Baby name bubble...

RosyBee

 

Just want to know if I am living in a bubble as I am thinking about a name for my LO (Due in December)...Over the last few years I've felt that many friends and acquaintances have picked names that seem a little "out there" at the time?Monty being the one I immediately think of?but names like Asher, Seu, and Esme also made me double-take.

Now that I am expecting, thinking about names a lot, and searching for one, these names seem completely normal! Has anyone had this experience?

And my present predicament: I really like the name Penelope. Am I now a victim of the baby name bubble? 

onecruelove

I think Penelope is adorable, and Esme too.

 

anna7602

I actually really like Esme. Makes me think of the JD Salinger story "For Esme, with Love and Squalor," so I don't think it's particularly out there.

I also like Penelope.

macchiatto

I know what you mean; I think once you start getting into the "naming world," your tastes can start to change. You start hearing names that are gaining popularity and in some cases you might think "Weird ... hmm, maybe that's not so bad after all ... actually, I like it!" There are names I've seen a million times on name boards or that I know are high on the SSA list, and other friends will say "Oh wow, what a cute name! I've never heard that before!" if someone says they're considering it. (e.g. when a friend said she was naming her daughter Addison, our mutual friends all went nuts over it and thought it was so cute and original. )

E3A7AGGIE

I think Penelope is adorable.

braveangel2

It actually happened with one of the names you mentioned above - Penelope. I thought it was too out there to use, and it was one of my guilty pleasure names...something I'd use for a character in a children's book. But as I explored more of the naming world, I found others out there who liked it too, and even some who used it. Made me feel more at home with my naming nerdiness.

Spookster

Loooove Penelope!