Hiram
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Anonymous
| What ever happened to this name? I think I really like it but I'm concerned by how quickly it fell out of favor. Is there something particularly wrong with it? I wrote my undergrad senior thesis on Hiram Johnson and have loved the name since then but now that it's time that I could potentially use it, I can't help but be concerned. |
Anonymous
| Oh honey. Don’t name your kid Hiram. |
Anonymous
| Was it ever in favor? Since 1900, its popularity has been steadily falling, for the most part, falling from #271 in 1900 to #968 in 1983. Since then it hasn't even been in the top 1000. |
Anonymous
| For the love, please, no. |
Anonymous
| It’s very Jewish sounding. If you are orthodox Jewish, then I think it’s fine. Otherwise, you are asking for your kid to be made fun of. |
Anonymous
| Well, one US president was a Hiram. |
Anonymous
| I think you just found a name worse than Saul OP. it’s a really old fashioned name. I mean old like 1800’s old. |
Anonymous
| I know a child named Hiram. I think it's a good name. |
Anonymous
I would have said more evangelical or maybe Amish or something. I don't know any Jews who named their kid Hiram. I mean there's Saul and Ira and Solomon, and then there's Hiram. Totally different category. |
Anonymous
Lol have you ever met even one Orthodox Jew? It would be just as weird with them as with anyone else. Hiram is a big no. |
Anonymous
Yeah, and Hiram was so bad he went by ULYSSES. Not a ringing endorsement. |
Anonymous
| I actually would think the person was Mormon. It’s not the worst name and it’s better than a lot of the dumb trendy names like Hudson |
Anonymous
| It’s a lovely Hebrew name. The idiots here won’t like it because it’s not “classic” (i.e. Anglo) even though it is biblical. |
Anonymous
| Try-hard |
Anonymous
| Boaz is better by far. I also like Libnah, and Bidkar, and Jehoiada. |