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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Names follow trends.  I do internally roll my eyes when I hear someone introduce their baby with a super common name.  Like, come on, you couldn’t think out of the trend-pressure for one second?! [/quote]

+1. No name is inherently prettier than another - it’s simply current fashion.  I roll my eyes too. [/quote]

The "current fashion" is to give your child a less popular name. That's why no names are as popular today as some where decades ago. Because so many people are looking for a unique name. Which is why this entire conversation is silly -- there are no "super popular" names. You are rolling your eyes at names given to a tiny fraction (less than 1% of all babies, generally much less, a few thousand children out of millions) for being overly trendy?

I don't roll my eyes at anyone's baby's names because I'm not a jerk, but I do think it's the people who are going out of their way to choose an unusual name are actually following more social pressure than anyone naming their kid Charlotte or Elizabeth.[/quote]

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