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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think popular names are boring.  That’s all.  I pretty much like every name except the popular ones.

And yes, Charlotte is tiresome because I know so many. [/quote]

What’s the cut off? Top 10? Top 50? Top 100?

(No snark, genuinely asking. People keep talking about popular names but I’m curious if my kids names would be considered popular. They are not top 10 but are top 100.)[/quote]

I think posters are talking about the top ten names. [/quote]

Some are. But I've seen people refer to names in the top 50 as "overused" and there are even some posters who think you need to look closely to see if a name is "on the rise" in that it's jumping up the list in recent years. And by that standard, there are names in the 200s and 300s that might be considered "overly popular" by some.

Also, some people think that you have to pay attention to how popular the name is locally since there are regional trends. What if a name is in the 50s or 60s nationally but top 20 locally? Should that matter?

I think if you are arguing that parents should avoid names that are "too popular" you should put some parameters around what that means. First, because it's more useful than just "choose an underused name" without defining what that means. And second, because I think a lot of people get defensive about this and you might not even be talking to them. Like if you are really only talking about top 10 names, say that so that people with a top 50 name don't feel singled out, as that just causes conflict.[/quote]

So don’t use a top 50 name.  I wouldn’t worry about regional because your child will most likely move around the country.  [/quote]

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