Are [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f] too overused now?
I teach preschool and have never had anyone with these names but they are high up on the rankings
I’ve never met an [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] or a [name_f]Luna[/name_f], but I do think [name_f]Luna[/name_f]’s a bit trendy right now. If you’re worried about popularity I’d recommend [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], as it has more nickname options ([name_u]Rory[/name_u] or [name_u]Auri[/name_u] come to mind) in case there are others and your child wants to differentiate without being [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] X. in school.
Dang I really liked [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f] as a Sibset. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Luna[/name_f] might go down in popularity? Like if we had another little girl a couple years later or do you think it’ll become like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]?
Hard to say. They are a great sibling set and I actually really love both names! On the one hand, all the people who grew up with [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] are having kids so I think [name_f]Luna[/name_f] might stick around for a bit. On the other hand, I don’t know if I see it having the staying power of say, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f]/Emily, or [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]/Zoe, which I see everywhere. If you do have a [name_f]Luna[/name_f], I’d say there’d be little danger of having three of them in her class in school (which happened to me in high school— we had three Emilys and two Emmas in a class of 50 in 2013).
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I’ve known 2 [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u], both around my age (21) and an [name_f]Arora[/name_f] pronounced the same show would be around 9. I don’t know anyone named [name_f]Luna[/name_f] but I don’t interact much with kids so I would still trust the national data and be cautious if popularity would bother you.
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We live in NM where even [name_f]Luna[/name_f] only had about 50 babies in the whole state named [name_f]Luna[/name_f] in 2019. Most of them are probably in the city we live in (biggest city) or the state capital (40 min away) but in our city there are 88 elementary schools and 21 high schools all within a 30 min drive of each other.
I’d say statistically there’s not much of a chance of them going to school together but I guess there’s more chance than say [name_f]Stella[/name_f] which had only 15 babies named in that state with that name…
Edited to make the correction that there were 53 baby [name_f]Luna[/name_f] s and 35 [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] s
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I don’t know any Lunas, and I know of one [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].
I don’t think they’re over used. Yes they’re more popular now but not every other baby is called [name_f]Luna[/name_f] or [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
I love both [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f]! Sadly they’re getting more and more popular now.
I love these names!! I know they’re climbing the ranks overall, but how popular are they in your area? That makes a bit of a difference. I’ve never actually met anyone with either name.
I’ve heard [name_f]Luna[/name_f] lots but never aurora.
I’ve never met a [name_f]Luna[/name_f] or a [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is on the rise too. These names are lovely and I guess that’s why everyone is using them 