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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This area has more ethnic/cultural diversity, so you are less likely to run into as many kids with the "popular" names in general.[/quote]

People are answering the wrong question, anyway. OP asked "will giving my DD a top 5 name be really annoying/unpleasant for her."

I personally think the answer is no, because top names aren't as popular as they once were. So the biggest argument against using a popular name (it's ubiquitous, will result in lots of peers with that name) just really doesn't apply anymore. I know so few kids with top 10 names, and I have two kids under 5. Names are diverse now. You really can't go wrong.

The problem is that a lot of people are answer the question that wasn't asked, which is "would you give your child a top 5 name, and if not, why not?" Some people really don't want to use a popular name. They have their reasons. All perfectly good reasons! But that's not OP. OP really wants to give her baby a top 5 name, not because it's a top 5 but because she really likes the name and so does her husband and it has meaning for them. Those are all great reasons to pick a name.

Stop complicating the issue. No one is making PPs name their kids Charlotte or Sophia. And I guess I'm sorry that OP's name choice doesn't excite/interest/entertain them. But I don't think OP's goal here is to please people who like really unique names (obviously). It's to find a good name for her DD. Sounds like she's done, honestly.[/quote]

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