Not like on the internet, but in real life. The other day I was in a public bathroom at the sink and a lady was changing her baby on the changing table, and I heard her call him [name]Calvin[/name]. [name]Calvin[/name] is my complete favorite boys’ name that I thought nobody else in real life liked but me so I whipped around and was like OMG did I hear you right I love the name [name]Calvin[/name] OMG! And I just got a job at a store that sells tween girl clothes so I get to hear a lot of names & I usually compliment the parents if it’s something I like. Does anybody else do this or am I just weird?
I wouldn’t say I do - but if I’ve ever been introduced to someone and it’s a name I love, I’ll tell them! Or if it’s unusual and I like it, I will tell them then also 
Yesterday I told a woman that I liked her girls’ name - [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name]! She was an adorable little red haired girl. Gah, cute.
But yeah, I do.
All the time, I emailed some documents to a government agent last week with a PS saying how awesome I thought her name ([name]Perpetua[/name]) was!
Sometimes. It depends on a person - if a met a little crying [name]Vesper[/name] with mother here shouting at her loudly I definitely won’t say a thing. But if I just talk to a person next to me in bus, I usually compliment on her/his name - we got a lot of really good names children in my area:)
I have a couple times, but more often it people comenting to me that they like our name choices! Especially if people find out our eldest’s name is [name]Elizabeth[/name].
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it at all.
I have strong opinions and a weak verbal filter when it comes to names, so I rarely comment on them, good or bad, in real life. A name I love will get a smile, though.
Oh, yeah. There’s a large park in my neighborhood that I go to a lot, and I’ve given compliments to several parents for their excellent name selection. I also compliment people when I’m being introduced to them (or their children) and really like their name.
I don’t go out of my way to do it, especially with complete strangers. But if I happen to strike up a conversation with someone and am told names, I will definitely complement, (if I like them,) I did complement my phlebotomist the other day on her name, ([name]Amethyst[/name].)
I totally do! Honestly though, I don’t have a lot of interaction with parents, so in terms of telling a parent, “I love your kid’s name!”, I don’t get the chance, but if I love someone’s name (recently met a girl named [name]Concetta[/name], for example), I won’t hesitate to pass on a compliment.
Haha I’m on the debate team and one time I was debating against a girl named [name]Erica[/name]. So I said, “That’s a nice name. I like that name.” And she just looked at me weird hahaha…
I do it nonchalantly. I mean like if I hear a name, I’ll be like oh that’s a nice name, but not all the time will I do that.
I worked at a Babies R Us for a while, and always felt so uncomfortable even asking parents what their child’s name was. The only time I would really comment was when they put the name of the [name]Baby[/name]-to-Be on the registry, and I would usually say “What a nice choice”, even if I didn’t particularly like it.
I absolutely do. If I hear a name I love, I tell people I love it. If I hear someone call to a child on the park or something, and I love the name, I will totally say something. In my experience, everyone loves to hear their name choice complimented.
If I don’t love the name, I don’t say anything about it. So I would never say, “oh. That’s… different.” Or anything like that. But if it is a new baby, even if I don’t like the name, I try to find something positive to say about it, like “What a perfect name for her!” Or “I love how well your names go together!” Or “I’ve always wondered what that means, do you know?” Or even, “[name]How[/name] did you choose her name?” And then I compliment the naming story.
Yeah, I’m one of those nutters. I’ve always done that, not only because I can’t hold my tongue (which is an obvious problem!), but because I think it’s important to do, I mean, who doesn’t love compliments? But it’s not only names, if I see a child with a cute pair of boots, I’ll double back and ask the mum/dad/nanny/granddad where they bought them. If I see a cute haircut, I find out which hairstylist did that. This is how I’ve found all the secret nooks over the years. I’ll strike up conversations with people if they’re eying my favourite book or granola as well, though… yeah, I know, I’m a nutter 
No, I don’t run into kids whose names wow me.
I really don’t think it’s all that common [name]IRL[/name]. You look like a creeper if you randomly ask total strangers what their kid’s name is. Or if you overhear the name you look like a creeper for ease-dropping on their conversation.
Yes! I do compliment people on their names and on their kids’ names! (if I love the names, that is)
Yesterday at work I complimented a mother on naming her daughter [name]Nora[/name].
I always tell people their baby’s name is cute, even when I don’t really think so! The only time (in recent memory) I told a mother her baby’s name was awesome (and really meant it) was for a little boy named [name]Hank[/name]. I guess I don’t meet people with great names very often, but when I do I let them know!
I do.
I am a big and tall person, so I get stares from children all the time. Lol. Some will just look at me with amazement, as if I was a character out of [name]Jack[/name] and the Beanstalk. Others run to their parents, lol. Others will just…well, stand there. I usually get good responses. I have even had kids tell me I looked like a teddy bear (A cute insult?). So to lighten to mood, I might ask their name. I get a kick on how many children get so happy after they get a little acknowledgement.
Any who, last week, I was at a buffet waiting on our order, when a adorable two-year-old (?), stopped in her tracks and looked at me. I spoke to her, but she didn’t say anything, and kept looking at her parents. Lol, I asked what her name was and they told me, [name]Aubrey[/name]. I told her how cute I thought her name was and she just kept looking at me, but I at least got a smile out of her.
There was another time when a woman was about to pierce her daughters ears, when she started crying, I heard her calling her name to calm her down. It was a name I never heard of again, so I asked her to repeat it. I have no idea what it was, it was one of those times I blanked it out. It was a mash of names.