Question about names

Pumpkin_Princess · June 2012

I know that a lot of people have at least thought about or even decided on names for their future babies. Do you get annoyed when you think that you've found the perfect name, and then all of a sudden everyone is using it before you get a chance? This has happened to me a few times, but most recently it is Declan. I love that name. I had only heard the name once before in a movie, and now it seems like it's everywhere.

BellaLux · June 2012

Pumpkin_Princess:
I know that a lot of people have at least thought about or even decided on names for their future babies. Do you get annoyed when you think that you've found the perfect name, and then all of a sudden everyone is using it before you get a chance? This has happened to me a few times, but most recently it is Declan. I love that name. I had only heard the name once before in a movie, and now it seems like it's everywhere.

Not really. I've accepted that the names I love will more than likely be on the popular side...at some point.

Emma61210 · June 2012

I used to love the name Isabella... I had a girl in the nursery at church and her name was Isabella and I just knew I would name my daughter that.. then Twilight came out...

Also, I loved the name Reese and then I became very good friends with a girl who has a daughter named Reese so that wont work either...

I dont get frustrated though, because then it makes me think of other names I would use, and I usually end up liking them better

We are going with Sawyer Ryanne (pronounced Ryan) if we have a little girl, so I dont think that will become too popular anytime soon

CiderWench · June 2012

I get more annoyed when a name I love is used by a celebrity (most recently, Bruce Willis and his wife naming their daughter Mabel). I consider most of my top 10 names pretty safe, but you never know.

And I agree that Declan is definitely seeing a rise in popularity right now. I feel like I hear it everywhere.

ariaforte8 · June 2012

I get where you're coming from, but that's just how it is, ya know? I have a bunch of names that I love (see list) and the reason I have a list of names I like, and not one "perfect" name is that reason. I have wiggle room with what I like. A list also helps me to keep track of the names and to remember to check if their popularity is increasing/decreasing.

Pumpkin_Princess · June 2012

CiderWench:

I get more annoyed when a name I love is used by a celebrity (most recently, Bruce Willis and his wife naming their daughter Mabel). I consider most of my top 10 names pretty safe, but you never know.

And I agree that Declan is definitely seeing a rise in popularity right now. I feel like I hear it everywhere.

I thought that we were safe at least with boy's names, but evidently not. I don't think that we will ever agree on a girl's name, so I hope that we have a boy someday...soon.

ajetter · June 2012

Sort of... I always loved the name Isabelle, and then I had three different girls at the preschool I worked at, and none of them made me want to use the name, if you know what I mean

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Pablaida · June 2012

The boy name (John) is going to be a common name, but our girl names (Jonaida and Zoralisse) are not in danger of being popular any time soon. Even if they were, I've chosen those names because of their meaning to us.

kacelle · June 2012

Most of the names I love aren't likely to get very popular (with the exception of DD's name, Violet), but I am a bit more concerned that our top boy names will transition to girl names. I loathe the boy-->girl name trend, because there are so few strong boy names as it is!

acesup · June 2012

i get what you mean. it can be frustrating. Declan is actually our boy pick, and we loved it before leap year even came out. we are irish and DH loves irish names. our DD's name seems to have become more popular recently too. and our boy picks when pregnant with her were Declan and Liam - you see how that is working out LOL

Leah&JP · June 2012

I have wanted to name a future son Owen for as long as I can remember. It is my great-grandfather's name and he was a very special part of my mother's life growing up. It's gone from 400's twenty years ago to top 50. I guess a lot of people have awesome grandpas named Owen.

feytalaria · June 2012

Emma61210:
We are going with Sawyer Ryanne (pronounced Ryan) if we have a little girl, so I dont think that will become too popular anytime soon

I've never seen Sawyer used for a girl's name, I love it. The whole name sounds beautiful.

I'm not sure about first names, I go back and forth so many times. Right now, I really like Oliver for a boy and Lyra for a girl. The one name I haven't wavered on in years is a middle name for a boy, which would be Michael after my dad (and my husband, coincidentally).

Beaglechon2012 · June 2012

Yeah, I understand what you're saying. I just figure I can't control it. I am going to try to avoid using a super popular name when/if I get KU, but there's only so much you can do since it's constantly changing.

FutureMrsTowns · June 2012

yes, I've wanted to name my daughter Krystal since I was like 14, but I've recently become very close friends with a woman named Crystal(like close enough I may consider asking her to be godmother).... and now I feel like maybe I shouldn't use it, although I've told her and she said she didn't care....

ETA: oh, I also used to like the name Jayden, till I found out it was one of my close friend's porn name when she did porn

and I hate when people end up attaching memories to certain names and I feel like I can't use them anymore

CutieBean79 · June 2012

I don't worry about if a name is "too popular". If my DH and I love it, we think it will age well, can be easily pronounced/spelled, and doesn't have a glaring tease-worthy quality, then it is ok in my book. I don't understand the desire to find a name that is unique (but not you-neek).

FWIW, I love Declan. It could be rising in popularity because of the character on Revenge.

Our daughter is Addison (definitely popular, but not Isabelle/Sophia popular) & our #2 names are Cate & Benjamin.

beachbum4304 · June 2012

My top girl choice has been changed b/c I know 6 baby Evelyns right now. But I am really liking Charlotte. Boy names haven't changed and won't change b/c my top Samuel has special meaning. And I just love so many others that I don't care if they're used like Jacob, Benjamin, Jack, Henry, Aaron. I need boys hahaha

LiteraryFoodie · June 2012

MH likes Jacob for a boy, but I'm a bit more hesitant about it because of the Twilight trend.

We tend to like more classic and traditional names, so they'll likely always be popular (Elizabeth, Jayne, Christopher, Joshua). I'm not a fan of "trendy" names. Caitlin (and all it's variations) were really popular when my sister was born. She was always one of five other girls with the same name growing up in school. I think she found it kind of annoying--also because everyone wanted to shorten her name to "Kate," which she hated. I'd like to avoid that w/ my kids if I can.

I mostly get frustrated when other family members use names that I love. I know I have no control over this and that it is absurd to be upset. That's why Nathan (which I love, love, love!) and Charlotte are now off the table. Two of my cousins just had babies w/ these names. Our kids would be the same generation as their kids, so it would be weird if our kids had the same names.

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