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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, 5 years ago DH and I picked a classic girls name that we loved. We knew no one with the name. Then we had 2 boys. And now #3 is coming (don't know sex yet), but I keep hearing the girl name now. It's moved from about 700 on the SS list to about 100, so I'm thinking it might be the next Sophia. Our second choice doesn't even make the top 1000.

WWYD?[/quote]

What's more important to you, that the name is one you absoultely love and always will, or that it's not crazy popular?  (Not being snarky--genuine question).  I tend to lean towards more unusual names, but DH really loves a certain classic name for a girl (expecting our second but don't know boy or girl yet), and I'm thinking it might be the one.  It's jumped in popularity and I couldn't ever imagine myself picking a top-10 name, but really... how much does that matter?  This will be your child's name forever, and as PPs have pointed out, it's unlikely that even the #1 names will ever has as much popularity as the top names of previous generations did.  I totally understand wanting something that isn't a really trendy/hot name, but personally I'd rather go with MY #1 choice, and not care if it ends up being the rest of the country's #1 choice too.[/quote]

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