Eden = popular?

SeaSoul

Someone responded to my girl name poll below saying she didn't like Eden "anymore" and I was wondering if it's because it's becoming popular?  That doesn't seem to be the case, based on the SS site (#180), but maybe it's a regional thing? 

I happened to meet an Eden the other day (age 20-ish) and the name really stood out to me.  Never met or even heard of another in my life.  DH knew a male Eden growing up, but otherwise he's never heard it.

benmel31

IMO, Eden is not very popular.  I don't think I have ever met an Eden and I know I have never taught one in school.

imimahoney

I also live in New England and have only met one Eden and that was 10 years ago. Granted I don't know many toddlers but still, I don't really think it's too popular.

telatovich

I think people don't like Eden, because once you start thinking about it and saying it out loud, it's really hard to get the "d" sound in there.  It sounds like "E'en" kinda like Peyton ends up sounding like "Pey'on"

manda326

Its not very popular here either. I have met maybe 1 Eden and she was aroung my age. I think its a good name too.

jonahsmama2014

I don't think it's necessarily that it is popular, but that it is a little trendy. I love the name though, and I don't personally care if it's trendy or not.

vicky_d

I don't think so - I really like it!

PhilsWife07

telatovich:

I think people don't like Eden, because once you start thinking about it and saying it out loud, it's really hard to get the "d" sound in there.  It sounds like "E'en" kinda like Peyton ends up sounding like "Pey'on"

 

I'm going to chock this up to regional dialect, as I don't think this would be a widespread issue. I never hear Peyton pronounced that way.

brooklynesque

I don't think it's too popular but it's really NMS.  Sounds a little like a stripper name to me (why not just name her Paradise?).

hsm

I don't know any Eden's. I think it is nice.

SeaSoul

brooklynesque:

I don't think it's too popular but it's really NMS.  Sounds a little like a stripper name to me (why not just name her Paradise?).

Have to disagree with you there...for us, there is a family significance as well...Eaton is a family surname, and though I don't care for it, I think Eden is a nice substitute.  I see what you're saying about Paradise/Eden, but I think Paradise trumps Eden big time in the stripper name dept.

RedCardinal

OP I love the name Eden and it's not trashy nor does it sound like a stripper name. 

AlleyCatNH

The only "Eden" I've ever known is 23 years old. I like the name, but I'm not crazy about the religious ties (NMS).

kygirlie113

brooklynesque:

I don't think it's too popular but it's really NMS.  Sounds a little like a stripper name to me (why not just name her Paradise?).

My thoughts exactly.

I have never met an Eden IRL.

seb09

Definitely not "too popular."  I'm 33 and I've never met anyone with this name.  Don't listen to the other ppl.  It does NOT sound trashy.

AJplusKev

I really like Eden and I don't think it's too popular. About 10 years ago I knew a 8ish year old named Eden and she was super cute. And just last weekend a waitress I had was named Eden (she was in her 20s).

SeaSoul

AlleyCatNH:

The only "Eden" I've ever known is 23 years old. I like the name, but I'm not crazy about the religious ties (NMS).

Believe me, I'm not into religious ties either, but that part just isn't significant to me.

emsumm

I wouldn't generally characterize biblical names as trashy.  One of my girls' mn is Eden, so obviously I like it.  We chose it as a lovely Hebrew name for her.  It sounds nice when pronounced in Hebrew, too...Ah-dahn.

bread&jam

kygirlie113:

brooklynesque:

I don't think it's too popular but it's really NMS.  Sounds a little like a stripper name to me (why not just name her Paradise?).

My thoughts exactly.

I have never met an Eden IRL.

This post makes me laugh. I've known a few strippers in my day and none of them is clever enough (or has the vocabulary necessary) to come up with the name Eden. In addition, most of the clientele wouldn't "get it" as meaning paradise. Y'all forget that you, and most of the people who post on this board, are much better educated than most strippers and people who frequent strip bars.

OP - I live in the South and it is not popular down here. I agree with another poster who said it has more of a trendy feel than anything, and that is why people might not care for it.

guilletskichuk

I went to school with an Eden...she would be about 30-ish now. I did not have the best experience with her so I never liked the name.

Then my SIL and BIL named their daughter Eden this past spring. My niece is super adorable (I haven't met her yet...we live quite some distance from them)...so I have a much better association with the name now.

Eden also makes me think of Eden Wood from the show Toddler & Tiaras. Yes, I watch that show. Don't judge me. lol

MaybeMore

Not popular, but trendy.

I don't like it.  It's not Neveah--but it is a lot like Heaven.  It's a word that historically hasn't been often used as a girl's name.

sugarpumpkin716

it's not popular at all. i see it a lot as a prospect but that's it.

MAMAxB

I have only seen it on this board but it's NMS.

It's a garden to me.

scorch

emsumm:

I wouldn't generally characterize biblical names as trashy.  One of my girls' mn is Eden, so obviously I like it.  We chose it as a lovely Hebrew name for her.  It sounds nice when pronounced in Hebrew, too...Ah-dahn.

I have twins girls and the older one is named Eden.  It means delightful in Hebrew and the sweet girl lives up to her name.  I usually call her Edie.

I know 3 other Eden, none of whom I have met.

SnoopyLuv

It's trendy, not popular...yet.

 

I don't like it.

kathabus

Beautiful name...not trashy at all. I have no idea where stupid ppl come up with this stuff...

Jessimurph

I know one Eden that is my dd's age. They call her Edy.

McGillicuddy13

I'm usually very anti-trendy names, but I love Eden. Love the nn possibility of Edie, too.

unverfkm

I only know one Eden and she is just a few years old and the daughter of a Baptist minister who wanted a biblical-type name. (Their son's name is Corbin.)  I don't think it's overly popular.