S/O POLL: Know any kids with your 1st name?

nanann · December 2008

Since naming does seem to go in cycles, just wondering if you have ever heard of someone under the age of 18 with your name?

I believe if this was a chatboard with a lot of guys, there'd be a lot of yeses, but as a bunch of women, I'm doubting it.

CrazyNLove · December 2008

nope! My first name is Christi. Not Christina - but Christi.

nanann · December 2008

Nope, I've never heard of a kid named Nancy. The name hasn't fallen off the name charts completely at all or anything, but never has been super popular.

abbysmom1005 · December 2008

nope! my name was somewhat popular in the 70's and 80's, but I think it died after the 80's.

libbyann · December 2008

Nope. I've actually only met a handful of people in my entire life with my name. One was a 95 year old woman who was my best friend's great-grandmother when I was 5. The other was a friend of my mom's and I never actually met her. The last was the mother of the bride at a wedding I photographed a few months ago!

ali-1411 · December 2008

Yes! Until I was about 15 I never heard anyone else with the name Alexis (except that chick on Dynasty)

Now I hear all sorts of variations of it - Alexa, Lexi, Alexandria...

bobcatsteph · December 2008

Nope.

rssnlvr · December 2008

nope--there were never really a lot of people with my same name growing up, either.

angelaggie · December 2008

Nope, I knew a couple other Angela's growing up here and there but that's it. Most of them went by Angie...ick. Sorry, no offense to any Angie's it just irks me.

txbabs111 · December 2008

In real life no, but last week I saw in someone's nest siggie that their little girl (like 4 or 5) was named Barbara. I was shocked.

MrsChristmas · December 2008

I've only ever met one other person with my name. She spelled it the name, but pronounced it completely different. I think she was around my age, maybe a few years older. Every now and then, I'll meet someone who says they know someone with my name.

michelleaxo · December 2008

Nope! I don't know any little Michelle's....boo.

bridegril · December 2008

No Roxanne's out there these day... Sad

MrsBeckO · December 2008

I know of one little girl named Rebecca who lives in the same neighborhood where I work.

Other than that, I haven't met any Becky's (under 18) since I was growing up. I know 2 other Becky's now, and my high school senior class had 4 Becky's.. which was annoying.

mcgee · December 2008

Nope, not that I expect to though. Smile

Names do go in cycles, but a name has to completely drop out of popularity before it can "come back" in a new generation. So names that were held by our grandparents and great-grandparents are coming back into style, but it will likely be a long time before we see another wave of the names that were very trendy in the 1970s and 1980s.

joyco · December 2008

Never met anyone my age with my name. Ever. The only people I've met w/ my name are super old.

MrsMonkey04 · December 2008

I don't, although probably 70% of the people under 18 who I know are boys. I know a handful of adults with the same name as me, but none are close friends.

Mrs.Froggianna · December 2008

Nope. I rarely run into another Polly, regardless of their age.

Taytee · December 2008

I haven't met a young Stacy in forever - I think it's a great name though!

naclh2otaffy · December 2008

nope

AustinMimi · December 2008

I've had some students at UT with my name (Melissa), but never met any really young kids with the name. I am not around many people of the under-18 set, though!