tragedeigh name instead. A few years ago someone told me my name was unusual and that just blew my mind.
There were two Jessicas in my school who had to go by their birthdays too. I swear to God they had the same First Middle and Last names. They were probably related distantly but in a town that small everyone is related distantly. They were both named Jessical Lynn in 1981.
My name isn't so common, so it was nice to hear.
I was talking to an older lady on the phone for our business and gave her my name. And she said "Oh like in that colored man's song?"
Uh.... yep?
Oh man, when I was in high school I worked as a server in a retirement community and as I walked away from a table after taking their orders, one lady leaned over to her friend and said “I try to be extra nice to her because she’s colored.” I was flabbergasted to hear that word in the year 2000!
i always felt bad for Tina. Lou Bega says all he needs is Rita, but all he sees is poor Tina.
Even though their relationship may have its good times, Tina will always know in her heart of hearts that Lou still thinks about Rita when he closes his eyes.
My name is not featured, but I use the names from the song as aliases whenever creepy guys at the bus stop ask for my name. So far I’ve been Mary, Monica, Jessica, and Tina. It’s easy to remember, and I’m not pausing or hesitating. I hate that I even have to do that, but I can’t exactly walk away or ignore the jerks.
As a musician, I gotta give it to him. Ladies \*LOVE hearing their names in songs.
I guess guys do too. Tenacious D wrote an entire song about me..
^(\*for fuck's sake.. okay, fine, not ALL ladies or men LOVE it, goddamn)
Dang it! It’s the other one!
But I had forgotten about that Motley Crue song and I’m jamming out to it now, so thanks for the stroll down music memory lane! 😂
I don't have any insight on Mambo #5, but my life changed in 2004 when EuroTrip came out and "Scotty Doesn't Know" by Lustra featured with Matt Damon lip syncing it...
I'm speaking on behalf of my wife, who's name is in the song. She can't stand the song and for years when people heard her name they would also sing the song.
Cool story... I used to work a job (defunct dept store chain) and at my local store in podunk... I worked with every name on the Mambo list... ~three of them were short term & not simultaneously, but every name worked there in the span of a yr... it was kinda cool ngl...
Nope, but I do have the same name as one of the main characters from a popular 90s sitcom.
Sometimes, I would hear my name and turn my head, and someone would be like, "Oh, sorry I was talking about *name* from the show."
All night long? No thanks I needs my sleep. 😴 I never really listened to the lyrics that closely on that song, I had to look up the lyrics just now to see if my name was even there.
My name is way too weird to ever be mentioned in that song. In fact, I never saw my name on anything growing up, like those keychains or license plates you see at amusement parks. And you know what, I like it that way.
Nope, my name was not in that song. It is in a country song and a kid's song, both of which are annoying.
I never found my name on those little license plates or any of those gift shop items that come with a name preprinted on it. My last name is kinda unique as well, so I've known from an early age that I'm not gonna get confused with someone else.
That song came on at a baseball game the other day, and I turned to the people next to me and just said, "1999?"
Also my name is in Fuck The Pain Away, by Peaches.
Nah, not mine. But in addition to the dopey 70s song about a dog that I'm named after, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's have a song about just my name too, one I actually like.
My girlfriend at the time the song came out was named Erica. She played that damned song all the damn time. We broke up about a month later. Coincidence?
Mine is in there. It still gives me a bit of a smile
"A little bit of elphahaba00 in my life"
A little bit of jujumber by my side
A little bit of graveybrains all I need
A little bit of conace's what I see
A little bit of rabbit all night long
A little bit of Professional, here I am
A little bit of DameRuby makes me your man
Oah!
This is truly Reddit at its best.
Little bit of conace21 in the sun.
A little bit of strippers and cocaine …it works perfectly
Mine is. I never liked the song and hated my name growing up because it was always Firstname Lastinitial because of how many other girls had it. I have a super common last name too, so I’ve met people with the same name in the same town. Yay!
I think we found the Jessica
Here I am!
Now that I think back on it, I went to school with a ton of Jessicas. There were also a lot of Jennifers, too.
When I was in college, the running joke was that if you couldn’t remember a girl’s name, there was an 80% chance it was either Jennifer, Jessica, or Sarah.
I've dated all three.
I think we found the Jessica Anderson.
Dying (as a Jessica)
I am also a Jessica and I’m interested to know how many of us are here lol
👋
Me too! I was always mistakenly called Jennifer.
I have an english name but spelled according to my country's law and I was the first ever with such a name in my country's history (it's a small ass country). So, I've been called so many other names my whole life and I always yearned for a normal name. Now, you come here, with your normal ass but perfectly fine name telling people have called *you*, occasionally, something else? My dreams are shattered. No one is safe apparently. How on earth could someone mistake Jessica with JENNIFER? Smh
Iceland?
Monaco?
People hear the J sound then check out for the rest of the name.
27 of em!
🙋🏻♀️
Hey me too! One girl with the same full name and birthday. We kinda looked alike. It was ....uncomfortable
When I was 16 the doctor told me I was pregnant. I was not. The woman with the same first, middle, and last name was. She was born in 1975, I was born in 1980. I thought my Mom was going to die.
Oh my god that's horrifying, actually.
Every time I went back I made sure to say, “the one born in 1980”. I should add that my bestie has the same first name as well and our maiden names were also the same…so yeah. Thanks Mom and Dad.
Hahahah girl ... my best friends are another Jessica, and a girl who's sister is a Jessica. My mom was gonna go for something else, thought it was too popular, and chose.... fucking *Jessica*. To be unique.
In an earlier X story, my parents did that but with the name Jennifer.
I know there is one other female with my first name & last name combo in my area. We see the same reproductive endocrinologist. Once I called for an appointment, and they told me I already had one the next day at 8am. I said that did not think so, but they were sure. Yeah, both of us there the next day. I heard them freaking out at the check in desk. The called me back first, with a direct look my way and "come on back, ma'am." 😂
My sister in law has exactly the same name as me. We also shared the same dentist. For many years they were looking at her records when treating me, and vice versa. I kept telling them I was Mrs, and they kept correcting it back to Miss. Took us years to work out they'd been confusing us - which is odd, as I'm almost a decade older than her.
I dated a guy who had two brothers who had wives with the same first name as mine. 😑
Yeah that's kinda weird
There was a girl in my town growing up who had same first and last name as me, AND we were born on the same day in the same year. "I am the one with [name] as my middle name".
Oh man, birthday too? That’s tough lol.
Seriously! It's rough being an '81 Jessica
‘81 Jessica checking in 🙋♀️
Welcome to our pack of Jessicas!
Thank you! Did you also spell Jessi with an I to be unique? 😂
Sure did, straight from the babysitters club! Then I just made up my own horrible spelling of the whole name. 😭😭😭 The only person who I allowed to call me Jessi after age 12 died last month and now I'm getting a little teary eyed realizing that I won't be called that again by that voice ever again.
There’s only three people in the world allowed to call me Jessi, and two of them are gone now. I fully understand. ❤️
Another '81 Jessica here! Oh man so many Jessica's in our generation. I also only allowed one person to call me Jessi.
and added a heart over the “i”
Perfect!
'78 Jessica here 👋 And to think my hippie parents almost named me Rain Cloud smh
Mine almost called me September or Tomorrow!
I was almost a Rain, too!
As a kid I always wished my name was something crazy like Tree or Rain or Sky, something no one had except edgy kids on tv, lol. I run in to less Jessica’s as an adult, but as a kids we were like weeds.
Hahha same. Our name is a fucking time capsule. As a kid we had 7 in class with us and I definitely daydreamt about having a tragedeigh name instead. A few years ago someone told me my name was unusual and that just blew my mind.
Oh yeah, run into a Jessica now and they’re definitely an early 80s kid. Maybe late 70s. Just like all the Stephanie’s and Tiffany’s. 😆
I'm trying to figure out how I dated like 5 different Jessica's and then after college they all somehow disappeared.
Whew...little late, but I made it, too!
There were two Jessicas in my school who had to go by their birthdays too. I swear to God they had the same First Middle and Last names. They were probably related distantly but in a town that small everyone is related distantly. They were both named Jessical Lynn in 1981.
Roughly 15% of all girls born in 1981 were named Jessica Lynn Lastname
I’ve also been called Jennifer! In email and verbally! The email baffles me. Like.. you see my name right there, don’t you?
Hahahah oh they're interchangeable, right? My favorite is still a dude I'd just met in college seeing me and being like what's up jenn.....ica.
I had this issue but with the name Ashley same first and middle name and birthday . My parents thought they were ing so original .
Hmmm... a sistah from another mistah?
SAME lol the pain of our super normal name
Must be Jessica
My name isn't so common, so it was nice to hear. I was talking to an older lady on the phone for our business and gave her my name. And she said "Oh like in that colored man's song?" Uh.... yep?
Holy shit!
Oh man, when I was in high school I worked as a server in a retirement community and as I walked away from a table after taking their orders, one lady leaned over to her friend and said “I try to be extra nice to her because she’s colored.” I was flabbergasted to hear that word in the year 2000!
A WHAT man's song?
I would be curious to know how the people mentioned in “What These Bitches Want” feel about the name drop.
Im in that one too
Probably bad since the world now knows D won't eat off their plate
My middle name made it in this song… just like the name merch I’d buy as a kid.
i always felt bad for Tina. Lou Bega says all he needs is Rita, but all he sees is poor Tina. Even though their relationship may have its good times, Tina will always know in her heart of hearts that Lou still thinks about Rita when he closes his eyes.
My extremely common name is mentioned in zero songs (and I don’t count the one that has a nickname that I don’t use).
My extremely common name isn't used in songs, and has never been a main character; always tertiary, and rarely likeable. Womp womp.
Courtney
Amanda?
[Bro, no](https://youtu.be/S4mCIsmiAWc?si=ckkFIFaid6W2FRKm)
8675309?
Freek-a-leek had the name of the woman my x cheated on me with. So he got awkward AF when it came on.
I have a cousin who’s first and middle names are in Freek-a-lLeek. I am glad Petey Pablo outed your cheating x.
Nope. All I have is that one Allman Brothers song.
"Dad, why did you name me *Whipping Post*?"
It's what happens when you midnight ride her.
I took that other one
I can’t believe mambo #5 is his actual name /s
Mine is not and I am a bit disappointed
my sister and my mom got a mention...but I didn't
My sister and mom too! I remember being salty about it as a kid lol
My sis: Angela and my mom—Mary…. 
My name is not featured, but I use the names from the song as aliases whenever creepy guys at the bus stop ask for my name. So far I’ve been Mary, Monica, Jessica, and Tina. It’s easy to remember, and I’m not pausing or hesitating. I hate that I even have to do that, but I can’t exactly walk away or ignore the jerks.
Nope, but I'm a fine girl!
As a musician, I gotta give it to him. Ladies \*LOVE hearing their names in songs. I guess guys do too. Tenacious D wrote an entire song about me.. ^(\*for fuck's sake.. okay, fine, not ALL ladies or men LOVE it, goddamn)
Lee
Talkiin' fuckin' Lee!
Kielbasa Sausage?
# DOXXED!!
Not me. There's a couple of songs with my name, and people would sing them at me. I hated it. I also don't like being sung at, so there's that.
OK, I'll just go over here then 👉🏻👉🏻
It wasn’t but stopping by to say I would’ve been on CLOUD EFFING NINE if it had been. What a time to be alive!
"Excuse me, my son is also named Bort." Nah, my name is never in anything. I'm cool with it.
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Rita was mine. The sweetest lady ever. She thought it was hilarious she got a mention.
Mine is. Its in Around the Way Girl by LL Cool J too. Everyone just needs a little bit of my I guess.
I realize there are two options here, but we might have the same name 😂
If its also a motley crue song or the shortened version is a rolling stones song then yes.
Dang it! It’s the other one! But I had forgotten about that Motley Crue song and I’m jamming out to it now, so thanks for the stroll down music memory lane! 😂
How about those that show in 88 Lines About 44 Women?
Nope! Mine is the title of a Joan Osborn song, and mentioned in a Gym Class Heroes song.
I know the Gym Class Heroes song... Do you have a twin a twin sister named Lisa?
I'd be more worried about a name call out in Too Short's Cocktails song
Or in his *Invasion of the Flat Booty'd Bitches*
They song literally played everywhere back then. I remember it was in stores, waiting rooms, restaurants, bars etc
Mine is and meh, song got on my nerves
No, but mine and my Mom’s were back to back in DMX’s “What these Bitches Want from a N——.” Which is way cooler 😎
No, but my first name is in DMX’s What they Want From Me and my middle name is in LL Cool J’s Round the Way Girl. I love it!
I don't have any insight on Mambo #5, but my life changed in 2004 when EuroTrip came out and "Scotty Doesn't Know" by Lustra featured with Matt Damon lip syncing it...
Try having your name featured as the entire song. I'm Bonnie, and yeah I lie over the ocean hahaha 🙄 Luckily Young MA came in and reclaimed the name.
My stripper name was. It was pretty cool 🤪
I'm speaking on behalf of my wife, who's name is in the song. She can't stand the song and for years when people heard her name they would also sing the song.
Mine is. My feelings toward it generally depends on how many drinks I’ve had while I’m getting down at a wedding.
Nope. But mine was featured in "Sex & Candy" which everyone (but me) thought was SOO hilarious
Cool story... I used to work a job (defunct dept store chain) and at my local store in podunk... I worked with every name on the Mambo list... ~three of them were short term & not simultaneously, but every name worked there in the span of a yr... it was kinda cool ngl...
Mine was. I didn’t like the song bc it was so mainstream.
Yep. I still love bopping to the song and hearing it. :)
No, but many of the names mentioned were also names of coworkers I had at the time the song was popular, so that was funny to me.
No! And my name is pretty common, so I'm mad about it.
Whats all this about?
Omg this is such a funny question 😆 So Xennial
Nope, but I do have the same name as one of the main characters from a popular 90s sitcom. Sometimes, I would hear my name and turn my head, and someone would be like, "Oh, sorry I was talking about *name* from the show."
How about Too Short's Cocktales? I used to know a girl named Tina... poor girl
All night long? No thanks I needs my sleep. 😴 I never really listened to the lyrics that closely on that song, I had to look up the lyrics just now to see if my name was even there.
My name is featured in one of Bobby brown's songs. Feels weird to hear it and also singing the song out loud lol
I’m definitely an Around The Way Girl - but no idea if I made it into Mambo #5…I can’t remember all who were mentioned…lol
My name is way too weird to ever be mentioned in that song. In fact, I never saw my name on anything growing up, like those keychains or license plates you see at amusement parks. And you know what, I like it that way.
Mine is in there and I don’t want Lou Bega by my side EVER!
No, my name is one of those where I could never get a souvenir keychain.
That song is the Xennial version of The Nails’ [“88 Lines About 44 Women”](https://youtu.be/LwUotTbF2aw?si=oM5EyxEZpYcL4ohZ) for older Gen Xers
Nope, nor was it featured on Freek-A-Leek. My name wasn’t even on bike license plates. I shall sit back and read this. 🥰
Nope, my name was not in that song. It is in a country song and a kid's song, both of which are annoying. I never found my name on those little license plates or any of those gift shop items that come with a name preprinted on it. My last name is kinda unique as well, so I've known from an early age that I'm not gonna get confused with someone else.
Before I knew he said Tina I thought mine was!
Annoyed. For sure.
That song came on at a baseball game the other day, and I turned to the people next to me and just said, "1999?" Also my name is in Fuck The Pain Away, by Peaches.
No thank Christ
I think almost half of our HS dance team was mentioned, they had a whole routine for it.
No, but my mom and all her friends were. I’m 40.
I had an arrogant friend named Jessica. She got an even bigger head when she heard that song.
No, but my cousin was, and she loved it, lol
No, and I wished that one day my name would be famous
I always wanted to be one of the chosen, but alas, I was not. *sigh*
this made me laugh so hard. thank you.
Nope I was left out 😭😂
Nah, not mine. But in addition to the dopey 70s song about a dog that I'm named after, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's have a song about just my name too, one I actually like.
Good questions!!!
Quality post. Thank you.
More interested in hearing from those named in "Tired of sex" by Weezer...
My name was never even on any of those mini license plates, keychains, pencils, etc… I would have been tickled pink if he said my name.
Yes, and people STILL TO THIS DAY SING IT TO ME. Like, at least once a year since it came out. I’m less amused every time.
My girlfriend at the time the song came out was named Erica. She played that damned song all the damn time. We broke up about a month later. Coincidence?
No, but my poor friend Monica *despised* that song.
Yes, it made me sing my part.
I got "Stacy's Mom." yay me
My mum’s name is and she hates it.
Yes! My middle name and a derivative of my first!
No but my friends name was Michelle and GNR had a Michelle song and “Meshell my belle”
Mine was listed. Honestly, my name I hardly mentioned anywhere so to still hear it how many years still makes me happy.
Mine is! I rarely hear my name so it always makes me smile.