Lincoln vs. Desmond

mm&es · April 2011

What do you guys think of these names? I have been looking for an old-fashioned, unique, "old man" type of name, such as Walter, Fred, or Norman, but these two names jumped out at me. When I looked them up on Baby Name Wizard, I was really surprised to see that they both are experiencing spikes in popularity right now. Lincoln was listed as 188 and Desmond was in the 500s. So still not super popular, but much higher than I expected. I've never heard them on any kids.

Are they trendy and I just didn't realize it? How common, really, is a name that isn't in the top 100? What do you think of these names, overall? What do you think of when you hear a boy/man named Lincoln or Desmond?

mbf124 · April 2011

I prefer Lincoln to Desmond.

JuneMagnolia · April 2011

I really like Desmond!

RedCardinal · April 2011

Desmond is on our list. Lincoln is NMS.

balihaigirl · April 2011

Desmond!

krissyh21 · April 2011

I love Desmond!

I think Lincoln is climbing faster as far as the president, surname trend goes although all things Irish are pretty popular as well. Overall, I have heard Lincoln thrown around more then Desmond. I didn't notice your ticker, but if you have time I would wait until the SS names list is updated for 2010 in the next 2 weeks to see how fast each of these names jumped. You can notice a trend for the most part by how quickly they gain in popularity from 1 year to the next.

frenziedmomma · April 2011

I like Desmond a whole lot more than Lincoln and the nickname is better too, Desi vs Link (?).

LOVINLIFE14 · April 2011

LOVE Desmond! Not into Lincoln at all

joanithegreat · April 2011

I prefer Desmond.

LaComtesse · April 2011

I like Desmond. Lincoln sounds super-trendy to me.

anna7602 · April 2011

I prefer Desmond, but Lincoln is okay. It's one of the few last-names-as-first-names/Presidential-names-as-baby-names that I actually like, perhaps because I have a good friend named Lincoln who's awesome.

MelodyKate · April 2011

I much prefer Lincoln to Desmond because of the historical significance. Fwiw, every Desmond I've ever known has been African-American. That isn't good or bad- just a penny for your thoughts! GL!

rubyjem00 · April 2011

I like Desmond more than I like Lincoln but I think both are fine names.

ravenorchid · April 2011

I like Lincoln. Desmond is NMS.

mm&es · April 2011

I guess I didn't realize there was a "presidential" trend. That's tough, because DH is a huge presidential buff, so we were looking through the list for inspiration!

mcromer · April 2011

I really like Desmond (Desi for nn)...Lincoln just makes me think of an old man's car.

StrawberryAlarmClock · April 2011

Meet Desmond Lucas

manda326 · April 2011

I like Lincoln

They aren't trendy by no means here. I think Lincoln would work fine for a little boy or a man. You can even get a nn or two out of it.

alohamora · April 2011

I really like Desmond.

robbie3982 · April 2011

I love both (DH vetoed Lincoln this time around), but obviously Desmond is my favorite.

DS is 2 months away from turning 2 and we've yet to meet another kid named Desmond. One person we met at the library said her neighbor's son was named Desmond, but that's the closest we've gotten to meeting another.

I haven't met any kids named Lincoln either.

robbie3982 · April 2011

Oh, and the spike in Desmonds is probably due to Lost. I'm guessing Desmond will go up a bit on the SS list this year, but I doubt it will go up much after that now that Lost is over.

queenbone · April 2011

I like Desmond over Lincoln.

Coastiewife06 · April 2011

I love Lincoln... if we didnt have a presidents name as our last name I would definitely use it

starlight8323 · April 2011

mm&es:
I guess I didn't realize there was a "presidential" trend. That's tough, because DH is a huge presidential buff, so we were looking through the list for inspiration!

One word: Gamaliel! (pronouned ga-MAY-lee-el)

Which list are you looking at? You should be looking at this one, IMO, because it contains middle names as well:

https://www.behindthename.com/namesakes/lists/usachro.php

My other presidential favorites:

Warren

James

William

Calvin

Theodore

As you can see, there's a way to include your husband's interest without being trendy. (You'll notice the names I've listed above are all the given names of the Presidents, rather than their last names.)

sugarangel77 · May 2011

LOVE Desmond!

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