A name is the best way to identify someone and this is true when it comes to people searches. However, there are many people who share similar names around the world making it a challenge to find the one you are looking for. Other details can be a difference maker. This can be age, location, middle name and other information. This article will discuss ways on how to find someone with just a name and a date of birth.
A name and a date of birth or age can be quite helpful when you conduct a people search online. This is because such details can filter the search results, giving you the ideal outcome that you are looking for. There are websites that will help you find information on someone using a name and age.
However, it would be more difficult if you search using the first name only. This is because, even if you add the age or date of birth, the results would still be too much to go through. It is thus advisable that you gather as much details as possible about the person in such a situation. This can be occupation, location, college, university, for example.
Search Engines
You can start your search from search engines. Search engine have proven to be the source of information on almost any topic you can think of. if there is any site that has indexed information on the person of interest, they will definitely return a positive outcome.
Searches with first name and date of birth or age only, will obviously return a huge result to go through. This is where extra details like location, occupation, college or university comes in. they can make a difference in your search.
Examples of search engines that you can go for are Google, Yahoo, Bing and DuckDuckGo. Searches on these search engines are totally free.
Even though search engines are not dedicated to people searches, they can present a positive outcome if you are lucky enough. They work better for searches on famous people.
Social media platforms are extensively utilized in today’s world such that you cannot ignore them when it comes to people searches. More than of the population of the world (59 %) is on social media. Chances are, the person you are looking for might be a member one of these social media platforms.
Social media platforms have all kinds in data in them which people voluntarily offer on their profiles. You can find details like recent activity, posts, photos, location, education background, relatives, email addresses, friends and a lot more. This will rest on ow much details the individual decided to include in their profile.
Facebook is the number social media platform in the entire world. You might consider starting your search from there. There are more than 3 billion people who are affiliated to Facebook worldwide. The platform allows searches to be conducted with a name, username and email address.
You will need to have an account on Facebook to able to search. If you do all you have to do is:
- Log into facebook.com.
- Go to the search bar which has a magnifying glass.
- Enter the name of the person plus their age on the search bar and press on the magnifying glass to search. If you are familiar with the person’s email address, you can search with it too.
- Facebook will then present you with all the results to your search.
- Go through the results and find the one you want and click on it.
- This will lead you to the individual’s profile page where you will find more details on them.
- You can send them a friend request by clicking on ‘Add Friend’.
Other famous social media platforms that you can try out are Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Searches on all these social sites are totally free.
People Search Sites
There are websites online that are solely dedicated to aggregating data on people to offer it online. Some of these sites offer searches for free while others offer their services at a fee.
Most sites that have free results are those with white pages data. Basic results from a search on them with a name are phone number and addresses. If you are lucky you might even get age.
Sites with white pages data are 411, Any Who, White Pages, 50 States and Peek You.
There are those sites that will allow you to run a background check on someone. Their results have much detailed information than the white pages sites. This can be iformation like criminal records, credit reports, vital records, education background, social media profiles and much more.
They normally offer these details at a fee. Some will need that you pay for each search that you conduct while other will need that you subscribe. You will have to choose the search option that best suites you. Background check sites to consider are Spokeo, Intelius, Truth Finder, Been Verified and People Looker.
These are some of the options you can consider on how to find someone with just a name and date of birth. Remember, the more information you have with you on the individual, the broader the options to search with.