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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It just seems that there is no creativity behind a super popular top 5 name.  [/quote]

Why does there need to be creativity in what you name your kid though? That's not a requirement or even necessarily a desirable thing. I have a very "creative" name myself and it causes problems for me and I kind of resent carrying this name which was much more about my parents than it is about me--they picked a name trying to be creative without much thought for how it would be for a kid (me) to actually go through life w/ that name, always explaining it and spelling it and correcting people on how to pronounce it, etc.  [b]I'd rather have a common/popular name.[/b][/quote]

You think you would, you don’t know. [b]The middle ground is the safest bet.[/b][/quote]

It just depends on what the name is. Middle ground as in not popular but also not unheard of would be good in theory, if the name itself also sounds good, has meaning, etc. If you're just picking a middle ground name to achieve "middle ground" status then it's not so good. That's why the actual name matters. In OP's case, I don't particularly care for the name Charlotte, and that has nothing to do w/ it's popularity. I do love other popular names like Ava and Evelyn. Taste is subjective of course. But to me, just because a name is popular doesn't automatically make it a good name or a bad name. You have the judge the individual name by your own metrics (do you and your spouse like it, does it sound good w your last name, does it have meaning to you)[/quote]

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