Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?

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I keep wondering wth all these other 'jack' characters live.

Arlington.

Not true. I knew quite a few in Georgetown yet haven't met any in Arlington yet.

I know at least one in Arlington. In 4th grade.

Wow- one! Totally overused named. This is nothing like "Jennifer' in the 80s.

We have five or six friends -- like holiday card/invited to wedding level of closeness -- with sons named jack. it is far and away my nominee for most overused name in my universe.

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Is Victoria an overused name in this area? I know it regularly ranks on those lists for MD/DC/VA but I never see it on these common names threads.

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I keep wondering wth all these other 'jack' characters live.

Arlington.

Not true. I knew quite a few in Georgetown yet haven't met any in Arlington yet.

I know at least one in Arlington. In 4th grade.

Wow- one! Totally overused named. This is nothing like "Jennifer' in the 80s.

We have five or six friends -- like holiday card/invited to wedding level of closeness -- with sons named jack. it is far and away my nominee for most overused name in my universe.

Your friends have great taste. It's an adorable name...very 'all-american'.

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Cecilia (Cee Cee) is on the rise. I love it.

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious--has anyone heard (or used) any of these supposed up-and-comer's?

Isla
Tallulah
Violet
Penelope
Hazel
Matilda
Phoebe
Scarlett
Willa
Seraphina
Clementine
Delilah

August
Bennett
Beckett
Atticus
Asher
Dashiell
Milo
Emmett
Sebastian
Silas
Griffin
Jasper

I just don't get why people would name their children such names... Jezebel is another one, or Saul i. e.

I love, love, love the name Delilah, but unfortunately I just can't get past the biblical connotations (and we're not particularly religious).

Not to mention, my moral majority relatives would probably report me for child abuse.

Delilah is on our short list for DD #2 and my mom has been very vocal about how much she hates it because of the biblical reference. We're not religious and I don't even know the story (though I should probably look into it. . .) so don't care that much because I think it's pretty.

We're not too much into Modern History and I'm not very familiar with the story behind the name either so I'll just stick to what sound cute with our last name. DS's name will be Adolf.

You can't really compare the two because Delilah was a fictional character and Adolf Hitler was a REAL person who did REAL heinous crimes. Totally different.

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This whole thing makes me laugh. The anecdotal evidence is astounding. The names people have cited....many aren't in the top 10 ten baby names in the US...much less the top 100.

People of similar socioeconomic status and location tend to gravitate toward the same names- but it has nothing to do with overall popularity. I have to laugh when somebody says " I know '2', '3', etc. kids with that name. Both of my son's names (named after their grandfather and great-grandfather, respectively) have been named at some point in this thread.

My own personal experience...firstborn who is 5 I have met ONE other in his entire first 5 years of life. The second one- I have met maybe 2 or 3 others (1 at preschool in older classroom, and the others at local parks). The first-born's name is actually his 'nickname'--his 'given-name' hasn't been mentioned. The second-born--friends from outside of the area have not heard of anyone named that in about 60 years.

I don't think most of the names on this thread are in threat of becoming what happened to "Jennifer'--which I think is a beautiful name anyways.

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Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with Cecelia? DD had one in her old preschool class.

Since it's the name of Pam and Jim's baby on the Office, the writers probably picked it because it is probably getting more popular and will get more popular with more people hearing it. We have friends who named their daughter Cecilia a few years ago.

I read somewhere that the actress who plays Pam had a newborn niece born and named Cecelia in the days right before they filmed the birth episode, hence the naming of baby Halpert as Cecilia. She asked the writers to name the baby that as a surprise for her sister.

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Anonymous wrote:mommy of a Maya here. never hear of the name before but after DD was born seems like every other girl in the playground is Maya :0(

Maya is such an international name. I've known Latina Mayas and Mayas from the Former Soviet Union.

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When I had my first I focused really hard on trying to find an uncommon name ... a name that was recognizable, that people had heard of, but that wasn't popular right now. I was lucky that my very favorite boys' name is one that was more popular in the 70s and 80s and is less popular now. My DS1 is 3 and I have yet to come across another kid his age with his name.

With DS2, we chose a name that is, according to the SSA website, getting more popular, although it has not been cited on this thread yet, making me hope we are" safe." We had already chosen it before I realized it was ascending in popularity and I didn't want to try to find another name since there are so few boys' names I like anyway.

This time, I'm starting to think that the only way to avoid the "trailer trash" phenomenon is either to use a name that has never been popular, or to use a "classic" name that is popular but will stand the test of time, and suck up the existence of so many others. The problem with picking a name that has never *before* been popular is that you never know when a celebrity is going to name their child your child's name, or when a TV show is going to use it, or whatever. So really, I think using something classic is the safer route.

Also wanted to add that one reason people don't use names from their own/their parents' generation is that people shy away from names of people they know personally. I have friends my age named Violet, Tristan, Amelia, and Henry. These are all names I like and might have considered but it would be too weird to name my child "after" a friend even if that's not what I was doing. There are a couple of names from my generation that I like and would consider, but then I think about how the people I know who have those names might feel weird if I used one of them. Am I the only one who is reluctant to use a name of someone I know?

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Anonymous wrote:Also wanted to add that one reason people don't use names from their own/their parents' generation is that people shy away from names of people they know personally. I have friends my age named Violet, Tristan, Amelia, and Henry. These are all names I like and might have considered but it would be too weird to name my child "after" a friend even if that's not what I was doing. There are a couple of names from my generation that I like and would consider, but then I think about how the people I know who have those names might feel weird if I used one of them. Am I the only one who is reluctant to use a name of someone I know?

I get this. I have a daughter named Amy, a preschooler. It's not that common today, but of course everyone from about age 20 to 40 knows an Amy, or two, or twenty. Good associations and bad. Plenty of baggage.

For a little girl, though, it's a sweet, classic name and more importantly now, it's HER name.

So if you really like a name, go for it.

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Anonymous wrote:FYI, there's an interesting thread over on the Expectant Mom's board about recently named babies. I count at least 8 or 9 Sophia's so far (although some may be the same baby, since we DCUM's probably know people in common) but there are also some less expected choices. A few interesting ones so far:

Girls: Frida, Georgia, Liesel, Margaux, Natasha, Nina, Selma, Sylvia and Talia

Boys: Ari, Desmond, Eitan/Eton, Enzo, Jerome, Matteo, Nolan, Otis and Rocco

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135312.page

jeezus--those names are atrocious!

Are they ALL atrocious?? My DS has one of the boy names listed above ... and I love it even if others do think it is atrocious ... but just curious ...

I also like several of the girls' names above.

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Anonymous wrote:FYI, there's an interesting thread over on the Expectant Mom's board about recently named babies. I count at least 8 or 9 Sophia's so far (although some may be the same baby, since we DCUM's probably know people in common) but there are also some less expected choices. A few interesting ones so far:

Girls: Frida, Georgia, Liesel, Margaux, Natasha, Nina, Selma, Sylvia and Talia

Boys: Ari, Desmond, Eitan/Eton, Enzo, Jerome, Matteo, Nolan, Otis and Rocco

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135312.page

jeezus--those names are atrocious!

Yes, all of the boys names are rediculous. Rocco could be fun if you're super Italian, but would suck if your kid ends up on the dorky side. He's destined to be a meathead or juicehead with a name like Rocco. I kind of like Otis, but lots of people hate it.
Are they ALL atrocious?? My DS has one of the boy names listed above ... and I love it even if others do think it is atrocious ... but just curious ...

I also like several of the girls' names above.

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Anonymous wrote:FYI, there's an interesting thread over on the Expectant Mom's board about recently named babies. I count at least 8 or 9 Sophia's so far (although some may be the same baby, since we DCUM's probably know people in common) but there are also some less expected choices. A few interesting ones so far:

Girls: Frida, Georgia, Liesel, Margaux, Natasha, Nina, Selma, Sylvia and Talia

Boys: Ari, Desmond, Eitan/Eton, Enzo, Jerome, Matteo, Nolan, Otis and Rocco

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135312.page

jeezus--those names are atrocious!

Are they ALL atrocious?? My DS has one of the boy names listed above ... and I love it even if others do think it is atrocious ... but just curious ...

I also like several of the girls' names above.

A few of the girls' names are okay but honestly, yes, all the boys' are cringe worthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI, there's an interesting thread over on the Expectant Mom's board about recently named babies. I count at least 8 or 9 Sophia's so far (although some may be the same baby, since we DCUM's probably know people in common) but there are also some less expected choices. A few interesting ones so far:

Girls: Frida, Georgia, Liesel, Margaux, Natasha, Nina, Selma, Sylvia and Talia

Boys: Ari, Desmond, Eitan/Eton, Enzo, Jerome, Matteo, Nolan, Otis and Rocco

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135312.page

jeezus--those names are atrocious!

Are they ALL atrocious?? My DS has one of the boy names listed above ... and I love it even if others do think it is atrocious ... but just curious ...

I also like several of the girls' names above.

A few of the girls' names are okay but honestly, yes, all the boys' are cringe worthy.

Really? I don't gravitate towards those kinds of names in general, but they mostly look fine to me. Enzo and Rocco are a bit odd, and Otis is a little old-fashioned, but nothing is screaming HORRIBLE at me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FYI, there's an interesting thread over on the Expectant Mom's board about recently named babies. I count at least 8 or 9 Sophia's so far (although some may be the same baby, since we DCUM's probably know people in common) but there are also some less expected choices. A few interesting ones so far:

Girls: Frida, Georgia, Liesel, Margaux, Natasha, Nina, Selma, Sylvia and Talia

Boys: Ari, Desmond, Eitan/Eton, Enzo, Jerome, Matteo, Nolan, Otis and Rocco

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135312.page

jeezus--those names are atrocious!

If your DS is Ari, that's the most normal. I'm just not a fan of Ari, but there is nothing really wrong with it. The others are obsurd. As are the girls names. IMHO, of course.
Are they ALL atrocious?? My DS has one of the boy names listed above ... and I love it even if others do think it is atrocious ... but just curious ...

I also like several of the girls' names above.