Weird Phenomenon

lorist202 · October 2012

Nearly every toddler girl in my area (southern New England) is named Julianna (or Juliana). I'm not even exaggerating. I can't go to a store, playground, or even turn on the first birthday announcements on the local news without hearing this name.

The funny thing is that it is only ranked 179 on the SS list. It feels like a name from the top 10. I love this name, but I may have to move to another state to use it. Wink

Any names that you suspect are especially popular in your area?

hillbug1 · October 2012

I know 4 people who have named their baby Haden... 4 different spellings (Haydin, Haidyn, and Hayden) doesn't make it anymore you-neek!

Candyshel13 · October 2012

Here it is any combo of these double names...Sarah/Anna/Emma/Ella with the second name Grace/Kate.

Also the name Addison is super popular.

1covejack · October 2012

Connor, Conor, Conner.

Emma and Anna.

thequeeenbee · October 2012

McKenna/Makenna. Can't get away from it.

WenchHeart · October 2012

Hands down Milo. It's everywhere here (I'm in Ohio). I believe it ranked in the late 300's but I read somewhere that it's a hot name that will be climbing up the charts. So I guess I'm not too surprised.

Emma is ranked #1 for my state and it definitely is. Everyone knows at least two Emmas.

ThePolishHammer · October 2012

I know 4 or 5 people who have named their daughter Teagen/Taegen this year. Before that I never heard it before.

MagPie 1986 · October 2012

Cadence/Kaydence with the nn Cady/Kady is pretty popular where I'm from.

It's definitely NMS, though.

kmpls · October 2012

Lots of Lauren, Grace and Mya.

evaazalea · October 2012

DS is in first grade but I was reading the kindergarten names, amoung the gems of Miracle, Navy and Quest (seriously) there were four Riley's, no clue if they are male or female since its just name tags.

anvloveskme · October 2012

A friend just named her daughter Juliana. Abigail, Emma, Cayden (spelled 100 different ways for boys and girls) are ones I hear all the time in Oregon.

ang.ela23 · October 2012

I know 3 Juliana's lol.

Names in my area that are popular? Isabella, Sophia & Olivia for girls and boys are the Kayden/Jayden/Brayden names.

sleepingbeauty825 · October 2012

Ruby is quite popular here. Something like #26 on the SSA list, too though.

wendyone · October 2012

Lots of variations on the name "Unique." (Isunique, R'Unique, Uneek, etc.) Extremely popular name in our area.

Blondangel · October 2012

wendyone:
Lots of variations on the name "Unique." (Isunique, R'Unique, Uneek, etc.) Extremely popular name in our area.

Wow, that's really bad!

Levi is sooo overdone in my area it's ridiculous, even though it ranks 66th on the SSA name list. Sophia and Isabella are also overly popular, but that's not much of a surprise since they are #1 and #2.

sweetjay6891 · October 2012

Hayvin, Haven, and HayVin....

Jaytee501 · October 2012

Northern NJ...a LOT of Julian(n)a here, too, but even more Isabella/Isabelle/Isabel.

Emily or Emma, Sophia are also overheard/seen frequently.

dandlelyon · October 2012

I know it's super common, but I cannot go anywhere withough coming across a Jackson (not to mention that Jacks). Not impressed at all with that name.

LaurelBee · October 2012

Logan and Jackson/Jaxson/Jack are super popular here. I'm also hearing a lot of Evelyns

sarahbeth27 · October 2012

I've noticed a trend of Casen/Kasen nn Case/Kase in my area lately.

mtm0109 · October 2012

It's Mason and Liam for me, they are everywhere! And I'm not a fan.

Followed by Olivia, Sophia, and Isabella/Bella.

kpaivel · October 2012

Olivia, hands down the most popular name around here right now. I'm sure my daughter will have about 5 Olivia's in her kindergarten class.

caramia582 · October 2012

I'll be happy if I never meet another Sophia, Isabella, Emma, or Olivia again.... too bad, they are such pretty names!

Mmm79 · October 2012

Irish names are big here- especially with boys. Which is kind of a bummer for me since a lot of names I love are Irish (as are DH and I), but people keep using them! For example, I have loved the name Aiden since I was a kid (it was the name of my cousins' neighbor in Ireland) but then it got way too popular. Other popular names around here are: Liam, Brendan, Conor, Ryan and Owen. Also, Emily. Though not Irish, this is still a biggie in my neck of the woods. Honestly four of my co-workers (in my department of about 12 people) have daughters named Emily, though they range in age from one year to twenty-two.

evertz · October 2012

Lilian / Lilyanna are really popular around here for some reason

MAdams728 · October 2012

In my area, I hear a lot of Peytons and Emmas. For boys, lots of Jacksons (and one Jaxsyn) and Liams.

I'm rather tired of those names.

ferris0906 · October 2012

My job takes me to a lot of schools around Chicago (mostly middle school age classrooms), so the names I notice are popular amongst 12-15 year old kids.

"Virtue" names like Faith, Honor, Destiny (lots of these), Cherish, etc. They are all over the place.

sweetpea2003 · October 2012

In my life every little boy is either William (Will/Liam/William) or Luke. In my DD's preschool class of like 10 kids there are two Wills and two Lukes and every other one of my friends uses William or Luke as their baby name (at the very least, the middle name).

stahlop · October 2012

Based on my jr high classes, Jacob and Kaylee were apparently the number one names 13 years ago. I have one in every single class. Kaylee is spelled a variety of ways (Kali, Kaileigh and Kayle). In my circle of baby friends I don't have any duplicates. Although I have two friends in two different states that both named their daughters Aurora and call them Rory.

thetheisens · October 2012

Jayden is so popular here for both male and female. I swear every other baby that is born is named Jayden. Jackson/Jaxon is also still super popular. I have also been hearing Juliet quite often. Apparently J names are the go to around here!

capulet · October 2012

DD goes to a Catholic school in Salt Lake City, so it's kind of an unusual demographic in that most of the students are Catholics or non-Mormons living in a state where most people are Mormon and tend to give their kids...offbeat names. There are two Leos in DD's kindergarten class. There are two Evas she knows, one in pre-K and one in kindergarten. Most of the other kids have fairly traditional names that aren't super trendy.

DS is named Lincoln, which is more popular in Utah (#26 in 2011) than in any other state, and I've met or heard of a few others.

My family and friends are mostly in or from Washington state, and among them I know several Benjamins, Joshuas, and Annas, among other biblical names.