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Anonymous
My first time chiming in - don't know if you have a very common name, but I do. I was one of a DOZEN Jennifers on my FLOOR of my dorm freshman year. It was absurd. I hated my name for a long time. It takes something away from you when your name is basically a generic synonym for "young girl". When ten kids look up on the playground when your name is called. When in your elementary school class you are "Jennifer X', she's "Jennifer Y", the other one over there is "Jennifer Z". Ugh. I can't even tell you how delighted I am that my two girls have unique names, but not bizarre names. One is part of DD's heritage - which is different from my own - which a number of people have told me is "the most beautiful name they ever heard"! And the other is just a cute name that's not overly common. I used the SSA database to find it. |
Anonymous
| I am not a Jennifer, but I do remember that in my high school almost all of the popular girls were named Jennifer. It was a bit absurd, but maybe it helped them become popular? Just speculating...It certainly helped them fit in but maybe it was just a numbers game. |
Anonymous
LOL I was never popular. The name didn't grant any special graces 
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Anonymous
| All girls in DC area are named Sofia/Sophia and Isabelle/Isabella. All boys are named Jack, William and Charlie. |
Anonymous
| Campbell, I think I know 10 total, between boys and girls, under the age of 6. |
Anonymous
| Ava and Jack. I am so tired of the name jack. Ava seems to have peaked already but the Jacks keep coming. |
Anonymous
Like the soup? I know none. |
Anonymous
| Yeah and the fact that people don't seem to know that Jack is a nickname for John is particularly irritating. |
Anonymous
Who cares if Jack is a nickname for John? It can also be a nickname for Jackson, or just be a name on its own. My dad, born in the '40s, is Jack. Not John, not Jackson. Just Jack. Lots of names come from some other origin, and no reason to get irritated about that either. |
Anonymous
I agree, and would add Olivia. I am overwhelmed by all the Williams we know. |
Anonymous
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for boys, in addition to the above: sam and max
for girls in addition to the above: clara, ella, ellie, lily, lila, zoe and amelia |
Anonymous
| There is a Campbell in my daughter's preschool class. I had no idea that it was a trend. |
Anonymous
| When I was growing up, I hated the fact that all of my friends were named Lisa and Jennifer. I have a very uncommon name (I think I've met maybe 4-5 people with my name my whole life) but timeless name (I think!) and I hated that I was the only one who had it. Now I love it. I've rarely ever had to be referred to by my last name in circles and I really appreciate this. I think if you really love a name then that is no reason to not call a child by that name but for me, popularity of a name is important. DH chose my DD's name (which is very common) but I am choosing the next one and I'm definitely going to check out the SS website before I do. Ok, back to the question at hand. In DD's preschool, the common names are: Madison, Amelia, Ava, Sophie, Addison/Addie, and Ella. Boys- Michael, Will, Jack, Aidan and Oliver. |
Anonymous
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Boys: Cole, Liam, Henry, Ben, Jack, Sam, Max
Girls: Ella, Isabella (Bella), Olivia, Lila, Lily, Lucy Agree with the poster who said that very few little kids have 70s names (especially for girls): Know any little Donnas, Stacys, Jills, Debbies or Karens? |
Anonymous
| I know a baby named Jill. She's under two. |