Another thread made me think about this…does there tend to be a greater trend of very young mothers naming their children “creative” or “tired” names than older mothers? The following children’s mothers are 23 or under:
Interesting theory… I’m almost 21 and thinking of naming this next baby [name]Cora[/name] if it’s a girl. [name]Cora[/name] does not feel tired to me, though…I thought it was more of an up-and-coming name, swiftly gaining popularity…?
I know a teen mom who almost named her daughter [name]Destiny[/name]…that felt SO predictable to me, not sure why. I’m glad she didn’t do it!
I think that some younger mums can choose “creative” or “tired” names. But I think that such name choices are actually more dependent on levels of education not age. Children from lower socio-economic backgrounds will tend to have names considered tired or termed creative.
With regard to your list however I think you’re a bit off the mark.
[name]Hannah[/name] is a Biblical name, it will always be a classic choice.
[name]Cora[/name] is neither creative nor tired, since it’s an old name which fell out of use by the mid 19th century.
[name]Skylar[/name] is derived from the Swedish or Norwegian [name]Schuyler[/name], which means scholar. Presumably that spelling has been adopted because it is more phonetic and therefore easier to pronounce. [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zoe[/name], who is not very young by any stretch of the imagination,named her son [name]Skylar[/name].
[name]Hayley[/name](I’m not taking umbrage because it is my name honestly!). I think it is less common in the UK than it is in [name]America[/name]. Also, that is only properly recognised spelling of it.
[name]Nia[/name] is a Welsh name that generally speaking you don’t hear too much in the UK. Is it more common in the US? I’ve only ever met 3 girls called [name]Nia[/name].
My comment is unrelated to the actual list of names, but I know my taste in my teens and early 20s was very different from my taste now that I’m in my 30s.
[name]Young[/name] taste is more about what’s hot right now, what’s separate from the previous generation and stuff that has a little more of an edge. When I think about my clothing choices back then it was definitely more sexy and daring… And only wearable for one season. Now I think about what’s is more classic and functional. The same goes for names. I wouldn’t give my child the name equivalent of turquoise platform boots that only match one outfit. I’m thinking of names like black knit sweaters with a little something different added for originality.
I’m not asking whether these particular names are proof that names of children of young moms are tired or trendy, so much, as showing a list of names of the children of young moms I know personally, and asking what you think about the individual names and whether you think it is a thought that tends to be true. I included all names of all children I know of all young moms, so of course not [name]EVERY[/name] name is going to be fitting those descriptions, lol. I’m asking whether in general, based on this list and on what you know of young mothers, this is something you think tends to be true.
For example, [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Larissa[/name], I was surprised by their choices, [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name] are classics, as is [name]Lucas[/name], and even [name]Jade[/name] [name]Aislinn[/name] is an interesting choice over [name]Ashlynn[/name]. But others such as [name]Karsyn[/name] and Kloey and [name]Kyleigh[/name] definitely seem to fit the bill
I think name choices are closely related to education and upbringing generally i.e if your mum was a teenage mother who left school at 16 and called you [name]Leigh[/name]-[name]Ann[/name](the name is fine, it’s the spelling that does it for me) you are more likely yourself to be a teenage parent and drop out of school young, calling your child [name]Caelan[/name]/[name]Gage[/name]. And so on.
I’ve worked with both younger and older women of lower socio-economic backgrounds and it definetely seems to be an education thing.
Having said that, I think that a lot of teen mums do try to stamp their individuality on their child,particularly if they’re from a fairly pro teen parenting area/background.
Some of my friends from facebook who have had kids (under age 23) have named them:
[name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Adalynn[/name]
[name]Madison[/name]
[name]Brielle[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Kasidy[/name] and Iszabella (sisters)
[name]Remi[/name] and [name]Jacobi[/name] (sister and brother)
[name]Julius[/name] (b)
[name]Madison[/name] and [name]Troy[/name] [name]Jr[/name]. (sister and brother)
[name]Rowan[/name] (g)
[name]Zain[/name] (b)
[name]Landry[/name] (b)
[name]Austin[/name] and [name]Juliana[/name] (brother and sister… they recently had another boy but haven’t announced the name yet.)
All told, I think it’s a pretty even mix. They’re mostly trendy names but they’re not all that bad, excepting the horribly misspelled ones (Iszabella, anyone???). [name]Zain[/name], btw, is not misspelled, it’s a Tunisian name b/c that’s where my friend’s husband is originally from. Nothing I would name my kids except possibly [name]Leah[/name], but not awful.
“[name]Young[/name] mothers” are no more likely to use “creative” or “tired” names than anyone else. There are lots of other factors involved also but I don’t want to go on another tirade as to why I hate judgements like this.
All those names seem very tacky to me : /
You’re more impressionable to fashion when you are younger so I see those names as a fad (mostly). [name]Cora[/name] is an exception there.
A boy I knew from school and his girlfriend have just had a son. They’re 19/20, and the baby’s called [name]Eden[/name] [name]Brooklyn[/name]. [name]Eden[/name] sounds too much like another [name]Aiden[/name] name to me, and not only that, the whole name seems like a girl’s name - I’ve never met a male [name]Eden[/name] before, plus the -lyn ending on [name]Brooklyn[/name] makes that feminine to me, even though I know another young mum with a son called [name]Brooklyn[/name], then of course [name]Brooklyn[/name] [name]Beckham[/name]'s a boy, but that doesn’t make the name any more masculine in my opinion.
[name]Cora[/name] does not feel tired to me, though…I thought it was more of an up-and-coming name, swiftly gaining popularity…?