Baby names & social class

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people are naming their kids Ned, that really makes me think Neil is ready to stage a comeback, too.

Hmmm, perhaps. It may follow on the heels of Ned. . .

that's why I said that. Ned is similar in nerdy simplicity.

FWIW, I love the name Neil (or Neal). It is my top contender if I can ever have another baby and it is a boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If people are naming their kids Ned, that really makes me think Neil is ready to stage a comeback, too.

Neil will be back before Ned

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Upper class, white and wealthy/celebrity/famous family's names have always trickled their way down the food chain.
Aiden is white and yuppy today, but give it a couple of years and all of those names will be popular at the lower income / minority level.

ACTUALLY, Aiden trickled up, not down.

Aiden is part of that Aiden/Bradyn/Cayden/Hayden/Jaden/Zaiden phenomenon that gripped the middle and lower class starting around 10-12 years ago. Even-GASP-minority children were named these types of names.

If it is just now hitting the upper middle/upper class, then Aiden is definitely a trickle up kind of name.

This is not true at all. (And I don't have an Aidan, just commenting.) But if you think it's traveled up, you are sadly mistaken.

Aiden is part of the whole ---den craze. Those names have certainly been in lower-middle and working class areas with younger parents for quite some time, and popular with them just as long if not longer than they have been for yuppies. I am sorry, but you are wrong.

Where is the craze for 'den names? Oh yeah, 5 or more years ago.

10 years ago all the ---den kids I ever met were bi-racial, African American, or Hispanic. Not wealthy whites.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Upper class, white and wealthy/celebrity/famous family's names have always trickled their way down the food chain.
Aiden is white and yuppy today, but give it a couple of years and all of those names will be popular at the lower income / minority level.

ACTUALLY, Aiden trickled up, not down.

Aiden is part of that Aiden/Bradyn/Cayden/Hayden/Jaden/Zaiden phenomenon that gripped the middle and lower class starting around 10-12 years ago. Even-GASP-minority children were named these types of names.

If it is just now hitting the upper middle/upper class, then Aiden is definitely a trickle up kind of name.

This is not true at all. (And I don't have an Aidan, just commenting.) But if you think it's traveled up, you are sadly mistaken.

Aiden is part of the whole ---den craze. Those names have certainly been in lower-middle and working class areas with younger parents for quite some time, and popular with them just as long if not longer than they have been for yuppies. I am sorry, but you are wrong.

Where is the craze for 'den names? Oh yeah, 5 or more years ago.

10 years ago all the ---den kids I ever met were bi-racial, African American, or Hispanic. Not wealthy whites.

Where are you posting from?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people are naming their kids Ned, that really makes me think Neil is ready to stage a comeback, too.

Hmmm, perhaps. It may follow on the heels of Ned. . .

that's why I said that. Ned is similar in nerdy simplicity.

FWIW, I love the name Neil (or Neal). It is my top contender if I can ever have another baby and it is a boy.

Yeah, I hear ya. I could see them becoming popular again too. It has sort of a retro-cool vibe to it. . .

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Anonymous wrote:Upper class, white and wealthy/celebrity/famous family's names have always trickled their way down the food chain.
Aiden is white and yuppy today, but give it a couple of years and all of those names will be popular at the lower income / minority level.

ACTUALLY, Aiden trickled up, not down.

Aiden is part of that Aiden/Bradyn/Cayden/Hayden/Jaden/Zaiden phenomenon that gripped the middle and lower class starting around 10-12 years ago. Even-GASP-minority children were named these types of names.

If it is just now hitting the upper middle/upper class, then Aiden is definitely a trickle up kind of name.

This is not true at all. (And I don't have an Aidan, just commenting.) But if you think it's traveled up, you are sadly mistaken.

Aiden is part of the whole ---den craze. Those names have certainly been in lower-middle and working class areas with younger parents for quite some time, and popular with them just as long if not longer than they have been for yuppies. I am sorry, but you are wrong.

Where is the craze for 'den names? Oh yeah, 5 or more years ago.

10 years ago all the ---den kids I ever met were bi-racial, African American, or Hispanic. Not wealthy whites.

Where are you posting from?

I do not think that PP is posting from the DC metropolitan area.

[Anonymous]

I could see Ned being a successor to Max and Gus. They have a similar vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could see Ned being a successor to Max and Gus. They have a similar vibe.

Yes, agree.

[Anonymous]

Aidan is a traditional Irish name. One that I long contemplated using to honor one of my favorite uncles.

It sadly got corrupted by the horrible Jayden, Kayden, Brayden, Hayden trend right around the time I had my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aidan is a traditional Irish name. One that I long contemplated using to honor one of my favorite uncles.

It sadly got corrupted by the horrible Jayden, Kayden, Brayden, Hayden trend right around the time I had my kid.

Totally agree with you. It is a real shame that such a beautiful and classic Irish name got dragged down by all the other -aden names. I totally agree with you, PP.

[Anonymous]

http://www.youcantcallitit.com/7-deadly-trends/

explaining the trajectory of Aiden.

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Anonymous wrote:I see several missing that are common in DC circles. Also, where are all of the trendy last names used as first names?

Such as?

Benjamin and William are glaring omissions if we're talking DC. Also there's no Abigail, no Penelope no Evelyn. I personally haven't heard them in DC, but I'm surprised not to see Piper and Harper on the list.

But, I am surprised to see Laura, Helen and Miranda on that list. And who the heck is naming their kid Ned?

Agree about Penelope and Evelyn. They should be listed.

Abigail is very 2004. Feeling pretty played out.

Benjamin and William are the kind of "classic" names that get used a lot more in conservative DC than in other parts of the country. And they're too common across the social spectrum to be considered yuppie names.

Piper and Harper feel very middle-America to me. Popular, but I wouldn't call them upscale.

[Anonymous]

ok the nerd in me had to check. There were 12 boys born last year named Ned. So I'm curious how Nameberry knows it is popular with young urban professionals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ok the nerd in me had to check. There were 12 boys born last year named Ned. So I'm curious how Nameberry knows it is popular with young urban professionals.

Sometimes I feel like Namberry wants to make and shape naming trends, rather than just report on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ok the nerd in me had to check. There were 12 boys born last year named Ned. So I'm curious how Nameberry knows it is popular with young urban professionals.

I suspect there are more people using Edward or Edmund with Ned as a nickname than naming their sons Ned outright although, yeah, I'm not sure you'd track that.