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Baby girl names

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DD is due on 7/18 and getting really stressed about a name. We have some choices but they are in the top 20. I find myself going through all lists again. I get worked up when I think about it to the point where I am over thinking it and confusing myself. Was anyone in this situation ... I do not want to go to baby name boards because most are in the same position. Did any not decide until last minute ? Any changes or suggestions? Any regrets in picking one of the top ten names?
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  • Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
    FWIW my name is Jennifer and I was born in 1974, I was #1 for 14 years straight and the most popular name since thy started tracking. It never bothered me that my name was "common", I liked that I fit in and could always find things with my names on it. I am so glad I was not the person that people had to ask a hundred times what their name was. My DD is Addison and it is not top 10 but close and people constantly tell me they never even heard of it which I think is funny. No regrets. 
    Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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    I am a Jennifer too! I had a very common last name (maiden name) as well. I hated the fact that there was always another Jennifer around.  Even now, at my work place there are 3 of us.  I have even gotten calls from people looking for other Jennifer's,  there is a newscaster where I live with my full name and maiden name.   One time I was stopped for a traffic ticket and the police man kept me longer because my name was "wanted" in another state.  LOL!  

    I decided to avoid all popular names for my children.  I chose classic, easy to pronounce and spell but not popular names.  Funny, someone heard my daughter's name the other day and said, good job being different but not weird/different.  I am glad I did.  I rarely meet kids with their names.  I loved the named Ella when she was born and almost went with it.  Now, I'm glad I didn't because my son has 3 Ella's in his preschool class.    

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  • neverblushedneverblushed member

    If you love the name, don't worry about it being in the top 20.  Name popularity varies by region, so it's not even a lock that the names that make the social security list for the entire US will be all that popular in your hometown.  

    I know 2 couples, one with three kids one with two kids.  Both of these sets of parents have never gone into the delivery room with the name picked out.  They like to wait until they meet the baby to choose the name or to pick one from the list of finalists.  One of these couples even waited until they were back at home to decide on the name because they just hadn't figured out "who" the baby was before they left the hospital.

    Although I went to the hospital with names both times, I think there's something to be said for the "wait until you meet the baby" approach.  I had very strong impressions of both my kids in the delivery room; impressions of them that seemed both unexpected and somehow familiar.  I'm not sure what I would have done if the names we'd picked didn't really match my impressions of my kiddos!  Maybe changed the names!  I don't think there's anything wrong with waiting, just because most people have the names picked out well ahead of time.


    High School English teacher and mom of 2 kids:

    DD, born 9/06/00 -- 12th grade
    DS, born 8/25/04 -- 7th grade
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  • B&C03B&C03
    imageneverblushed:

    If you love the name, don't worry about it being in the top 20.  Name popularity varies by region, so it's not even a lock that the names that make the social security list for the entire US will be all that popular in your hometown.  

    I know 2 couples, one with three kids one with two kids.  Both of these sets of parents have never gone into the delivery room with the name picked out.  They like to wait until they meet the baby to choose the name or to pick one from the list of finalists.  One of these couples even waited until they were back at home to decide on the name because they just hadn't figured out "who" the baby was before they left the hospital.

    Although I went to the hospital with names both times, I think there's something to be said for the "wait until you meet the baby" approach.  I had very strong impressions of both my kids in the delivery room; impressions of them that seemed both unexpected and somehow familiar.  I'm not sure what I would have done if the names we'd picked didn't really match my impressions of my kiddos!  Maybe changed the names!  I don't think there's anything wrong with waiting, just because most people have the names picked out well ahead of time.


      Thank you for you thoughts. I'm a planner and sometimes being a planner is not the best thing :)
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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I am a Jennifer - born in 1970 and while I always give my mom a hard time about picking the most popular name, it is my name and my mom picked it because she loved it.  Who cares if your child has a popular name if you and your DH love it.  My older DD is Lanie - not very popular at all (and we have the issue of not being to find it on anything unless we get it custom made which she doesn't love) but we have met a few people with the name (or who use that as a nickname) over the years.  Granted, now that last years American Girl was Lanie, we shall see if it gets used more.  DD#2 is Ashley - that is sort of middle of the road, we can easily find things with her name on but we don't know many other Ashley's in our circle of friends but the name is out there a decent amount.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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