s/o baby names - popularity?

[psyck]

Our boys' names, Jack & Justin (we have twins) are not on the top ten list. It wouldn't have mattered if they were, though.

[RoryGilmore]

It was definitely something we thought about. We wanted a name that wasn't extremely popular, yet was known. We knew we wanted to say our child's name to someone and they would not only know the name but know how to spell it.

I wouldn't have eliminated a top 10 name completely -- in fact, Olivia was high on our list for DD until the very last minute -- but it caused me pause -- and ultimately, was why we did not use Olivia.

Both of our kids' names are in the top 100. The year we named DS, his name was in the 90s and is getting increasingly popular but is still in the top half of the 100s. DD's name is in the 60s for 2011 (the year she was named) but is getting less popular as the years go by. We have never met a baby or young child with the same name as either of our kids.

[curbsideprophet]

I considered popularity when picking names. I wanted something classic but not too popular. DD's name is trending upward (now in the top 150), but hopefully it does not get too popular. If it does, oh well, I love her name.

[caramia17]

As a kid, no one had ever heard of my name. I had to use popular references, "like ---- Farrow". But now it is I the top 10!

Our daughter's name is in the Top 100, but not the top 10. Plus, we use a masculine nickname for her, so I am hoping that she does not have to use an I initial I elementary school.

For a boy, we would have used Zachary. Same deal, top 100, but not top 50. I think that is OK.

[nickyd2006]

DD's name is Emma Sophia, so #3 and #1... Her cousin is a Sophia. IL's always confuse the two and call my daughter Sophia Emma. Anyway, no it didn't control our decision-I just liked the names together and my grandma's middle name is Emma. My mom suggested Sophia. My baby has a whopper of a last name so the simpler the first name the better! The next one isn't going to come close to the top ten names, but it's easy to say/spell and that's what matters to us!

[chia]

DD's name was 200 in 2011.

I find this chart even more interesting - the top 5 names by state, along with the number of occurrences in that state: www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/top5_2010.html

[whitepicketfence]

Both of my girls' names made the list. We didn't even consider popularity when choosing their names. It just wasn't important to us.

[Willis Jackson]

We did not want popular names.

DS's name hasn't been in the top 1000 since 1993. DD's name hasn't been in the top 1000 since 1982, but it's getting to be a popular middle name. I hear a lot of "I loooooove her name" but radio silence for DS's, lol.

[Deleted]

We have 2 kids in the top 10 and 2 kids who don't crack the top 1000.

I'm really surprised DS3's name hasn't cracked the top 1000 now that Piers Morgan has his own show :-)

[interro]

The little dude's name is on the list and was 1 or 2 on the list when he was born, but I don't think Mr Bang and his ex thought about that. His older sister's name is on here too at the same rank as his.

I generally don't gravitate towards super popular or trendy names but I don't think I'd let the name's popularity sway me if it was a great name. My name is a tiny bit unusual and has been a much bigger pain in the add than being Olivia C will be for my possible future kid.

[lishie]

We wanted to name our second son Michael. It's a classic name and has been a top 10 name for probably 50 years, so we didn't care that it was possible there would be another in his class at school.

With all the "new" names out there today, I think a top 10 name now is still much less common than a top 10 name when I was in school. I think my class had 3 Sarahs, 3 Jennifers, 5 Lisas and 4 Melissas, all very popular names in the late 70s.

[djc315]

We are avoiding top 10 names. I liked not sharing my name with anyone when I was in school!

[Deleted]

The popularity didn't bother me, never even considered it actually. My name is Jessica and it was #1 the year I was born. I've always known a lot of Jessicas, it never bothered me.

Only one of my kids' given names are in the top 100. The other two are in the 400's somewhere.

[rootbeerfloat]

H and I both have uncommon names, so our main concern was that people would recognize the names we chose.

DS's name is in the top 25, which is more popular than we probably would've liked, but it wasn't that popular when we chose it in '06 (or perhaps we were just ignorant). It was really the only name we both loved. Despite it being a trendy name, we haven't really enountered any other kids with his name yet.

DD's name is close to 300, though a different spelling (unfortunately made famous by a reality show) is higher up. Hers is a family name, so we were pretty set anyway.

[pinkdutchtulips]

May 14, 2012 15:40:23 GMT -5 @lcap said:

The ssa list of the top baby names for 2011 came out today and it's floating around all over the Bump. It's interesting to me how people who have already chosen a name are rethinking because said name moved up a few spots.

Did the popularity of your child's potential name concern you? Would you have chosen a top ten name if you loved it? Is your lo's name high on the list?

nope ... rosie's given name, rosalind, peaked at some point during the 1920's and its RARE when i come across another one.

her middle name - elisabeth is ALWAYS on the top 10 lists but its a family name and her other middle name, june, like her first name hasn't seen a top 10 list in nearly a century.

the boy name we considered, hunter, we ended up passing on due to its popularity.

[KaraOrNot]

Meh, this really doesn't bother me. I will name my kid based on what I love.

[statlerwaldorf]

We were concerned about popularity especially because our last name is very common. I wouldn't choose a top 10 name. DD's name is not very popular.

[Deleted]

My sons name hasn't been in the top 1000 since 1997. I really like that we picked a name that the highest it ever got was in the 100s and that was in like the 1920s.

[aspentosh]

DD's name is Abigail and I'm fine with it being popular. We fell in love with the name years ago (she was born this January) and weren't going to change out minds.