Are there any names about which you are surprised that they’re still hanging on in the top 1000? Mine is [name]Melvin[/name] and [name]Ignacio[/name]. This is just a question I’m curious about.
[name]Pamela[/name] and [name]Janet[/name]. Actually, I guess I’m not shocked about [name]Pamela[/name]; it’s pretty…but I find both [name]Pamela[/name] and [name]Janet[/name] dated.
I taught a girl named [name]Janet[/name]. She’s now eighteen. When I first met her, I thought it was very unusual for a teenager to be called [name]Janet[/name]!
I know a very young [name]Pamela[/name], and was pleasantly surprised to learn her name.
[name]Nancy[/name]. I’m also surprised about [name]Janet[/name]. It’s my aunt’s name and I’ve always found it kind of dated and stuffy, so I’m surprised it’s still in use. Then again, I’d prefer both of those to [name]Jazlynn[/name] and [name]Jaylee[/name], both of which are also on the list…
As to [name]Melvin[/name], I wonder if it’s more popular among Spanish speakers, thus bringing it onto the list. I’ve never met a non-hispanic [name]Melvin[/name] who wasn’t old enough to be a grandfather.
For boys: [name]Sidney[/name], [name]Roderick[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Todd[/name], [name]Amos[/name], [name]Dominique[/name], [name]Brent[/name], [name]Roland[/name]
Girls: [name]Stacy[/name], [name]Janet[/name], [name]Marlene[/name], [name]Carla[/name], [name]Eileen[/name], [name]Irene[/name]
Many of the kids of first gen [name]Asian[/name] immigrants I’ve known have had names that are 1-2 cycles behind the non-immigrant community. I don’t know if that’s still a naming trend, but I’ve always presumed that’s part of what keeps those names from dropping off the list, along with a few family name uses in which the namesake is an aunt or younger grandmother.