2nd timers - do you love your baby's name?

zhirsch · August 2011

We've been talking about what to name our baby boy for months, and now that he's almost here we have two choices, both I like, but I'm not sure if I love them. I'm not really into super trendy names, and our top choice happens to be in the top 10 even though I don't really want a super popular name either. I'm also terrible at making decisions which doesn't help either. I just keep feeling like maybe there's something out there that's even better than what we have, but after months of scouring every name resource I just can't find anything better. I know that in the end it won't really matter, because he'll fit whatever name we give him, but I'm just wondering if anyone named their baby something they weren't head over heels in love with and ended up loving it later? Or do you wish you would have found one that was absolutely perfect before naming your baby?

I feel like what you name your baby is so important, and not to be overly dramatic, but really sets the stage for the rest of their life. They've done studies that show kids with "normal" names (ie. Jane, Katherine, etc.) are more successful in life than the you-neek ones (Destynee, etc.) Such a big decision!

mabma80 · August 2011

We believe that too! That's why we picked solid, strong, classic names. We have Jack, Benjamin, and soon....Charles (we'll call him Charlie).

sexyntexy · August 2011

Our kid's names are super popular. We loved Avery for years and then all of a sudden it grew in popularity. We almost changed her name last minute because of it but I'm glad we didnt. When we finally settled on a boy name we had no idea it was super popular either. Ethan was #2 last year. Oh well, we have super common names and we are fine. Just go w/ what you like!

angel2288 · August 2011

I dont regret what i named my son, but sometimes i do thing that Noah or Logan would fit him better. Im still happy with my choice (his father didnt care, so it really was MY choice lol). If i could name him all over again, i dont know if i would change it.

shihtzu51 · August 2011

The thing is that it is becoming more and more common for kids to have unique or different names. When you look at the spread of names - the most popular ones are only given to a small percentage of kids. I think that though the studies may have been relevant in the past, there are a huge variety of names that kids have now and that unique names won't necessarily hold someone back. But that's just my opinion. Just pick a name you like and when your little one is here, you will come to love it because you love your little one so much!

kjg5445 · August 2011

I'm not crazy about my first sons name, Aldan. it was RIGHT before Aiden became popular and i keep wondering if when hes older will his name be weird to people since it isnt very common. I dont dislike it, it was just never the first choice. His dad won the battle of names.

i do like my second sons name, Jonah, although it took it growing on me for me to like it. I have a feeling i just am not very good at names and i shouldnt be judging their names

jessicaclare · August 2011

I have Annelise, Norah and now Amelia. I love all of them and wouldn't change them.

forensicmama · August 2011

mabma80:
We believe that too! That's why we picked solid, strong, classic names. We have Jack, Benjamin, and soon....Charles (we'll call him Charlie).

We also chose Charles. It's a fantastic name and I love it. It's cute as a kid (Charlie), but clearly it has a professional and classic ring to it (Charles) that will serve him well as an adult.

Our daughter is Anna. Again, sweet as a child, but also mature sounding for an adult.

Cilley · August 2011

DH had a lot of names he liked for LO#1 (boy). I only had one that I liked/loved. It fit LO#1. DH got to pick the middle name and of course got the last name. For LO#2 (girl) I only have 1 name I wanted. DH didn't care about the middle name, so I got to pick, but again, he gets the last name. We picked the normal way to spell names and didn't want to make up any names...that doesn't fit who we are.

KateLouise · August 2011

I do really like our daughter's name and it really suits her, but it was a bit of a compromise for me in that it wasn't my absolute FAVOURITE name, but it was on my list of names I like.

It ticks a lot of the boxes that were important to me:

Traditional/classic

Everyone knows how to say/spell

Will suit a person of any age.

Has flexibility professionally. I can picture a president called Elizabeth, as easily as I can picture a hippy artist living in a caravan in the woods. I didn't want a name like Moonbeam Rainshine and trying to picture that person running for president.

Sometimes I do think about some of the names we didn't pick, but ultimately happy with what we chose.

dragon_chica · August 2011

I absolutely love the names we picked for both children.

Jason'swife · August 2011

I could have written that post myself. Every word. I LOVED DS #1's name, and boy names are really tough for me. So naturally, for #2 I'm not nearly as stoked about any of our choices. They're just ok for me. Like you, I keep feeling like there's a better option out there, I just don't know what it is yet.

funkatronjive · August 2011

We COULD NOT agree on any names.... finally just before DH was deployed we went back to a name that we said 9 years ago would be our future sons name..... The name is Logan and its really popular right now which bothered me but it was hte only name I really liked....

Since last weekend I have been wondering about the name Logan.... I am not in love with it.... DH, DD and my mother all call the baby Logan and Im not sure about it.... there is seriously nothing else I like though.... so hopefully I am just getting nervous cause its so close to when he will be here....

katchowski · August 2011

shihtzu51:
The thing is that it is becoming more and more common for kids to have unique or different names. When you look at the spread of names - the most popular ones are only given to a small percentage of kids. I think that though the studies may have been relevant in the past, there are a huge variety of names that kids have now and that unique names won't necessarily hold someone back. But that's just my opinion. Just pick a name you like and when your little one is here, you will come to love it because you love your little one so much!

This.

I am in the same boat, me and DH have a list of 5 names... and really are not crazy about any of them. In the end if someone really has a name that doesn't fit them, they will most likely go by a nickname that does. I am the same way, I have NEVER gone by my given name.

cookiemonster82 · August 2011

It took me some to time to love my son's name. We actually had another one picked out for months and then I decided I didn't like it (thank goodness we kept it between ourselves). We went to the hospital with a few in mind and, when he was born, chose the one that he looked like. I love it now and he couldn't be anything else. However, I debated whether it was the right choice for a few months. Probably b/c it took some getting used to, since it wasn't picked out before.

I'm due with another boy in less than 2 months. As you can imagine, we are having another really difficult time. DH and I just don't agree on boy names! I suspect he will be named after birth, too.

Corbin30 · August 2011

With my son, I was 100% sure I would name him Isaac if he was a boy (I had never found out gender till #3). Well, he didn't look like an Isaac, and he ended up being Ian.

With my second, I kept a mental list of names I liked. And she shocked me again. She didn't seem to fit any of the names on the list, but when I looked at her I kept thinking about a name that I had seen and rejected. So she ended up being Bryn.

I love both the names, and better yet, they seem to suit the kids right down to the ground! Hopefully I do as well this time around.

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