Batman and Superman among top Yahoo username requests after clearout of old accounts put IDs back up for grabs
Batman and Superman were among the most requested usernames submitted to Yahoo after the service announced plans in June to reset dormant accounts and put popular names back up for grabs.
Try again: Users who didn't get chosen IDs can track via a watchlist
Yahoo began notifying users today whether their username requests were successful or not after inviting people to submit their first-choice IDs to a wishlist in mid-July.
The top three username requests for boys were David, Michael and Alex, while the most popular girls’ names were Maria, Jennifer and Jessica.
Those who didn’t get the name they wanted will now be automatically added to a watchlist by Yahoo which will monitor their top-five requested IDs for three years and hold them for a fortnight if they come up.
For anyone who is particularly desperate for a specific name and hasn’t already applied via the wishlist, they will have to stump up $1.99 to get on the watchlist.
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