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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly hate the overused top ten names because they are overused.  They all sound so stale at this point.  I do judge the parents a little bit and think they’re followers.  I made a point of naming my kids outside the top 100 names and they all have names you would recognize.  Beautiful names, in my opinion.

Look harder, OP.  You child is going to be one in a million so name her that way.  She deserves better than to be “another ___”.
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You could have a top 10 name and still be 1 in a million or you could have a less common name and be very boring/basic. Your name doesn’t bestow any special qualities on you and having a common name doesn’t make a person less special. One of the most interesting/unique people in terms of personality that I’ve ever known was named Mary.

People choose the popular names often because they’re really beautiful names that also work well in multiple languages/cultures (like Sophia or Ava for instance). I don’t know anyone who just looks at a top 10 name list and picks one for their baby. They pick the name because it’s beautiful, meaningful, has a family connection, etc and those names tend to be more common bc of how lovely they are.[/quote]

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