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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fallout from the Jessica / Jennifer / Justin generation [/quote]
YES. I have one of these names and it was important to me my kid not have a top 20 name. I hated it when I was a kid and I still hate it. [b]Call my name in a crowd of parents and 5 moms will turn around.[/b] [/quote]

The flip side of this is my name which is legitimately rare. In this day of online postings and internet searches it is hard to have such a rare name and keep one's privacy. If I posted something using my name all that know me will instantly know that it was I who posted that message. Sometimes that is limiting.[/quote]

+1, I often appreciate the natural anonymity of my very common name. I've been told I'm "un-google-able" because both my first and last name are super common. Given that I have learned on DCUM that is is common for people to look up neighbors, other parents from school, and coworkers online, I'm actually grateful that doing this will turn up almost nothing for me (or rather, will turn up an onslaught of info for a bunch of people who are not me and thus make it pretty hard to figure out which applies to me). It's a natural guard against stalkers and busybodies.[/quote]

+2 I like my common name for this reason. [/quote]

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