In my opinion, the biggest trend in baby names right now is pretty sounds. This is especially true for girls. I abandoned my old favorite girl name of [name]Clover[/name] because it is made up of several pretty sounds that are quite popular right now.
[name]Do[/name] you think all “O” names come off as trendy right now? It seems like ten years ago you almost never heard a name starting with “O” and now there are several on the popularity lists. [name]Olivia[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] are obviously high and climbing in popularity, and they start with an “uh” sound, which is not the only way an “O” at the beginning of a name can sound. Then there are [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] on the boy side. And in the girl name forum [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Ottilie[/name], and [name]Odette[/name] pop up very frequently (not that real life is a Nameberry forum, but still).
So are names starting with “O” super trendy and dated to now? If I like an “O” name not in the top 1000, will it still sound trendy/dated because “O” is suddenly everywhere?
I don’t think it is overdone. If you really think about it, I think the names starting with E can be considered overdone. I went with an E name with my DS, before even becoming a true name nerd and maybe his name can be considered part of a larger trend but I love his name. I like a lot of O names and think they are super cute. [name]Oliver[/name] will never be dated to me, mostly because of it’s history. [name]Olivia[/name] may be very popular, but it is a nice name that will age well at least imo.
If you love a name, it doesn’t matter if it will be considered dated in the future.
My DH’s middle name starts with an O and we will use it for a future son. Some may think it is a trendy name, but I love it and don’t care about those opinions. Of course, family trumps everything else.
No way! [name]Olivia[/name] is extremely popular, true, but [name]Olive[/name] isn’t so much. I think it’s getting attention because of [name]Drew[/name] Barrymore and [name]Isla[/name] [name]Fisher[/name] before her. I will be extremely surprised if it breaks the top 100. It just has a feel that’s very different from [name]Olivia[/name]. I can’t imagine [name]Ophelia[/name] rising high either - remember, we are in a very specific, fairly adventurous group here on this site. Also, people often post about names that they like but never end up using once they have their child.
I can think of several delightful O girl names that are rarely heard [name]IRL[/name] - [name]Oceane[/name], [name]Ondine[/name], [name]Oona[/name], [name]Odile[/name]. I would be thrilled to hear more of these names. I think the next big trend (or maybe it’s not even a new trend anymore) is I names.
O is a letter of the alphabet, not a boy band or a hairdo. I don’t see how anyone can say it’s overdone or gone out of style. Of all the reasons to give up on a name you love, this has got to be one of the least worthwhile. The only people who would even notice that it’s somehow more common lately are absolute name nerds - and i doubt any of the most diehard around here would say that O is no longer usable because of it.
As a pp said, life is not a nameberry forum. [name]Olivia[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] are the only O names that are genuinely common. All the naming mavens are telling us that O as an ending sound is “hot,” just like X was 5 years ago (hence [name]Milo[/name], [name]Theo[/name], [name]Marlowe[/name], etc). But in reality, the most common sounds remain K & J, and -aden and -leigh.
It’s just a letter. My name starts with an O and I’ve never really known any other girls with O-names, and just a couple of guys([name]Owen[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]). If O-names are getting a bit more attention that’s just a good thing, doesn’t mean they’ll be dated in a few years.
I agree, it is a letter and there are names being brought out in the open a lot more now that include the letter O as well as beginning with it.
I read a while back on here how the -us ending for boys was becoming popular…I have yet to see this in real life and was sensitive to it because I do have a child whose name ends in -us. So, while the letter O may be a trend of sorts, its not one that I would look at and avoid persay if I loved the name. [name]Clover[/name] is lovely, and I would not worry about the O sound at all.
Oh no, I’m not still considering/talking about [name]Clover[/name], I was just talking about names starting with the letter “O.” I’m just worried that all the names starting with “O” blend into each other. spring13, my husband really liked the comment you made, and he keeps telling me I’m insane and that I just keep finding problems with every name we like. But I really feel like “O” was super rare as a first initial until the past decade, and now that it’s more common (even if only with a couple of names), that all “O” names will sound dated to this era. Then again, I guess “Z” names were pretty rare until [name]Zachary[/name] got really popular in the '80s and '90s, and it’s not like all "Z"s sound dated to then. But there were no other popular “Z” names at that time. Wait, was [name]Zoe[/name] starting to get popular back then? blade, I totally agree with you that K&J and -aden and -leigh are the predominate starters and endings right now. That and girl names ending with the the letter A.