When you chose names for your dc, did you take

idoinjuly

the popularity of the name into consideration?

It's still early in the game for us, but we're throwing names around.  I've always loved the name Sophia, but everyone talks about how popular it is.  IRL, I only know on Sophia.  We had moved on to other names due to the "popularity", but I still really love the name.

 What do you ladies think?

xbrooklyngrl

No I didn't I just went with a name I loved.

~Kat~

Absolutely! No one in my extended family has super common names (except me), and I love unique names. Max's name is somewhat common because that is DH's preference, but I wouldn't choose something that was trendy. There are names that I love that I would never use because of how popular they are.

TxGal

Yes. I did not want a popular name. I loved Emily, but it was #1 at the time and sure enough we have a neighbor born 3 days after DD that was named Emily. There are so many trendy names that I would like to avoid. It is hard though.

 In the end, do what you want. If you are really set on it, go for it.
 

Rebekah1021

I tried to find a name that a great name, but not very popular. I looked on the most popular names list.

HisBetterHalf

I do take it into consideration but depending on the name and whether or not its popular in your area, it may not matter.  I only know 1 Sophia.  However, I like truly unique names - like no where near the top 100.  But its hard to come up with them.

DesignerMama

Not at all! I named DD Sophia because MH and I both loved the name. And we have yet to meet another Sophia locally (lots of Sophies though).

AZ_Erica

I did kind of.  It wasn't so much the popularity but the trendy-ness of the name.  I didn't want a name that screamed "I was born in the 2000's"  DH loved all the trendy names Hunter, Austin, thigns that I think were invented in the last decade or so.  (although I guess my grandfather in law has the middle name austin so i guess it is older than i think)  To me, sophia is a popular name but not trendy.  If you love it I would go with it, but know that there is a chance she will be one of 3 in school.

FWIW we went with Ian, we thought it was very unpopular and only had me 3 Ians ever.  Well it seems to be becoming much more popular so i'm interested to see how many Ian's DS has in his class. 

jaredswife

YES!!!!!  I grew a super popular name.   I dont want my kids to be one of many in their classes with the same name.  I refuse to use top 10 names. 

Javelina22

we didn't want a "trendy" name that everyone was having at the time, but we really didn't care if it was "popular" or not.  we just picked the names because we liked them for the girls.   

Shmar

Yes, we considered naming DS Alexander until we saw that it was a top ten name!  We then decided to go with a family name, which has way more meaning to us anyway (and is not even in the top 1000 names, which I also love!)

idoinjuly

Jaredswife, what part of New Mexico do you live in?  We lived in Farmington for a year and a half and my dh's family is from Grants.

Sulla

Ditto Javelina. I think there's a huge difference between trendy, which we avoided like the plague, and popular, which didn't phase me as much. To me "trendy" names are of the moment and will seem silly and dated when the children are grownups. But sometimes even classic names (like Ethan, which is my older son's name) are "popular."

 As  a Jennifer born at the height of Jennifer-dom, I always say there are a lot worse things you can do to your child than giving them a popular name.

 I don't think you can go wrong with Sophia, which to me is a classic-but-popular name.

MrsJLK

Not really.  Alyssa was #16 on one of the charts we looked at, but we didn't care.  Our boy name was Aiden and it was super popular.  If you love it, go for it.

shopgirl_07

Yes, I really don't like trendy or very common names. I would never choose Emma or Aidan.

amw80

No, not really. They were the names we loved. Lily is very popular and I think Lillian is getting there. I always call her by her full name though. Jack is pretty common, but oh well!

capecodbaby

Yes, we had a hard time because we wanted an Irish/Gaelic name and those are super trendy so we went with a name that had family meaning.

wellfleet04

Ditto the PPs about trendy vs. popular.  DD is Kate, which I realize is not the most unique name out there.  But, it was more important to me that the name not be trendy than it not being popular.  To me, Kate is a "classic" name, like Sarah, Elizabeth, etc that will never really be trendy but will always be popular.  Names I would have considered trendy would be Isabella, Ava, Olivia, Ella, etc because even though they are "classic" names, they have had a real surge in popularity recently rather than being sort of an ever-popular classic name like Kate/Sarah/Elizabeth.  I'd put Sophia in the same category as Isabella/Ava, a classic name that has now become trendy.

mrsterry

Not at all.  When naming Alexander I knew that was going to be his name YEARS before I even met DH because it's the only boy name I have ever liked.  I didn't care how popular it may or may not have been....that was going to be my child's name.

Then when it came to Christopher, I just needed a name that sounded good with his middle name (Silas) AND "went with" his older brothers' names (Zachary and Alexander).

REOM

Absolutely.

I was Melissa R for most of my life, and while it wasn't the end of the world, it was very annoying. I didn't want that for my kids, so we avoided the top 10 lists.

I originally wanted Emma for DD#2, but reconsidered after seeing how crazy popular it was. We went with a similar family name instead, and I amso glad we did.

Check out this site- it tells you how popular names are in your area. I love the name sophia too, but I feel like every other girl around here is ava or sophia

https://www.our365.com/wisdom/babynamescape/default.aspx

 

 

idoinjuly

That's a great site!  Thanks!

Temp159135562506975

Yes- i really am not a fan of trendy names.  My name was always the only one growing up - and i liked it that way.  DH rarely met any Greg's either.... but neither of our names are 'weird' - which is what we wanted for DS... something more unique but not strange... we came up with Griffin.

I always check the SS website for the popularity of names I like.

runnergirl79

No.  Natalie was #16 on the top names of 2006, and I didn't care.  I love the name, and that was the name I was going to use regardless of popularity.  I tend to like the names that are on the popular side.

If you love the name Sophia, I would encourage you to use it.  GL! 

LittleMamaB

Yes. We wanted names that weren't overly popular, but not weird either,

luckyluvr

I grew up with a popular name, but as a teacher I hate seeing the boring names. I have so many Austin's, Cody's, Ashley's, and Shelby's that I could scream. On the same note, I have 3 Michael's in 1 period this year. I looked at the list for DC#1, but for #2, it doesn't matter. I did freak out a little when 1 week before DS was born and we had decided on the name Tanner, a character on the show "According to Jim" named her baby Tanner. I thought, "Oh geez, now people are going to start using that name b/c they heard it on TV and think it's different!" I still haven't heard it much. FWIW, if DC#2 is a girl, she will be an Emma. It's not popular at all where I live. In fact, I've only met 1 Emma in my 31 years of life!