Over the last couple months I had been noticing the sale of first name .xyz domain names. Sales have been in tech and crypto for the most part. First name .com are very expensive so it seems some are going the .xyz route. Swetha over at DNGear.com sold another one today, Scott.xyz for $7,499.
Swetha sold Nadia.xyz for $2,600, Ryan.xyz for $5,888 and Arya.xyz for $4,888. Montana.xyz (while a state, also a gender neutral first name. Late 90’s was the height of popularity Other first name .xyz sales in 2021 include, Gus.xyz, and Napoleon.xyz sold for $2,495 back in February.
I wasn’t able to get my FirstName.xyz, but was able to get my wife’s common Japanese name for registration fee. My daughter’s name is now taken, but at the time was premium priced at $1200 registration and $1200 renewal. I am uncertain whether the new owners paid that in 2018 or not, but she is now a money management app.