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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is 5. In his preschool class, he had at one point three girls named Kennedy, girl Dylan and boy Dylan.

My 8 year old has two Elijahs and two Grants.

As a PP noted, you can’t predict which names will be popular in your kids circle. Pick a name you love.

Both are great choices, OP.[/quote]

+1. My dd's name is in the mid 700s on the ss list. There are THREE in her preschool. [/quote]

I've noticed there are names that are generally popular (like Charlotte and Sophie) and then there are names that are popular specifically with people who don't want to pick popular names. The way you find names in the latter group is to go on Nameberry and look for names that are ranked 100+ on the SSN list but ranked in the top 40 or so [i]on Nameberry [/i]based on their search algorithms. The same people who get mad at people who pick "trendy" names are also following trends, they are just micro-trends among a specific type of person. I'm not judging -- I think it's almost impossible not to follow trends with baby names because a truly off-trend name will simply sound wrong to most people. A true iconoclast would name their daughter Bertha or Dorkus. Most people want a name that sounds good to modern ears, though, which means following at least some kind of naming trend, even if it's a less common name.[/quote]

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