I am DYING. The name we have been planning to name Baby Girl since Day 1 has cracked into the the top 10 girl names for 2007. I am about to cry. We have been calling her "the name" since we found out she is a girl. The kids know her by the name and call her that all the time. I honestly want to cry. We have liked this name since we were pregnant with Carter and it was not popular at all back then. I have no idea what to do. I've always prided myself on naming my kids slightly unpopular names. I certainly do not want Baby Girl to be one of 10 little girls in her class with the name (kind of like the Jenny's/Jennifer's of my day). There is not a single other name that I am attracted to. Boohoo!!!!!
(and yes, I have shed tears as I have typed this).
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22 comments:
If you love it, use it anyway. Really. I think you should.
*I* was named a name that has not been popular since 1960. If that makes you feel any better.
Are you saying it's bad to be a "Jennifer"????? Now you have to tell everyone the name, I think we should all vote on if it's usable or not still!!!
I think you should still go with what you like. Besides who makes those polls? Maybe it is not as popular where you live. Go with your gut, besides she is closer to your gut than she will ever be.
Addison, Olivia - which is it? I love them both, so if it's either of these, I say go for it. Even if it's not one of these, you have to remember that this is a big country with great diversity. Go with what you love and what sounds good with your name. Your daughter will have enough personality to outshine any name you give her anyway! :)
did you see the number one boys name AGAIN!! Just wondering because that's my daughter's name. yeah. i can relate. BUT-- seriously, just stick with it and it will be better when the pregnancy hormones subside! JJ
which list are you looking at? I haven't seen that names on the top 10 -- must be a different list.
We had the same thing with Isabel. Brian wanted that name from the time we got married, and now a form of it (Isabella) has been in the top 10. We went for it anyway, and I do not know one other Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella. Naming is SO NOT EASY!!! Good luck!
My advice is to wait and see if she looks like that name (you know, if it fits...). If she does, use it anyway!! My favorite girl name was unpopular back in 2002 but is now super popular (Emma). But neither of my girls looked like an Emma, so we used other names.
Whatever you name her, within a very short time you'll think of her as that name only and so will everyone else!
I knew going into it, that naming Olivia her name, that I would run into that problem too! And sure enough I think there are 3 total in her nursery class alone....however, that being said, I couldn't think of her as any other name!! It fits her! So, I say go with your original choice, because that is who she is to you and your kids!! :o)
So, do we have to wait until Baby Girl is born to find out what the newly-overly-popular moniker is?
Can you spell it creatively so it is not as common?
It might not be as popular there as it is in other parts of the country. And, I agree with the rest of the comments...if you have been referring to her as ______, you may want to stick with it.
I never got to use my Baby Girl names at all (sniff sniff). AND, when we found out that Eldon was a boy, Rob said "His name will be Eldon Ray." No room for discussion on that one! LOL. It's a family name and Eldon is the first boy in his generation on the Cummings side.
Meeque,
Good News! The name in question didn't break the top 40 in Arizona in 2006. Also, there's at least 3 ways to spell it: i, e, or y.
If you like it, use it! Who cares? It's better than some strange name like Clyde Broomhead (a student of mine the first year I taught at AF HS).
Unfortunately, his personality matched his name--NERDY!
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How about Talbot, Annata (Italian), Trilby, Teagan, Raleigh, Lucy, Taylor, Molly Reese, or Maci!
Keep the name Monique! One thing to keep in mind...the SSA site puts things in perspective with % of total births. For instance, in 1975, almost 4% of girls born had the top name of Jennifer. Now, even the top name barely cracks 1%. Hopefully that helps! I can't wait to hear what "the name" is!
Yeah, that's a tough one. But can you really change it at this point? And where exactly is it on the top 10 list? Number 1 or number 10? If it's number 10, maybe it'll be "bumped off" the list before she's born????
oh gosh Monique--I am sorry. I don't know what I would do. If I LOVED the name and no other name in the world would cut it, then obviously I'd stick with it. If you could come up with something else though...I'd at least give it some thought. FWIW, we totally referred to Skylar as Oliver while I was pregnant, LOL.
Have you heard the name being used a lot where you are? I know that here we have really common names that wouldn't be that common anywhere else, you know? I do agree that I don't want my kids being one of 5 in a class either. I don't know...but holy cow--she's almost here!
I honestly don't think it's any more popular then Carter - at least not in my area - I know a few of each, but not enough that it's become a "Jennifer" You should use what you love!!! As someone with a totally uncommon name,I hated it! I always wanted a cute name like my friends - I think kids like having names that are current!
Hmmm...prided yourself? Maybe next time around you shouldn't start calling the baby something, or at least not let the kids call the baby that name, in case you change your mind! Kids have a hard time with that... I do sympathize with your plight, however!
Annonymous- if you're going to leave your rude comment, at least do it under your name. And actually, I've read lots of places that giving the baby a name helps older kids bond with the baby. We've never even consisered another name until it got so blasted popular in the last year (statitics were just published this week for 2007).
For everyone else, thank you for your feedback. As of right now we are probably keeping her name what we've been planning but we are open to suggestions :)
darn it. I would be completely bummed too. I say go for it. I think those lists don't take into account regions and if you haven't heard it much in your region, it should be okay. I can't wait to hear it!
I think that if you love it, you should use the name. I tend to pick out names early too. (Except this time with Henry.) I like being able to pray for the baby by name. :) Good luck with your decision!
Naming kids is so stressful isn't it? But if you really love the name and already feel like it is her name then go for it! Of course, now I'm curious as to what her name is, lol!
We had our kids calling the baby by the name we liked while she was still in my belly. It was great for them. She was just not Katelyn, she was "baby Katelyn". If anyone called her Katelyn, then the older kids quickly corrected them, you could not forget that "baby". I think it is great for the kids to feel a part of the process.
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