Respondents: 15 (This poll is closed)
I have a top ten name (a misspelled variant) and gave my child a rare vintage name outside the top 1000, (spelled correctly). My own name misfortune was absolutely the driving factor behind my decision to have an uncommon name for my baby.
My name is [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], so I stayed away from common names. I hated being [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] B. all my life, and my last name is extremely common as well. My daughter’s first name I had only heard on one little girl
My name is [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] which was no. 1 in my birth year. I was one of three through most of school, and now one of three in my office! However, it hasn’t put me too much off the name [name_f]Ava[/name_f] which I really love and would definitely consider using.
My name was well out of the top 100 the year I was born and my son’s name was just out of the top 100 when he was born. I adore, and would use, names all over the charts. I do not worry about the charts. I care more about the names used around me. [name_m]Even[/name_m] so I would not let that stop me from using a name I felt was the one.
My name is [name_f]Brittany[/name_f] so yes, it’s really important to me that my children don’t have top 10 names. My SO, [name_u]Michael[/name_u], on the other hand, appreciates the benefits of having a common name (being hard to find online, etc.)
My name is [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], which was very popular in the late 80s early 90s. I was born in the late 90s, when it was starting to fall in popularity. I only grew up with one other [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] in my grade and never took a class with her so I never had to use my last initial or come up with a nickname. I never consider popularity a factor in whether I like the name or not. I have names like [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] on my list along with [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f], [name_f]Analeigh[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], and [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]. I have more out there names and classics. Nature names and trendy names and word names and modern names and classic names can all be found on my list. I don’t think you should choose a name because its Number 1 or because it isn’t even in the top 1000. I think you should choose what you love, whether its [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] or something even more out there. And I actually like both [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], I think they’re both really pretty and each part of those names are also on my girls list. Same for boys, [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] is on my list along with [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], and [name_u]Finn[/name_u]. [name_u]River[/name_u] is there along with [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], and [name_u]Orion[/name_u]. Again, whether you choose [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_u]Blake[/name_u] or [name_m]Casimir[/name_m] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], its about what you love. Again all of those names are on my list. If I have children, I will just go with what I love, which right now is [name_f]Analeigh[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]. Whether that changes to something in the top ten or something crazy, would not affect my choice.
My name wasn’t in the top 10 the year I was born, but it was 2 years later and continued to climb. I wanted my son to have a recognizable name, but not a top 10 one. I believe his is not in the top 100 but it is in the top 200. I didn’t mind having a popular name that much.
My name was #14 the year I was born. I grew up with a few other girls with the same name in my class in elementary school. Outside of that, I really don’t remember having that problem too much in middle and high school and even college. After elementary school I never met another girl with my name. That being said, I am trying to keep my choices out of the top 100. If I can keep it below 250, even better. That being said, I have to remember that right now, being “out” is in, so many parents are looking for rare, unusual, or vintage names so even if I hunt and find a name way down in the 800s, someone else may still name their child the same thing. Where I live, people either stick to the top 50 or use something that ends in an -an ([name_u]Aidan[/name_u], Braydan, etc.).