What popular name won't you use because its popular?

slukd79

Just curious. This probably comes from the fact that I have a really common name and I got tired of being First Name and Last Initial in school.

LeighDC

Olivia and Ella

Jackson  

sunnyday016

Jacob. It's still on my list, but I don't know if I'd ever use it. Love it though.

Ella85

Olivia, Sophia, Ethan, and Jackson

but we LOVE Olivia, and may still use it.

mrsV719

Ava and Emma... I have LOVED these names for sooooo long... but as a Kindergarten teacher with 2 Ava's and an Emma (who's sister is Ava) in my class... I just can't do it!

Mrs.Carlybella

Avery & Owen -  love them

cjseeger

I have loved the names Isabel and Olivia since I was pretty young. 

kitkat145

Jackson (Jack)

HannahO28

I've always loved Avery as a boy's name but I won't use it now because it is such a popular girl's name

cokt

Olivia and Abigail.

anotheramy

Henry, Harper, Atticus

MeggieChris

Charlotte... I loved it for so long but it's in the top 20 or so and I had to deal with that as a child. I just can't do it to my kid

b2b999

Love Amelia but it is so darn bloody popular now that I'm not sure we'll use it. (if we ever need it) I do love it though...

bryanddani2009

Aiden My husband's Irish and we always wanted to name our son Aiden Daniel....too bad it's one of the most popular names now!

FemmeNat01

Isabella

I don't care about anything else. We love Jacob and we're using it.

alliejo725

There isn't one.

We love Sophia and Emma, and we don't mind using them despite their popularity.

There are a lot of names that I think are too popular, but those two are the only ones I like.

strangebird

Isabella we wont use, though I love it.

I go back and forth about Elizabeth. It will be a middle name at the very least, but I'd love to use it as a first name--if not for the popularity.

Jacob and William.

alohamora

Daniel, Tyler, maybe Henry, Anna, Emma

macchiatto

Sophia and Ethan.

macchiatto

anotheramy:

Henry, Harper, Atticus

Atticus is too popular?!

jessface926

Olivia and Noah

HarperM

macchiatto:

anotheramy:

Henry, Harper, Atticus

Atticus is too popular?!

 

I know 3 Atticus' in my town that were all born in the last 2 months, so maybe she mentioned it for an "area"? 

For my area, THESE have been ruined for me:

Charlotte, Liam, Ella,Layla.

Dunno about popularity in general, but where I'm from, they've exploded!  

love.love

Chloe, but now I'm using a name that I may love even more, and wouldn't have been brought up had Chloe not been popular.

veganxangel

Olivia and Sophia. I've loved Olivia since I was a child and had THREE dolls all named Olivia. Sophia is beautiful but not only is it popular, our last name begins with an S Elisabeth is still on our list despite popularity, we love the name too much to let go and I have yet to meet a little Elisabeth. Everyone I know is in their 20s+

BLM10

Another vote for any variation on Isobel... my all-time favorite girl name that is far too popular to use now.

 

 

anna7602

I used to love the name Micaela (pronounced Mee-kah-eh-la), but the rise of McKayla, McKenzie, McKenna and the like have all ruined the name for me. I have a really hard time finding anything pretty at all about it anymore.

I also really like Olivia. It still sounds nice to me, but I have a few friends with daughters named Olivia and it would feel weird to use a name people in my close social circle have already used. If it were just generally popular, but I didn't know anyone IRL with the name, it might be different.

Maddie*13

Ava

And maybe Evan for a boy. 

Under.the.Rose

Liam.... It's #2 in about 5 Canadian provinces right now. It's nuts. I love this name though. 

cera.rn

Noah for a boy, Addison for a girl

ivs112

Olivia and Aiden.

jenerally?

Isabelle

Emma/Ella

Noah

raf2

In our area, Jack and Henry for boys. 

Leap08

strangebird:

Isabella we wont use, though I love it.

I go back and forth about Elizabeth. It will be a middle name at the very least, but I'd love to use it as a first name--if not for the popularity.

Jacob and William.

Elizabeth and William have always been popular and probably always will be. They are classic names, not trendy names. I think there is a difference. 

I love William and don't think using it is the same as Jacob or Aiden. I think in 20 years if you hear the name Aiden you'll be able to tell about how old that person is. But with William, you'd have no idea because William has always been popular. 

dkw1485

b2b999:

Love Amelia but it is so darn bloody popular now that I'm not sure we'll use it. (if we ever need it) I do love it though...

 I second Amelia.  Also Harper and Mia.