Would you feel gypped if your parents did this?

I absolutely love the names [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and would love for my kids to have these names if I had a son and daughter. The problem is, [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is #253 on the popularity charts while [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] is in the top 50. [name_f]My[/name_f] question is, would you feel gypped if your sibling got an uncommon name and you got a very popular name?

Note: [name_m]Both[/name_m] starting with J is just a coincidence. I normally wouldn’t name my kids with names starting with the same letter, but I adore both of these names so much. :slight_smile:

I have a really uncommon name ([name_f]Eleni[/name_f]) and both my brothers have top 100 names. I don’t feel gypped or left out. I kind of wish I had a more normal name just because of pronunciation, but other than that I don’t wish I had popular names like them.

[name_f]My[/name_f] sister has a less common name than I, and she was always disappointed that she could never find souvenirs with her name on them. She gave her kids relatively common names. Depends on the individual!

I think that your children would be fine. I wouldn’t care if my parents did that. I have no experience with siblings though. From the names my mom likes I think she has a style of names with are classics and She did not focus on popularity. So I could’ve ended up with Less or more popular sibling names if my mom have wanted more children.

I think [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] are fine. Thy are both easily recognizable, seven though [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] might get more use.

This happened with me and my sister. [name_f]My[/name_f] name was in the top 50 the year I was born, and hers was 600-something the year she was born. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom said later if they would have realized that mine was going to be so popular they might have picked something else. But at the same time I was actually named after someone, so there was a reason behind it. There was a time where I felt like I wanted a more unique name, but now I don’t really think about it. I like my name, my parents like my name, and in the end that is what matters.

And like was already mentioned, my sister could never find anything with her name on it, although my grandma did a pretty good job at altering a name that was very similar (but had a much different pronunciation) so she could still have personalized stuff. I’m not sure how much kids really rely on this anymore, as there are so many different names and variations of names. I know at least 3 of my nieces are going to have a hard time finding stuff with their name on it and I don’t think any of them are too out there.

I don’t think it matters that much, especially in this example. [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] are both familiar “normal” names, even if they aren’t an even match on the current popularity list.

Are we really using a word like “gypped” on this forum? [name_f]Do[/name_f] we “jew” people down as well? [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious.

I wouldn’t feel gypped personally. I think that they’re both normal, easy to recognize names. It sounds like a nice sib-set to me.

I don’t think it matters, both names are very well known.

The personalized stuff is easy nowadays, simply go online to one of the thousands of websites that personalize things and type the name yourself!

It would annoy me if I had a more popular name than my (hypothetical) siblings, especially if there was someone else with the same name in my year etc. But I don’t feel as if one name is significantly more popular than the other, (maybe [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] nn [name_m]John[/name_m]?). I only know one [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and one [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], so it should be fine.

I have a relatively common, very familiar name. [name_f]My[/name_f] brother has an extremely uncommon name that is only one letter off from a somewhat familiar female name. (it’s pronounced differently, but most people don’t know that) Obviously, this is a more extreme case than your situation, but he was always jealous of ME. I think [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] work fine together. They are both familiar, and not as drastically different in popularity as mine and my brother’s.

Not at all. In fact, I’ve never really thought about anything like that. [name_f]My[/name_f] brother and I both have names that were in the top 100 the years we were born, but they’re classics, so…

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] are both names that are easily recognized, although they seem a little mismatched stylistically.

I really don’t think it was the OPs intent to offend anyone. Gypped might not be the best term, maybe think of it as slighted instead. It’s a common term, and I think we should just leave it at that.

To answer the question, I don’t think it’s really a problem. I always love and would choose in a heartbeat more common names for a boy, and will only consider names out of the top 1000 for girls. Like other posters have said, the names are common enough and totally recognizable. If it had been [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] or something like that, then I could see how it would be more noticeable by the kids and everyone else, and one might feel slighted.

I don’t think it’s a problem at all. I love names like [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_m]Archie[/name_m] and [name_m]Harry[/name_m] for boys, but names like [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f] for girls. I’m pretty sure if I went for top 100 [name_m]Henry[/name_m], and no where near the top 1000 [name_f]Maude[/name_f], it wouldn’t be a problem. However, if you had say, an [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and a Mckynzliee, then it would be noticeable.

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] work fine together, maybe a bit off stylistically, but it’s not a big catastrophe.

As pp’s suggested I think [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] are both well known enough that it’s not so much of an issue. [name_m]Both[/name_m] are recognizable enough and I feel like for [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] one should be able to find things labeled “[name_u]Jules[/name_u]” and “[name_m]John[/name_m]” if they really wanted things these days. [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] it was top 100 when I was born (and made it into the top 30 when I was in 2nd grade) and I still had issues finding personalized souvenirs because the name is “too long” I always go the [name_u]Alex[/name_u] souvenirs.

I’d maybe be a little more conceded if you choose [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Ajax[/name_m] or something similarly distant in popularity and style.

This happened to me and my sister as well. When we were little my name was very common and had been popular for a long time while her name was just becoming trendy. When she was born and when she was very little I was jealous of the attention she got because of her name and the fact that everyone thought it was so cool. But now that we are older I could care less about it. I also find that boys tend not to think about their name as much as girls do. I don’t think [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] would notice or even care that his sisters name is less popular than his.

I think it’s totally fine. They’re both lovely, classic-romantic sounding names. One is just really trendy right now.

[name_m]Jonathon[/name_m] is still fairly popular, and definitely a well known name… I’d argue that even though there were more baby Juliets born last year than baby Jonathons, you’re still far more likely to meet a [name_m]Jonathon[/name_m] than a [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] if you include ALL the people in [name_u]America[/name_u] haha.

I’m sorry that word offended you. That’s the only word I could think of to use when I made the thread. I meant it as in would the sibling with a common name feel jealous because they got a more common name than the sibling. It definitely was not my intention to offend anyone.

Thank you all for your thoughts! I loved reading everyone’s experiences with having a less common or more common name than their sibling. You all made me feel a lot better now about my choices. :slight_smile: