popularity of names

[scattered]

Do you mind if your child's name is popular? I think all of my kids' names are popular, and the only thing about it that bothers me is when people tell me how popular they are. Though I've never met another child with DD1 or DD2's names. DS is Jack, but only know one other IRL, but several in my TB circle. 

[robotpcr]

Not too popular is one of our main criteria. DH and I both agree that we've enjoyed having names growing up that aren't weird but aren't everywhere either.

[lauranicole91]

It doesn't bother me a bunch. I mean I had my limits though. Because when we were naming our daughter in 2012 if I heard of one more Aiden or Ava I was going to shoot myself.

But in general I don't stalk social security list and veto names I love based on that.

My daughter's name, Peyton, was and still isn't popular at all. But apparently Logan (what we plan to name this baby) is supposedly climbing up in popularity but it doesn't bug me at all.

[Poppy]

For the longest time I wanted a Harper. We also loved Liam last time around. Now there is no way I'd do either. I think if they are trendy it matters but just popular and timeless then go for it.

[Deleted]

It doesn't bother me at all...We're naming our son Jackson...Which is ridiculously popular (though I only know one person with the name).

[smilz4782]

I feel if it's a classic name in a popular phase I'm ok with that, but supa trendee --no.
For us.
Classic yes
Trendy no

I feel jack/Jackson is having its 60 seconds of fame but has been around forever so it's "classic" to me.
But jaxxon=NO

[viola]

I didn't meet anyone with my name until middle school and my husband had at least one kid in his class with his name constantly. I loved my unpopular name (plus I always had people telling me how pretty it is) and MH hated being firstname lastinitial.

So yeah, we were deterred from some names by the SSA list. I liked Ethan and Elliot until I learned how popular they are

[awful]

I don't mind that their names are popular (both in the top 10) but it's important for me that they aren't trendy. They both have names that that have been around and popular for a long time.

[miraclebbye]

So far the only name DH hasn't veto'do for this little girl is Olivia. It's popular according to all the lists but we have only ever met 1 other. He also suggested Stevie (like Stevie Nicks) but I am struggling to get behind it even tho it's nowhere near popular or common for a girl.

[jenari]

We tried to avoid the super popular names but didn't stress too much about it. I grew up where there were 8 other girls in my class with the same name - two with the same middle name as well which was beyond annoying. We wanted to avoid that scenario if possible!

[robotpcr]

Jan 16, 2015 18:48:55 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

I rather them be common but not popular, if that makes sense. We chose Graham and Reese (team green) and I think those fit our criteria.

I know what you're saying about people telling you how popular the names are. That would definitely annoy me. It's like telling a pregnant woman she's getting big. Yep, thanks captain obvious.

Love the name Graham  That's my brother's name.

[CTri17]

I dont love super popular names, but one that we likeis fairly popular, but we dont agree on a whole lot of names, so it is what it is

[cbrandt1]

I don't mind popular, but I do prefer timeless names. We are team green, so our options are Jacob, Declan, Nora and Juliana.

DH just wants it to look good on a resume.

[copilot2012]

I'm on the same boat as "popular doesn't bother me, trendy does"

[orangepickle]

My name was super popular for 80s babies so I always had 3-4 other girls in my class with the same name in school (although I rarely come across people with the same name as an adult... Where the fuck have they all gone?). So I'd prefer not to give LO a name like that but I'm also a lover of traditional names, so LO due in May will be Jack Henry.

[stargazerlily]

Ours isn't popular and we didn't care one way or the other, we're naming her after our mothers, that was important to both of us.

[maggiet19]

I like more classic names...whether they are popular or not.

[CTri17]

Id rather see a bunch of popular normalish names than youneek ones

[honeylemon]

Popularity doesn't bother me as much as trendiness.

That being said, I personally try to choose names that are not in the top 100 on the SSA list.

I think DS's name is somewhere in the 600s and DD's is in the 300s. Or at least that's where they were the years they were born.

[Starbuck128]

We don't like popular names, and I want to avoid really classic, Biblical names. DH's family tree is mostly male and they all have Biblical names. It just gets repetitive after a while. I also want names that everyone can pronounce and usually spell correctly without needing to ask.

That said, we can only agree on a boy name that's currently ranked 50-60. The popularity is plummeting though.

[beebe918]

I always had at least one other person with my name in my class, most of the time it was more than one, so popularity did play a part in my decision. There were a lot of not so popular girls names I liked but the baby is a boy and the only name we really liked is fairly popular. Oh well!

[ajm0711]

As long as it's a name we love, popularity isn't as much an issue. But we will try to avoid trendy.

[robotpcr]

Jan 16, 2015 19:09:46 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Jan 16, 2015 19:05:59 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

Love the name Graham  That's my brother's name.

So he must be kickass then, right?!

Yup, totally!  And super smart.

[samiamagirl]

I'm definitely more on board with names that aren't trendy or popular. I don't want my kid to have the same name as a bunch of other kids in his class. But at the same time I'm trying to be careful and pick a name that will be easy to pronounce, he can grow up with, and isn't so rare he gets side-eyed all the time. I guess you could say I like unique but not youneek if you know what I mean.

[Deleted]

I like names that aren't too common, but I also like classic names. I pretty much just try to avoid the top 100 list. Although alot of those names are cute, they're NMS.

[seventythree]

Jan 16, 2015 18:48:55 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

I rather them be common but not popular, if that makes sense. We chose Graham and Reese (team green) and I think those fit our criteria.

I know what you're saying about people telling you how popular the names are. That would definitely annoy me. It's like telling a pregnant woman she's getting big. Yep, thanks captain obvious.

I think "common but not popular" is a good way to put it! I don't want to saddle my kid with a name that they constantly have to explain because people don't know how to pronounce it or spell it or what have you. At the same time I don't want them to have the same name as 3 or 4 other kids in their class! I mean I know that's not entirely avoidable, but we're trying to steer away from anything trendy.

Oh, and I like both of your name choices!

[seventythree]

Jan 16, 2015 19:37:07 GMT -5 orangepickle said:

My name was super popular for 80s babies so I always had 3-4 other girls in my class with the same name in school (although I rarely come across people with the same name as an adult... Where the fuck have they all gone?). So I'd prefer not to give LO a name like that but I'm also a lover of traditional names, so LO due in May will be Jack Henry.

I had a somewhat popular 80s name, too... maybe it was a regional thing though, it was hard to not run into another one at home but since I've moved my name seems to be more of a rarity. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

[scattered]

Jan 16, 2015 18:48:16 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

It doesn't bother me a bunch. I mean I had my limits though. Because when we were naming our daughter in 2012 if I heard of one more Aiden or Ava I was going to shoot myself.

But in general I don't stalk social security list and veto names I love based on that.

My daughter's name, Peyton, was and still isn't popular at all. But apparently Logan (what we plan to name this baby) is supposedly climbing up in popularity but it doesn't bug me at all.

LOL, DD1 is Ava. 

[Deleted]

My daughter will have a really popular name. But I liked this name when I was pg with DS2 and didn't get to use it. Now that it's super popular, I just don't care.

[lauranicole91]

Jan 16, 2015 21:57:52 GMT -5 scattered said:

Jan 16, 2015 18:48:16 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

It doesn't bother me a bunch. I mean I had my limits though. Because when we were naming our daughter in 2012 if I heard of one more Aiden or Ava I was going to shoot myself.

But in general I don't stalk social security list and veto names I love based on that.

My daughter's name, Peyton, was and still isn't popular at all. But apparently Logan (what we plan to name this baby) is supposedly climbing up in popularity but it doesn't bug me at all.

LOL, DD1 is Ava. 

As I typed it I was literally thinking to myself. "Watch she is going to have an Aiden or Ava, fuck!" Not to sound like I'm backpedaling or anything, but they are both great names! I just personally know soooo many of them around my daughter's age. Gags.