American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.
A ROOM OF THE LIST — THE RETURNED
THE RETURNED
Every name in this room spent ten or more consecutive years below the federal line and was then reported again: 18,438 returns in all. The management notes, without editorializing, that some strings come back as different names wearing the same letters (see Methods), and that a return, once achieved, may be surrendered.
Notable holdings
Flossie
RETURNED 2020 AFTER 32 YEARS — BELOW THE LINE AGAIN SINCE 2024
Birdie
RETURNED 1999 AFTER 12 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Zula
RETURNED 2002 AFTER 34 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Jemima
RETURNED 1966 AFTER 16 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Juno
RETURNED 1996 AFTER 76 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Theodosia
RETURNED 2006 AFTER 11 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Ova
RETURNED 2020 AFTER 59 YEARS — BELOW THE LINE AGAIN SINCE 2024
Icie
RETURNED 1977 AFTER 16 YEARS — BELOW THE LINE AGAIN SINCE 2011
Vesper
RETURNED 2008 AFTER 81 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Euphemia
RETURNED 2010 AFTER 20 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Posie
RETURNED 2011 AFTER 85 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE
Zorah
RETURNED 1999 AFTER 86 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE