I was at the end-of-the-year concert band & wind ensembles concerts the other evening & it dawned on me that I had a nice sampling of names of children born between 1997 & 2001 because of the program w/the kids’ names in it. To provide some context, I live near a small city in upstate NY, in a very homogenous (i.e., practically all Caucasian) & high-performing school district, so there are lots of upper-middle class families in my area. I was curious to see how many Berries think these names seem dated to them, or unusual, so please feel free to comment about anything that strikes your fancy!
Girls:
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] (not sure what this is short for)
[name_f]Bella[/name_f] (sister to [name_m]Jarod[/name_m])
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (not sure what this is short for)
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] (again)
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_u]Gabi[/name_u] (not sure whether this is short for [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] or [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f])
[name_u]Gabby[/name_u] (not sure whether this is short for [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] or [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f])
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] (short for [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] & [name_f]Libby[/name_f]'s twin)
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] (again)
[name_f]Katy[/name_f] (not sure what this is short for)
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] (short for [name_f]Kiersten[/name_f])
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f] (short for [name_f]Leora[/name_f])
[name_f]Libby[/name_f] (short for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] & [name_f]Katie[/name_f]'s twin)
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] (again)
[name_f]Madalyn[/name_f] (sister to [name_f]Victoria[/name_f])
[name_f]Maddi[/name_f]
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f] (not sure what this is short for)
[name_f]Madisyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Manda[/name_f] (this is short for [name_f]Amanda[/name_f])
Marianthi
[name_f]McKenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (again)
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] (short for [name_f]Samantha[/name_f])
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Vicky[/name_f] (short for [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] & sister to [name_f]Madalyn[/name_f])
Boys:
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] (not sure what this is short for)
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] (again, & not sure what this is short for)
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] (third one; short for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] & twin of [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m])
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] (fourth one; not sure what this is short for)
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] (fifth one! short for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m])
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] (he normally goes by [name_u]Bernie[/name_u])
[name_u]Bobby[/name_u] (short for [name_m]Robert[/name_m])
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Chance[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (short for [name_m]Charles[/name_m])
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrit[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (short for [name_m]Jackson[/name_m])
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (again; not sure what it’s short for)
[name_m]Jake[/name_m] (short for [name_m]Jacob[/name_m])
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarod[/name_m] (brother to [name_f]Bella[/name_f])
[name_m]Jon[/name_m] (not sure if this is short for [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m])
[name_m]Josh[/name_m] (not sure if this is short for [name_m]Joshua[/name_m])
[name_m]Kadin[/name_m] ([name_f]Lea[/name_f]'s brother)
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Luis[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Matt[/name_m] (short for [name_m]Matthew[/name_m])
[name_u]Nick[/name_u] (not sure if this is short for [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m])
[name_u]Nick[/name_u] (again; not sure what this is short for)
[name_u]Nick[/name_u] (third one; short for [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], & twin of one of [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m])
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Trenton[/name_m]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Will[/name_m] (short for [name_m]William[/name_m])
[name_m]Will[/name_m] (again; not sure what it’s short for)
[name_m]Will[/name_m] (third one; not sure what it’s short for)
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Zach[/name_m] (short for [name_m]Zachary[/name_m])
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]