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Yes, pitying a newborn child for receiving [gasp!] a top 10 name isn't obnoxious at all. Some people don't want to "pick an underused name." Some people want to name their baby after their beloved grandmother Elizabeth. Some people met their spouse in an English Lit course and want to name their kids after Charlotte and Emily Bronte (and to this lovely couple I would say "Don't forget Anne! Everyone always forgets Anne!"). Some people are are trying to recreate the Golden Girls and decided to start with Sofia because she was the oldest, but don't worry -- Dorothy and Blanche and Rose are less common names!

What if someone ran around harassing you? Pick a more common name! Pick a classic name! Pick a name I've heard of! It's obnoxious. People have their own reasons for picking names, they might not match up with yours. Live and let live.

[b](What are you going to do if your kid's name suddenly gets really popular?? That happened to my name, actually. It was in the 400s or 500s when my parents picked it, and became a top 10 name within a few years. I guess they were at the cutting edge of a name trend and had no idea. Good luck because I think your brain is going to melt if that happens with your kids' names.[/b])[/quote]

This happened with my best friend in college. Her mom was super unconventional but this girl's name was Jennifer. She asked her mom WHY did you name me Jennifer??? Well, she named her right before Love Story came out and that's what sparked the Jennifer trend. It was an underused name before that.

Geography also matters -- I was born on the east coast and given a name that was fairly popular but then moved to CA as a baby and never knew anyone with my name. I never particularly liked it, seemed "old" vs the more trendy names popular in CA. It's been a bit odd to move back to the east coast now have multiple friends with the same name. It actually makes me like my name more!

Ultimately, you just have to pick a name you like and try to tune out the peanut gallery. No guarantee your kid will like it either way. FWIW, one of my kids has a popular name and the other an under-used name. We love them both and had specific reasons for selecting each one and both kids say they like their names.[/quote]

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