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Sad, my girl name is getting very popular

Mrs.21Mrs.21
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

I hang out on the Baby Names board and of course there are a lot of posts about the recent ssa top names of 2009 list.

A bunch of posters on that board don't like overly popular names, and I feel the same way. One poster recommended looking at the trend of your name choice over time and seeing how much it jumps each year.

Our name for our next baby is Scarlett, the only name we've ever agreed on for a girl. We selected DS' name no problem, and have another boy's name picked out.

Scarlett has risen from #900 something to the 100s in the last 10 years. I think it's becoming very popular. Sad

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  • BelleBabyBelleBaby member
    Yep, I see at least one or two Scarlett posts over there every day.  Not that the Baby Names board is that telling of national trends, but those ladies seem to like it!
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  • GeminA1GeminA1
    my BFF has loved Isabella for years....she's so bummed about how popular it is!  I;ve decided it's impossible to find a truly unique name....even if it's not popular at the moment it will be eventually!
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  • MrsBattyMrsBatty
    I absolutely love the name Scarlett.  Screw the list.  Do what you want!
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  • Lucky428Lucky428
    That's what happened to us with Jackson's name.  But we still named him it.  We rarely call him that though.  He's always called Jack by everyone.
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  • Mrs.21Mrs.21

    imageMrsBatty:
    I absolutely love the name Scarlett.  Screw the list.  Do what you want!

    Aw, thanks! We just might have to screw that damn list!

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  • blushingbrideoct07blushingbrideoct07
    Every single name I have ever loved is now in the top 100. ?Makes me mad but what can you do? ?I say if you like it go for it. ?
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  • reannegummerreannegummer
    Scarlett is a beautiful name.  All it takes is one unknown actress at the time to have that name and make a few good movies and boom her name becomes crazy popular.
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  • kmf143kmf143
    That's one of our picks for a girl a long with Savannah. I thought Scarlet would be the one to pick if we didn't want super popular, so I am bummed to read this. The only other one on our list..Sadie. (all S names lol)
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  • StrawberryBlondeMommaStrawberryBlondeMomma
    3 of my favorite boys' names including DS' are in the top 10. oh well lol.
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  • jolis_petits_bijouxjolis_petits_bijoux

    I agree with PPs who said to do what you want.  The thing is... you never know when any given name might become popular.  I would hate to have chosen a name just because it wasn't common (instead of one I loved) and had that name end up popular in a few years... might as well have picked the one you love, right?  (I hope that makes sense)

    We wanted to stick with names that were off of the top 10 list and not so obscure that people would say, "Huh?" when they heard it - but other than that, we went with what we liked.

    FWIW, I love the name Scarlett.  Scarlett and Sabrina were the girl names we talked about.

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