Interesting find

General Name Discussion
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I was just looking at how popular my favourites are and scouring the the rankings (UK) and it appears that the majority fall into the the top 200 or well outside the top 1000 (the name will have been used between 3-20 times in the year). It seemed slightly odd to me that I’d love so many popular names, yet also so many unique names.

I guess my style is a little more varied than I first thought! Popularity is a pretty big thing for me, so it did surprise me to see this but I guess if you love a name that’s all that matters.

My long list ranges from the popular [name]Freya[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] to the unique [name]Pandora[/name], [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Echo[/name], [name]Jacoby[/name], [name]Hero[/name] and [name]Shoshana[/name].

[name]Do[/name] you have a real mix in styles and popularity and does it bother you when choosing a name or adding to your list?

My favourites boys names at the popular end are; [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Finlay[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]Jenson[/name], [name]Kian[/name], [name]Luca[/name], [name]Noah[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Zachary[/name]. While at the other end they are; [name]Atlas[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], [name]Dakota[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Jacoby[/name], [name]Knox[/name], [name]McKinley[/name], [name]Rourke[/name] and [name]Sutton[/name]! Would it work to have an [name]Isaac[/name] & [name]Everett[/name] even when one is top 50 and the other is rarely used? Or is it OK if they fit a similar style?

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[name]Man[/name], do I like a variety of names! Funny thing is, I don’t actually like the style, per se. I only like the particular name I like. For example, I like the name [name]Parker[/name] (on a boy). I am not, however, a fan of [name]Archer[/name], [name]Booker[/name], or [name]Harper[/name], most likely considered similar names. I just add a name to my list if I like it, regardless of its style.
I do not think it matters much where the names are on the popularity charts. My name was the top name for the year I was born, while my sisters were in the 300s. I actually find it in bad taste to name children only top, trendy names (i.e. [name]Isabella[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name]). A variety is healthy :slight_smile:

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I like all across the board from the very popular [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name] to the rare [name]Teal[/name], [name]Claudette[/name], [name]Leonie[/name]

I think they mix just fine though I would opt to use something slightly less common when naming a baby girl.

On boys I like very classic common names like [name]John[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Francis[/name], [name]James[/name], ect. On boys I really dislike anything trendy or juvenile sounding or nicknamey. I like things a bit down the list like [name]Sidney[/name], [name]Robert[/name], [name]Peter[/name] but nothing totally unpopular on a boy.

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My favorites are all over the place too. Some are top 10 and others aren’t in the top 1000. I say as long as you love the names it shouldn’t matter how popular they are or if they match well with every sibling.

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lol, I’m all over the place, too (although it seems the less popular it is, the less likely I am to actually use it!). I love top 10 names like [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], and [name]William[/name], popular top 50 but not top 10 classics, like [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Claire[/name], and [name]Zoe[/name], names outside the top 100 that seem relatively safe ([name]Everett[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Declan[/name]), and names way out of the top 1000 that seem really safe ([name]Bailey[/name] on a boy, [name]Linus[/name], [name]Booker[/name], [name]Eleni[/name], [name]Arianne[/name]). Popularity could matter less to me, I just care if I love the name, haha. I think my favorites all stylistically go pretty well, so that makes up for them being different popularity-wise. After all, my top choice is [name]Isabelle[/name], which is only number 114, but [name]Isabella[/name] is number 2, and [name]Arianne[/name], my second choice, isn’t even listed. :slight_smile: But it doesn’t really bother me.

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I love a wide variety of names too. From the vintage [name]Edgar[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Wilhelmina[/name], [name]Francine[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name] to the popular [name]Ava[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Jacob[/name] and [name]Michael[/name]. I really don’t think that it matters what time period names are from. If you love them, if they have special meaning to you and they sound good to the ear, that’s what matters.

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I find myself in the same situation at times, too. I actually think it’s quite interesting to see sibsets where names cover a large spectrum as far as popularity is concerned. For example, I know a sibset named [name]Rhiannon[/name] and [name]Logan[/name]. [name]Even[/name] though the son’s name is considerably more popular, I think it flows well.

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I don’t know how popular the names I like are although I’m sure for boys they’re all over and girls are probably low.
[name]Avery[/name] (on a girl)
[name]Milena[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]

[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Wilhelm[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Damien[/name]

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I think most Berries have an “eclectic” name style. This is a good thing. It means you have an open mind to the endless possibilities. :slight_smile: