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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has a name that is "normal" as far as most people know how to spell and pronounce it. But it's not very popular. It was in the 200s his birth year. This year for the first time ever there is another child with his name in class! I hate it! I picked the name knowing it would be relatively easy for others to say and spell and he might find it on a keychain, but he wouldn't have others around with the same name. Turns out this year his is the onlu repeated name in thier class!

He has never had another child on a sports team or other activity with the same name and I appreciate that. It's nice just to be known as "Larlos mom" not "Larlo A, the other Larlo, not that Larlo".

I will say that the prevalence of "popular" names isnt really an issue in our area. By which I mean most kids do not have names in the top 20 and there is generally not overlap. I think this area draws a wider array of names, and of course ethnicity and culture play in to variety as well. There aren't 4 Noahs and 4 Avas for example, only 1 of each.[/quote]

I have one kid with a top 30 name. She has never had a classmate with the same name. There was a kid at her preschool with the same name, but different class and they went by different nicknames.

My other kid's name is ranked in high 200s or low 300s most years. She has a classmate with the same name and there is a girl on her soccer team with the same name.

I almost think in the DC area, choosing a popular name is an end run around this issue because most people steer clear of them![/quote]

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