Caspian currently sits below 700th in the US and below 500th in the UK, but it ranks a lofty 25 on Nameberry Predictions suggest itās going to leap up the charts over the next few years.
In your opinion, would naming a child Caspian in, say, the next five years come across as faddish or like the parents had been swept up in a trend? Would the appearance of jumping on a bandwagon put you off using it for an actual child? Iāve liked it since reading Narnia in the 90s and the books are very meaningful to both me and OH, but itās hard for a name to continue feeling special when everybody else has the same idea
Also, would you say the Nameberry ranking is artificially inflated by users who like the name but arenāt considering genuinely using it for a baby? Is Caspian on your list?
I do not think [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is a popular name IRL. Itās important to remember that a name that ranks in the 500-700 range could have only a few hundred babies given that name per year. Nameberry rankings are based on the number of clicks/views a name receives. It doesnāt reflect real world popularity at all.
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] isnāt popular for me, and I donāt think itās popular IRL. I love [name_f]Narnia[/name_f] to an great extent, and I made a little speak of delight seeing the title of this post. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] for the win!
Incoming essay (I can never help myself with Caspian) so Iāve hidden it .
Summary
Caspianās rising popularity is one of the only downsides to the name imo, but also something that really bugs me. Very much influenced by my own name, Iāve always wanted my kids to have beautiful, unusual names that stand out in a good way. Iām fully aware top 600 (I live in the UK) isnāt all that popular, but Iām a ways off having kids and canāt predict how high that will rise. And I understand ātrendinessā taking away a bit of the shine and specialness, especially coming from a previously unpopular choice. In a (selfish, definitely illogical) way, I do want people to know Iāve loved [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] forever and not just heard it, liked it, and jumped on the bandwagon.
As for Nameberry rankings, Iām less bothered by it. For one everyoneās spread all over the world, and Iām primarily concerned about popularity where I live. Also [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is on loads of lists, but not necessarily the name for everyone, even those actually naming children. And vice versa, Iām someone with [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] at the tippy top of their list, but nowhere near being able to consider naming actual kids.
That being said, I think if youāre close to having children, just go for it. Caspianās still unusual, and has so many other positives, it would be a shame not to use it. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] hasnāt budged from my #1 spot,even though thereās so far to go to even maybe get to use it, it breaks my heart a little sometimes. So if I was in the position to actually have a [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] in the near future, I wouldnāt hesitate.
I would say the NB will be very different to real life stats! Either way, [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] feels established enough with literary ties and similar sounds to classic names that it doesnāt come across as ātrendyā. Iāve only.encountered one [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is a name Iād consider to be a very āBerry styleā name, which is why I think itās popular on nameberry. In real life, I donāt think itās popular, as not every in real life has style. Iāve never met, nor heard of a [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. If you named a child [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], i donāt think it would be seen as fad-ish or following the trends.
@Myosotis thank you so much for the essay, you have completely captured how I feel about it! I think youāre right, it would be a shame not to use something that was so meaningful if given the opportunity Also agree that thereās an illogical impulse to āproveā oneās reasoning behind the name choiceā¦ @Victory55 your phrase ābasic namerā made me chuckle, I think my concern with popularity is more whether the child themselves will feel they have a āpopularā name but of course thereās a sort of vanity in the decision making process too!
@southern.maple itās true, and itās hard to actually envision what a ranking number actually means in terms of the population. Looks like Caspian is more likely to be in the 200s than the 700s in years to come but youāre right, thatās still not exactly top ten!
@Greyblue@XxIzzixX@LeafTree glad to hear my suspicions confirmed Iām still getting used to NB popularity vs ārealā popularity and I suppose being around people with similar taste and interest in names is always going to skew the stats.
I know one little [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] in real life, and, while itās definitely popular in namer circles, I feel like itās more likely to stick around as a usable but unusual but somehow familiar name rather than disappear and look faddish with time.
Predictions suggest itās going to leap up the charts over the next few years.
Also agree that thereās an illogical impulse to āproveā oneās reasoning behind the name choiceā¦