We scored all 6,671 first names that have made the US top 1,000 since 1900 against Vargas for flow, rhythm and pronunciation. 1,860 of them score 80 or higher. Vargas is the #148 most common surname in the US (173,835 people in the 2010 Census).
Vargas has 2 syllables and starts on a stressed beat, so first names that end on an unstressed syllable (DUM-da, like Lily or Jessica) lead into it smoothly, while names that end on a stressed beat put two stresses side by side. Select a name to see its full breakdown in the Baby Name Analyzer.
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