Never Picked

General Name Discussion
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Simple enough question, what are names you always see on baby list but some how never get picked or chosen for a baby’s name? For me I never met an [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] given how popular it is nor a [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]? I also never see a [name_f]Freya[/name_f] get chosen as a name but always see it on someone’s baby name list! Quite weird but there are names I consider to be popular but never chosen (It reminds me of the saying “always the bridesmaid never the bride” don’t know if it applies here but I feel there’s name that while are popular never really get chosen in the end!

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I know what you mean!

Lots of my friends have mentioned having some variant of [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]/Raphaela/Rafa/Raffy/Rafferty/Rafe on their lists, but none have chosen it. We toyed with [name_u]Rafa[/name_u] and [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] ourselves, actually!

I see [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] on quite a few lists too, but have never met a child with either of these names.

For a boy, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. Also classic names that feel more like “dad” names now, but are actually still relatively high on the pop charts: [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Paul[/name_m], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], etc. I never ever meet little boys with these names!

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I name I always hear people say or talk about is [name_m]Otto[/name_m]. It’s always an old school friend has a baby called [name_m]Otto[/name_m] or such an such loves [name_m]Otto[/name_m]. Or a friend has [name_m]Otto[/name_m] on there list but me personally I’ve never met an [name_m]Otto[/name_m] despite all the hype!

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I work in a school, so I’ve met plenty of Olivias and Emmas. Never met an [name_f]Esme[/name_f] or a [name_m]Chester[/name_m].

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I’ve only met 1 [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] despite it being so popular. I’ve never met a [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] either. For boys, I don’t think I’ve ever met a [name_m]William[/name_m] (although I know a [name_u]Liam[/name_u] and a [name_m]Will[/name_m], neither are [name_m]William[/name_m]). Of the 12 names in my user card, all are in the top 200 but I’ve only met a [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], a [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and a [name_u]Noah[/name_u].

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I’ve seen [name_m]Silas[/name_m] around a lot on forums and my sister even considered it for her son but I’ve never met a [name_m]Silas[/name_m].
We considered [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but decided against it because it was #3 in our state, but I think I’ve only met one little [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] that I can remember.

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I don’t know very many [name_u]Liam[/name_u]’s.

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From the Top 10 boys and girls list, these are the ones that I know 0-1 people of!

Liam
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]

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We used [name_f]Freya[/name_f] as a middle for our daughter actually! I’ve never met one either despite how popular it is on here. I know of several little ones named [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/Sofia, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Ella[/name_f] but have never met a [name_u]Liam[/name_u] or a little [name_f]Emily[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f] (they’re all into their 30s now).

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Weirdly, I’ve never met an [name_f]Emma[/name_f] that’s younger than 18 even though it’s been the number one name for so long! I do know a few Olivias though. I also don’t know any baby Noahs (#2) or Benjamins ( #7). For me, the most common names amongst my friends have been [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] (of various spellings), [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f] (which is interesting since it’s not very high on the list!), [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].

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The main one for me is [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. It’s always spoken of as a popular name - too popular - and yet I barely ever hear it and don’t know any. I wish it really wasn’t a commonly used name as it’s one I’ve always found very beautiful.

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Not necessarily an “always mentioned but never picked” name, but [name_u]Madison[/name_u]! It was in the top 5 the year I was born, and yet I don’t know a single one. I know plenty of Addisons and [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]/Madelines, plus one [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], but never a [name_u]Madison[/name_u]. I’ve never even gone to school with one.

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I have never met (these are all Top 20):

  • [name_f]Ava[/name_f] (I did know an [name_f]Ada[/name_f])
  • [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
  • [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Camila[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Aria[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Camila[/name_f] (I did know a [name_u]Camille[/name_u])

I think I have only met one of (also Top 20):

  • [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] (though I have met a LOT of Olivias)
  • [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
  • [name_u]Mason[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Logan[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Avery[/name_u] (female, I don’t think I’ve ever met a male Avery)
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I totally get what you mean. When you look up top ten girls names in USA These are the name that always come up.v

  1. charlotte

  2. emma

  3. chloe

  4. bella

  5. ava

  6. everlyn It is so popular but i have never met one.

Boys

finn

oliver but i have never met one

mason

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