Would you let the initials B.J. stop you from giving a child a first name and middle name that you loved?
Would it make a difference if that child was a boy or girl?
I’m set on a J middle name and interested in your thoughts on whether that means B-names should be out!
Nope, I would absolutely use the name anyway. I’m due in [name_u]November[/name_u] and our top girls’ name gives her the initials BJ. Middle names are used so infrequently that I don’t think it’s even an issue. Use the names you love!
ETA: sorry, just saw your boy/girl question. No, I don’t think it makes a difference whether it’s a boy or girl with those initials.
I know a [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u], who goes by BJ - even his business cards. I don’t think it makes a difference on a boy or a girl!
I think it’s okay if you absolutely love the “B” name 
I don’t see a problem with it at all, boy or girl.
I guess it’d make me hesitate, but I’d still go with it!
Well, I was going to say that I wouldn’t let it stop me and it wouldn’t matter if it was for a boy or a girl, but I thought about mentioning it to my fiance and could instantly picture his face slowly slipping into his crooked little “caught in the cookie jar” grin that occurs in just these very situations, so no…I personally wouldn’t do it. I don’t think it makes too much of difference with first and middle initials though. I mean, if the name is [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] or [name_f]Becca[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m], (BJS), then it isn’t as obvious as [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] or [name_f]Becca[/name_f] [name_m]Johnson[/name_m], (BJ). Not many people use their first and middle initials only.
Exactly what @namergirl3 said; the surname would always be used anyway, so it wouldn’t matter what just first and middle initials spelt.
I don’t think it matters that much. The surname would be used most of the time anyway.
Unless you’re planning on calling him/her BJ regularly, then I don’t think it matters. If it’s just initials, then I think it’s fine.
I think it’s fine on both genders, and I’m really immature lol.
My sisters has a double barrel first name with the initials BJ. She has only been commented on it maybe 3 times in middle school by immature boys, but it was never a problem really for her. I say if you love the names, go for it!
It wouldn’t matter to me, but I would NEVER actually call my kid BJ. No one would notice the initials unless you called attention to them.
Yes. Because I don’t just want me to love their name, I want them to at least like their name and I don’t think I’d take that risk.
I would be hesitant to use it - especially on a girl.
However, I would consider adding a 2nd middle to obscure it?
Perhaps because my grandfather was a B.J., it never crossed my mind to think about what the initials could represent. I really can’t imagine looking at a child and thinking something sexual about their initials, but I guess it happens. I think if it’s already in your head and you are questioning it, using a name with those initials just isn’t for you.
I know a man who goes by BJ. I’m not even sure what the initials stand for, but he is a successful business man, so I assume it hasn’t hindered him in any way.