Baby name regret?

[Anonymous]

I think Sadie is already gaining in popularity. People like it because it sounds like Sophie but is "different." Oh, well. My niece's name is Anne. She's the only one in her preschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I was just saying it would be interesting to understand why poeple who think they are just following their own tastes end up following the crowd. We all do it with out hairstyles, clothes, etc., but in those instances, I think we all know that we are trying to wear what is "in." In the case of baby names, no one ever says they are trying to pick what's "in," but names end up following trends, too. "Behaving like sheep" means following others' behavior as almost just a matter of impulse. Sorry to offend. I would think that people would want to understand the origins of their own tastes so that they don't end up with multiple kids with trendy names when they thought they were just going with personal preferences.

There was a NYTimes Magazine article a couple of years ago that addressed this issue. It might be interesting to anyone reading this thread:
It's called "Where have all the Lisas gone?"
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6D6143AF935A35754C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22baby%20names%22%20magazine&st=cse

I'm another Baby Name Wizard addict b/c I have the most popular name of my generation and wanted my kids to have more unusual names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:jewish mom here: i am laughing about the name sophie. my grandmother had at least two girlfriends named sophie, and there were two sadies. her own name was dorothy. is it just a matter of time before sadie and dorothy become ubiquitous again?

i have a son whom i named after my deceased grandfather. had i had a daughter, i would have been somewhat stumped. dorothy was not going to make the cut. and i hated all the D names i was finding. glad i dodged that bullet!

I saw a joke family tree once along those lines that showed jewish names starting with Isaac and Jacob, then moving through the years to Mordecai, then Morton and Beatrice, and then Jay and Joshua, and back to Isaac and Jacob.

I think the Jewish tradition of naming after dead relatives is only for E. European (Ashkenazic) Jews-- I heard the Sephardic Jews (Spain, Turkey, Africa) name after living relatives. We have friends who are American-Irish and I think all of those kids (and there are a lot) are named after living grandparents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I was just saying it would be interesting to understand why poeple who think they are just following their own tastes end up following the crowd. We all do it with out hairstyles, clothes, etc., but in those instances, I think we all know that we are trying to wear what is "in." In the case of baby names, no one ever says they are trying to pick what's "in," but names end up following trends, too. "Behaving like sheep" means following others' behavior as almost just a matter of impulse. Sorry to offend. I would think that people would want to understand the origins of their own tastes so that they don't end up with multiple kids with trendy names when they thought they were just going with personal preferences.

There was a NYTimes Magazine article a couple of years ago that addressed this issue. It might be interesting to anyone reading this thread:
It's called "Where have all the Lisas gone?"
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6D6143AF935A35754C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22baby%20names%22%20magazine&st=cse

I'm another Baby Name Wizard addict b/c I have the most popular name of my generation and wanted my kids to have more unusual names.

I am the PP who wanted to understand the reason for the trends, so thank you so much for this article. Very interesting.

P.S. Sadie is the new Sophie

[Anonymous]

Sadie is a dog's name! Seriously, I know three or four very nice labradors named Sadie. One might be a newfie.

I also know a couple little girls named Dorothy, so the PP was right... it's on its way back. What next, d'you think? Edna? Linda? Carol? Barbara?

[Anonymous]

My child's grandparents (on my side) were born in 1929 & 1933. The PP who made the "sheep" comment is also making some unreasonable assumptions that we all had babies in our 20's and so did our parents. My parents had children in their 30's and I in my 40's. So yes, some of those vintage names actually do come from the child's grandparents and not great grandparents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sadie is a dog's name! Seriously, I know three or four very nice labradors named Sadie. One might be a newfie.

I also know a couple little girls named Dorothy, so the PP was right... it's on its way back. What next, d'you think? Edna? Linda? Carol? Barbara?

Someone was telling me the other day that you can predict the next popular baby name by looking at dog's names (Jake, Molly...)

[Anonymous]

What's the link for the local name popularity lists? I'd love to see what's popular here in DC/VA/MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadie is a dog's name! Seriously, I know three or four very nice labradors named Sadie. One might be a newfie.

I also know a couple little girls named Dorothy, so the PP was right... it's on its way back. What next, d'you think? Edna? Linda? Carol? Barbara?

Someone was telling me the other day that you can predict the next popular baby name by looking at dog's names (Jake, Molly...)

Toootally--my mom's old golden is named Sophie.

[Anonymous]

Here's one for you guys that I can't use bc of a family feud: Lois. It hasn't started coming back yet acc to name voyager so hurry.

To PP--look on the SSA name website and you can search all states for lists of most popular names.

[Anonymous]

Callie. I've known two baby girls born within the last year that are named Callie. Is that name on the rise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Callie. I've known two baby girls born within the last year that are named Callie. Is that name on the rise?

Yes. Here so you can check names for yourself. Warning, very addictive. http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager

[Anonymous]

my MIL is lois!!! and her mother was gladys. where are all the gladyses?? i hope that name comes back! it's pretty awful (they'll call her "happy butt").

[Anonymous]

We know a lot of baby girls named Libby all of a sudden. I think it's a very cute nickname for Elizabeth. The only one I had heard of until recently was Libby Dole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We know a lot of baby girls named Libby all of a sudden. I think it's a very cute nickname for Elizabeth. The only one I had heard of until recently was Libby Dole.

I think she goes by Liddy, actually.