When everyone tells you your forever favorite name is dated.

[Anonymous]

I think older people (fifties plus) might have a negative reaction to Heather. I promise younger people, and especially people of your baby's generation, will not have "dated" associations with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think older people (fifties plus) might have a negative reaction to Heather. I promise younger people, and especially people of your baby's generation, will not have "dated" associations with it.

I'm in my 50s. Heather was my favorite aunt's name. Scottish family.

[Anonymous]

Well, I got told my baby’s name was for a dog. So it could be worse. You have to just ignore the haters.

[Anonymous]

OP, my son has a dated name. He loves his name. He's a young adult. Says he is the only person with the name (he's not - just the only man under 80 yrs old probably) Professionally, DS thinks his name is a big plus. Says everyone knows it's him, by his name, no confusing him with anyone else.

It's actually his middle name so he's had plenty of chances to be called something else. You may consider that, Op -- choose the name you like. Be open to the child preferring either their first of middle.

[Anonymous]

This makes me think of that Freaknomics episode about giving a girl a stripper name and the effects of that.

[Anonymous]

It's a great name, OP!

[Anonymous]

Seems like it's about time for 80s names to come back. I wait with bated breath for all the baby Stephanies, Jennifers, and Julies who I haven't met yet.

[Anonymous]

It’s a classic. Don’t worry about it.

[Anonymous]

Heather is a great name...and she'll be one of only a few! It deserves a comeback. Ignore the haters whose daughters, I'm sure, are named Emma, Ella, Sophia, or Madeline. I'd take Heather over those names any day of the week!

[Anonymous]

My daughter's name is Heather. She's 6. I love it and I have good associations with the name.

Who cares what anyone thinks, besides you and DH?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s very 1970

Yeah? And Evelyn is very 1940, and Jennifer is very 1980, and Emily is very early 2000s, and Sophia is very 2010, and Ella/Ellie is very 2020, shall we go on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I envision Heather as a lower-middle class girl with frosted hair, cruising the mall for blue eyeshadow and Madonna tapes with her friends Tammy and Amber.

You envision that because you're old enough to remember that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I envision Heather as a lower-middle class girl with frosted hair, cruising the mall for blue eyeshadow and Madonna tapes with her friends Tammy and Amber.

You envision that because you're old enough to remember that time.

DP. I wasn’t born and envision the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think older people (fifties plus) might have a negative reaction to Heather. I promise younger people, and especially people of your baby's generation, will not have "dated" associations with it.

I agree with this. My mom is a Boomer and has completely different tastes in names. She loves the Braxtons/Brinley/Londyns. I'm more interested in naming after my grandma or great grandma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I envision Heather as a lower-middle class girl with frosted hair, cruising the mall for blue eyeshadow and Madonna tapes with her friends Tammy and Amber.

You envision that because you're old enough to remember that time.

DP. I wasn’t born and envision the same.

It's sad you know more about blue eyeshadow than you do about horticulture and Scotland.