.name Grandfathered
63 comments
- Points77
- Comments7
#3Rank now 3
#3Peak rank
1Days on list
91Score · 7d
Nov 10, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 77
- Comments
- 7
- Submitted by
- p4bl0
- Posted
- Nov 10, 2026
- Site
- neil.fraser.name
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on neil.fraser.name.
Trending history
.name Grandfathered was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 10, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 10 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 18:54 UTC. It is #3 right now, climbing from #6 to #3 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
3
Oct 28today
Metric history
points as reported by Hacker News.
Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #3 | 1 | 10 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest .name grandfathered | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
How does one register a domain under .name ? I can’t find info through search because it discards the dot no matter what I try.
previous discussion on the predecessor post, 69 days ago, 547 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49550772
I've had a .name for almost a decade now and was not aware of it's history. Shame I didn't register on my lastname .name , I had thought it was a much newer gTLD.
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Questions
Is .name Grandfathered trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Nov 10, 19:24 UTC it is #3, climbing from #6 to #3 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank .name Grandfathered reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 10, 18:54 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has .name Grandfathered been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 10, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (10 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
77 points and 7 comments; submitted by p4bl0 on Nov 10, 2026.