Would you have an issue...

Happily Overwhelmed

with naming your child the same name as a friend (not super close one) a month after they were born?

DH and I have had the same name picked out for months now. I don't believe anyone "owns" a baby name or anything. I just feel like I'm copying. I don't know this other parent super well however we live in the same small town (around 1,000 people) and our sons will be in the same class (I know situations change but we're both pretty attached to the community at this point).

Would you pick a different name or stick to your guns?

cmeinla

I don't think it should be an issue. 

If someone says something just say " I know! I couldn't believe it when I heard, that we were going to be using the same name on our kids. Oh well great minds think alike!"

WiFeY 4 LiFeY

If you and DH love the name go for it. The only bad thing I have to say (not that its that bad) is my name is very common and I didnt like having a lot of other Jessica's, Jess, or Jessie's in my class from k-12th.. If you arent having play dates and family BBQ I wouldnt pick another name..

Do you mind me asking what the name is?

Kendalight

I would most definitely stick to my guns. If the other mother actually has a problem with you using the name for your own child, then she needs to grow up. 

Your child won't live in one spot forever, just because he might be in the same class with another person with the same name isn't enough grounds for me to change it.

If I love it, I love it. Other parents and their like named children be (kindly) damned.  

aubreyan

I think it completely depends on the name. 

If it is something popular or classic-- then there are currently and have been many others with the name, there is no reason not to use it (Aiden, Easton, Daniel, Michael, etc.).  The family obviously did not pick it to be unique. 

 If it a name that is totally off the wall, very uncommon (i.e. Barnaby, Julius, Samson, etc.) . then I would not use it because it will certainly look and feel like you copied. 

 

alliejo725

Eh, it's not a big deal to use the same name.

But if you're asking me what I would do....I'd pick a new name. I have hundreds of names I love that I'll never get to use, and I'd rather not use the same name as someone I know. That's just my preference.

blu-eyedwife

alliejo725:

Eh, it's not a big deal to use the same name.

But if you're asking me what I would do....I'd pick a new name. I have hundreds of names I love that I'll never get to use, and I'd rather not use the same name as someone I know. That's just my preference.

I feel the same.  One of my best friends was due 2 months before me and neither of us was sharing names.  We had backup names for each sex just in case she chose the one we were planning on using.