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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people freak out over name popularity way too much.

I’m a Jennifer born in the 1980s. I very rarely meet other Jennifer’s. There were none in any of my classes as a kid. Off the top of my head I can only think of one I talk to regularly. So it’s not like I’m running into Jennifer’s all the time and we’re all getting confused over who is who.

I always wonder if it says more about the parents, that they want to be seen as cool and different and non-conforming by naming their kid something that isn’t popular. If you like a name, use it. Who cares. [/quote]

[b]You were on the late end. [/b]I'm 42 (79) and there's another Jennifer/Jen mom in every single school class, dance class, sports team, etc that my kids are on. I mean at least 1, but not weird if there's 2 or 3. Growing up, there was always another Jennifer and very often a Jessica.[/quote]

This. I'm 52 and was right at the beginning of the Jennifer trend. Know lots of them.  I'm a Susan and was on the late end for that name since it peaked in the 50s (I was born 1969). I grew up on the West coast and Susan's my age were very unusual but now that I live in DC I know lots my age so there was definitely a regional variation.[/quote]

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